Hey Matt,
That'd be me Blue Skies is talking about. I and a bunch of others travel to deep sky locations as we see fit. Usually about 3 hours drive east, for a Saturday night on/near new moon. Occasionally up to 4 nights.
They're planned trips, usually about a week in advance with a bit of forewarning. That's largely because of the distance and organisation of more than one person. Sometimes farmstay, sometimes camping, or some other variation.
If you want to join in, drop me an email and I'll keep you informed of upcoming trips.
And yes, hmm, I must get around to doing a webpage about what we do for the ASWA website.
For somewhere as more of a "drop of a hat" location, close by, I don't have great suggestions sorry, most of the places I know are 2 - 4 hours drive, because if I'm not driving that far I'll be at home in my observatory instead.
Roger.