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Casuarina Camping Area, Glen Rock State Forest, QLD.

Glen Rock, reflecting the setting sun.The drive south from Gatton to Glen Rock has great views of the food producing farms along the valley floor. We passed an organic pecan farm and a paddock with...

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Shared Walks in Glen Rock State Forest, QLD.

Before arriving at Glen Rock State Forest we printed out a shared trail map. It turned out to be a good thing that we brought our own map because we couldn't find any information about walks at the...

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Auburn River National Park, Queensland.

Auburn River National ParkAuburn River National Park is about 410 km north-west of Brisbane. Access to the park along Auburn River Road is slow going as it is rough and corrugated for 7 km. 4WD is...

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Ban Ban Springs, Queensland.

One of the things we have learned is that when you are on a roadtrip for any length of time camp fees add up! $12 - $25 a night seems cheap when you only go camping for a few nights a year on holiday...

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Mount Walsh National Park, QLD.

Mount Walsh National Park has three different entry points. Coongarra Rocks is accessible by 4WD, the Waterfall Creek section is remote and can become inaccessible even by 4WD in the wet and the Mount...

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Jaysee Park, Mundubbera (The Black Stump), QLD.

This rest area is listed as Mundubbera Jaysee Park on Wiki Camps and as Black Stump Rest Area in my Camps 7. I can understand why people refer to it as The Black Stump. This is just a rest area on the...

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Coalstoun Lakes National Park, QLD.

Coalstoun Lakes National ParkAt only 26 ha, Coalstoun Lakes National Park is Queensland's smallest national park. This small area protects an extinct volcano, Mount Le Brun, and it's two crater lakes....

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Woowoonga National Park, QLD.

While staying at Biggenden in July, we drove to Woowoonga National Park for afternoon tea and a look around. Day Use Area at Woowoonga National ParkSummit Walk, 1.6 km return, Class 4, allow 3 hours.We...

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Boat Mountain Conservation Park, South Burnett, QLD.

Boat Mountain rises 589 m above the surrounding farmland.Although camping is not allowed at Boat Mountain it is well worth a visit. We camped at Goomeri Caravan and Bush Camp and drove there in our...

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Mudlo National Park, Kilkivan, QLD

Approaching Mudlo National Park from Kilkivan.While camping at the Goomeri Caravan and Bush Campground in October we visited Mudlo National Park, north of Kilkivan. The national park protects one of...

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Jack Smith Scrub Conservation Park, QLD.

View over the South Burnett Valley When we were at Boat Mountain Conservation Park we saw information about Jack Smith Scrub Conservation Park and drove the short distance to have a look around. We had...

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Goomeri Caravan & Bush Camp, Goomeri, QLD.

Goomeri Caravan & Bush CampIn October we chose to camp at Goomeri Caravan & Bush Camp while exploring the South Burnett region because we needed to stay somewhere with phone reception at the...

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Kinbombi Falls, Queensland.

Kinbombi Falls While camping at Goomeri Caravan & Bush Camp we checked out Kinbombi Falls. The falls were down to a trickle due to the very dry conditions in the whole Goomeri area. There are lots...

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Lake Borumba, QLD.

Borumba DamSurprisingly, we have never been to Lake Borumba so we decided to remedy that situation by  taking a short camping trip to Borumba Dam Camping Grounds. The caretakers gave us a friendly...

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Charlie Moreland Campground, Imbil State Forest, QLD. Pre-Christmas Revisit.

After the amazingly prompt delivery of our new Aussie Wheel caravan mover from Perth we decided to pop over to Charlie Moreland Campground for a couple of nights. We were pleasantly surprised how quiet...

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Peach Trees Camping Area, Jimna State Forest, QLD. February 2017

Peach Trees Camping Area in the late afternoon.Due to breaking my ankle recently our planned road trip didn't go ahead at the start of this year. In February we did manage to slip away and spend a few...

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Maleny, Sunshine Coast Hinterland, QLD.

Platypus in Obi Obi Creek, Maleny.Maleny and its surrounding hinterland is a nature lover’s wonderland. Add to that, great cafes and highly regarded restaurants, famous quality dairy products, fresh...

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Swinging Bridge Park, Cooyar QLD.

Barn OwlWe have visited Swinging Bridge Park a couple of times while driving past but this time we decided to stay the night as the park has resident Barn Owls and sometimes platypus can be spotted as...

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Wilga Bush Camping Area, Lake Broadwater, QLD.

Picnic Shelter, Wilga Bush Camping AreaSelf-registration and the amenities (Bush Toilet)Exiting through the narrow entry to Wilga Bush Camping Area.Wilga Bush Camping Area is a basic National Park...

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Lake Broadwater Conservation Park, QLD.

Lake BroadwaterWe moved the short distance from Wilga Bush Camping Area to the Lake Broadwater Recreation Area Campground in Lake Broadwater Conservation Park. We set up further away from the amenities...

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