| Catalogue of QLD Camps, Destinations & Itineraries. |
Far North QLD
| THINGS TO DO (Far North QLD) |
💦 Josephine Falls & Golden Hole, Bartle Frere QLD
Everything you need to know about visiting Josephine Falls & Golden Hole.
🔥 FULL GUIDE to Innot Hot Springs, Innot QLD
Visit the natural Innot Hot Springs in the Atherton Tablelands.
🐸 16 Things to Do in Tully, QLD
Tully, the beautiful sugar mill village is one of the wettest towns in Australia! Climb inside a giant gumboot & more…
💦 Alligators Nest Swimming Hole, Tully
Alligators Nest is a beautiful rainforest river, great for swimming & picnics.
| CAMPS (Far North QLD) |
⛺️ 2 Great FREE Camps in Babinda
Get up to 6 days free camping in Babinda between these 2 Free Camps! Easily explore the Boulders and township.
⛺️ Ringers Rest RV Camp, Mareeba
Cheap bush camping surrounded by Hot Air Balloons of a morning! Great base camp for exploring Atherton Tablelands.
⛺️ 5 x Paronella Park Accommodation Options
Including camping, cabins, motel rooms, plus a beautiful B&B…
⛺️ Japoonvale Rest Area, Far North QLD
Beautiful riverside Free Camping at Japoonvale with toilets & bins.
⛺️ Fred Drew Rest Area, Innisfail QLD
Free 24-hour rest stop with toilets, BBQs, water & rubbish bins.
Mid Tropics
| THINGS TO DO (Mid Tropics) |
🌴 27 Things to Do in Townsville, QLD
From cat poo coffee to visiting Magnetic Island, here are 27 unusual things to do.
🍺 The Leap Hotel, Mackay QLD
An Aboriginal lady & her baby jumped from the cliff above + FREE Camping.
| CAMPS (Mid Tropics) |
⛺️ BIG 4 Adventure Whitsunday Resort, Airlie Beach QLD
Full review of one of the BEST resort caravan parks in Queensland!
⛺️ Mystic Sands Golf Club Camping, Balgal Beach QLD
$5 – $10 per night for full resort camping! Pool, golf course, bar, restaurant & more.
⛺️ Guthalungra Rest Area, Whitsundays QLD
Free Rest Area between Townsville & Bowen with flushing toilets & bins.
⛺️ Notch Point FREE Camp, Ilbilbie QLD
BEST Free Camping in QLD at Notch Point! 4WD & off-road van required.
⛺️ Bluewater Rest Area, Townsville
2 nights Free Camping 30km north of Townsville. Toilets, dump point, water…
⛺️ 15 Caravan Parks in Townsville, QLD
Complete list of caravan parks in Townsville, including features & discounts.
Capricorn
| THINGS TO DO (Capricorn) |
💎 FULL GUIDE to Sapphire Fossicking in The Gemfields
Where to go, how to fossick & what to do with the sapphires you find!
💍 22 Things to Do in Sapphire & Rubyvale, The Gemfields
Climb a basalt plug, enter an underground sapphire mine & more!
🍻 Bundaberg Barrel Brewed Drinks Tour, QLD
Take a self-guided tour, enjoy taste testing, plus get a FREE 6-pack!
| CAMPS (Capricorn) |
⛺️ Hinkler Lions Park (FREE Camp), Bundaberg QLD
24-hour Free Camping in Bundaberg. Dump point, water, toilets & playground.
⛺️ Kershaw Gardens FREE Camp, Rockhampton QLD
Self-contained vehicles only. 48-hour limit, bins, dogs allowed.
⛺️ Queensland Heritage Park Camping, Biloela QLD
Low-cost camping with power, water, dump point, showers & toilets.
⛺️ Bedford Weir FREE Camping, Blackwater QLD
Fishing, swimming & playground with toilets and showers.
⛺️ 3 x Cania Gorge Camps + 8 Walks, Monto QLD
All 3 Cania Gorge camping options, plus the walks & things to do.
⛺️ Mackenzie Park FREE Rest Area, Duaringa QLD
Free 48-hour camping with dump point, showers, toilets, playground & BBQs.
⛺️ Wuruma Dam FREE Camping, Eidsvold QLD
3 weeks Free Camping at Wuruma Dam with toilets & water activities.
⛺️ Calliope River Rest Area (FREE Camp), River Ranch QLD
4 nights Free Camping near Gladstone with toilets.
⛺️ Sapphire Reserve FREE Camp, The Gemfields QLD
2 nights Free Camping in The Gemfields to explore Sapphire & Rubyvale.
South East QLD
| THINGS TO DO (South East QLD) |
💦 FREE Swimming Pool & Water Park, Springfield QLD
Just 30 minutes from Brisbane is a FREE swimming pool & water park.
🦈 Shark & Ray Gardens, Loganholme QLD
Get into the pool with sharks and rays on Brisbane’s southside!
| CAMPS (South East QLD) |
⛺️ BIG 4 Gold Coast Holiday Park, Helensvale QLD
Best caravan park on the Gold Coast for visiting the theme parks!
⛺️ Yarramalong Park Camping, Scenic Rim QLD
Beautiful riverside camping with swimming & kayaking in the Scenic Rim.
⛺️ Kenilworth Camping on the River, Sunshine Coast QLD
Beautiful riverside camping in the Sunshine Coast Hinterland with toilets.
