Free Camping
Queensland Free Camping and Campgrounds List
Free camping is an extremely cost effective way to explore the Queensland countryside.
There are so many free camping places to choose your perfect camp from.
Ranging from the very basic rough and ready bare bones camping, perhaps amazing scenery, beautiful riverside camps with lots of wildlife, right through to flushing public toilets and hot showers, drinking water, free bbqs, undercover picnic tables etc.
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From the Lawless Rest Area, you can walk over to the Boonara Creek, have a picnic, and when you feel well rested, you can set off on your way again. Lawless Rest Area location map
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Lloyd Jones Weir Riverside Reserve Camp Area
The Lloyd Jones Weir Riverside Reserve Camp Area is a nice place to enjoy a day or two, this is a popular stopover so it always a good idea to arrive early and pick a good spot to stay. Lloyd Jones Weir Riverside Reserve Camp Area location map
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The Macsland Rest Area is a popular overnight stop for Trucks, you can move off into the scrub if you like and stay overnight there instead if you like. Entrance to the Macsland Rest Area Macsland Rest Area location map
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The Maxwelton Rest Area does not a lot to see or do here, so take a break and rest your weary bones a bit, and make use of the undercover picnic tables. Entrance to the Maxwelton Rest Area Maxwelton Rest Area location map
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Reid River Rest Area
The Reid River Rest Area is not a bad spot to have a rest from driving, but not a lot to do or see at this location as the river is mostly dry and flows in the wet season. Entrance to the Reid River Rest Area Reid River Rest Area location map
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Saunders Beach Park Rest Area 48 Hour Limit
When stopping at the Saunders Beach Park Rest Area bear in mind the maximum number of stays at any of these sites is 48 hours once per week. Council officers routinely visit camping areas to check on how long people have stayed. If it is found that camper ...
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The Six Mile Creek Rest Area has picnic tables, public toilets and dump point plus rubbish bins here, very noisy as right on highway, and a few local drunks who seem to congregate here. Note: a Maximum stay of 20 hours, fines apply if you exceed it.
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The Boulders Free Camping Area is located next to the creek and the boulders, you can take a stroll along the walking track to the gorge, you won't be disappointed. Be warned... 15 people have lost their lives in this water so don't swim in undesignated a ...
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The Tiaro Memorial Park Free Camping Area is a great place to stop grab a meal and stock up on supplies, it also has Hot Showers in the amenities block. The Park has a 48 hour time limit on camping. Tiaro Memorial Park Free Camping Area location map
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The Toomulla Beach Foreshore Reserve is located in Toomulla which is a small township approximately 47 kilometres north-east of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. At the 2006 Census, the population of Toomulla was 141. Located 2 kilometres north of the Br ...
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Waverley Creek Rest Area 20 Hour Limit
The Waverley Creek Rest Area has a maximum stay 20 hours allowed, Facilities include Wood fired BBQs, and tap water, as with most water your not sure about, it's advisable to purify it first by boiling before drinking. There is also a telephone box availa ...
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The World War II Historical Site Rest Area is not too bad a place to stop for a night or two, but not a lot to see or do once you turn off the car engine. This site gets its name from being a WWII Aircraft landing strip nearby.
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Wuruma Dam Rest Area 14 Day Limit
The Wuruma Dam Rest Area is a popular spot for us Grey Nomads, take your kayak off the roof and go for an exploratory paddle and maybe drag a fishing line behind just in case. There is a 14 Day maximum limit for all campers.
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The Zonhoven Park Rest Area is just a hop step and a jump from the Burnett River if your into fishing, perhaps a short walk to the Big Orange is more your thing. (About 400 metres up the road.)
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