⛺️ Kinbombi Falls FREE Camp, Kinbombi QLD
3 nights Free Camping 1 hour west of Gympie with toilets & walking tracks.
⛺️ Amity Point Camp Ground, North Stradbroke Island QLD
Great camping, surrounded by beach on North Stradbroke Island, just off Brisbane.
Darling Downs
| CAMPS (Darling Downs) |
⛺️ Chinchilla Weir FREE Camping, Chinchilla QLD
Free Camping for 48 hours at Chinchilla, with 10 powered sites!
⛺️ Bowenville Reserve FREE Camping, Wainui QLD
7 days of Free Camping near Dalby. Dogs allowed, toilets, boat ramp & fishing.
Gulf Savannah
| THINGS TO DO (Gulf Savannah) |
🌵 16 Things to Do in Normanton, QLD
From quirky buildings to the biggest croc ever shot in the world!
🐊 Krys the Crocodile, Normanton QLD
A life-size replica of the biggest croc ever captured in the world!
🚂 14 Things to Do in Croydon, QLD
Explore an old Gold Rush town from the 1880s with plenty of free things to do.
🎣 Routh Creek Day Use Area, Georgetown QLD
Former free camp is now a nice day-use area for swimming & fishing.
| CAMPS (Gulf Savannah) |
⛺️ Croydon Freedom Camp, Croydon QLD
2 days Free Camping right in the Croydon township. Easy access to explore.
Outback QLD
| THINGS TO DO (Outback QLD) |
🦕 Australia’s Dinosaur Trail, Outback QLD
Travel between Winton, Richmond and Hughenden for a dinosaur adventure.
🌳 Tree of Knowledge, Barcaldine QLD
Home of the Australian Labour Party. View the beautiful Tree of Knowledge, which is preserved in the centre of town.
🏘 Mary Kathleen, Cloncurry QLD
Enjoy Free Camping in the old ghost town of Mary Kathleen and explore the long-closed uranium mine.
🌵 16 Things to Do in Hughenden (+ FREE Camping), QLD
Dinosaurs, Porcupine Gorge, Flinders River & 7-days FREE Camping.
🛁 Julia Creek Artesian Baths & Caravan Park, QLD
Iconic Julia Creek Artesian Bath Houses with a grazing platter & sunset!
🌵 15 Things to Do in Julia Creek, QLD
From Artesian Baths to bush dinner nights, dunnart feeding and FREE cruiser bike hire.
✈️ QANTAS Founders Museum, Longreach QLD
Walk onto a Boeing 747 wing, explore a hangar and see the musuem.
🍺 Walkabout Creek Hotel (Crocodile Dundee Pub), McKinlay QLD
Have a beer at the pub used in Crocodile Dundee & get a photo with “the knife!”
🌲 Porcupine Gorge National Park, Porcupine QLD
An outback oasis with swimming holes and rock formations to explore.
| CAMPS (Outback QLD) |
⛺️ FREE RV Camping, Julia Creek QLD
Self-contained vehicles can enjoy 4 days of camping in Julia Creek.
⛺️ Neil Turner Weir Camp, Mitchell QLD
Unlimited camping for a donation with toilets, swimming, water & fishing.
⛺️ Warrego River Camp, Augathella
Donation camping with showers, toilets, water, skate park & walking track.
⛺️ Wallam Creek FREE Camping, Bollon QLD
Donation camping with free hot showers, toilets, dump point & walk to town.
⛺️ Hebel Hotel FREE Camping, QLD
Free camping out the back of the pub with showers & toilets. Check out John Murray’s artwork.
⛺️ Redbank Park Donation Camp, Jericho QLD
Donation camp with showers, toilets, water, playground and walking trails.
⛺️ Macsland Rest Area (FREE), Longreach QLD
Free camping 24km from Longreach with toilets, shade & walking trails.
⛺️ Darr River FREE Camp, Morella QLD
Free camping with fishing, swimming and campfires. Camp is located 24 km north of Longreach.
⛺️ Nonda Billabong Free Camping, Maxwelton QLD
Free camping around an outback billabong in Maxwelton, near Julia Creek.
⛺️ Muckadilla Community Park Camping, Muckadilla QLD
Donation camping with no time limit. Toilets, showers & water are provided.
⛺️ Richmond RV Camp + Things to do, Richmond QLD
3 days camping for $5 with dump point and potable water. Walk to town.
⛺️ Thallon Painted Silos + FREE Camping, Thallon QLD
See the awesome painted silos & enjoy Free (or cheap) camping with amenities.
⛺️ Federal Hotel FREE Camping, Wallumbilla QLD
Free camping behind the Federal Hotel with toilets, showers & laundry.
⛺️ The Long Waterhole (FREE Camp), Winton QLD
Free camping with swimming & fishing just 3 km out of Winton.
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Queensland Itineraries
⛺️ 24 FREE Camps from Brisbane to Cairns!
Full list of over 20 Free Camps that will get you all the way from Brisbane to Cairns (or vice-versa).
⛺️ 30+ Outback QLD Camps (Free & Low Cost)
An entire Outback QLD itinerary from the coast to the gulf & everything in between.
Queensland BIG THINGS
150+ BIG Things in Queensland
See the complete list of over 150 Big Things in QLD with information and photos.
QLD Big Things Checklist
Download the full QLD Big Things Checklist & tick off your finds throughout your travels!
Queensland Maps
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