Roaring Meg Falls - QLD

Information

Roaring Meg Falls is located at the head of the Bloomfield River, south of Cooktown. The spectacular falls can be accessed through the CREB track (Cairns Regional Electricity Board), which is the inland route only by four wheel drive. You will need a permit to access both the CREB track and Roaring Meg Falls.

As of 06/07/2010 the following permit details are correct -

Roaring Meg Falls Permits:

Please contact DERM on 131304 and ask to be transferred to the Business Centre in Atherton. Permits can also be obtained in the Mossman QPWS office. Preference is to contact Atherton as they are the custodian of the booking sheet for the Camp sites. From here you will be able to obtain one of two permits. The permit you require will be dependant on your travel requirements. Permits can be emailed to you in PDF format, completed and emailed or faxed back to the Atherton office for processing.

PERMIT TO TRAVERSE - to traverse (travel) within the Timber Reserve on which Roaring Meg Falls and the camp ground is located. This is for day use only.

PERMIT TO CAMP - to camp overnight or for a number of nights at Roaring Meg Falls camp sites. This permit is a dual purpose permit, providing access to Traverse and to Camp at Roaring Meg Falls. Restrictions of number camps and campers at Roaring Meg is as follows: x3 camp sites. x4 campers per site per night, no exceptions. Maximum pax per night at Roaring Meg Falls is 12 people total, no exceptions. Booking is first in best dressed.

Camping is free, Permit to Traverse is free, NO FACILITIES i.e. toilets, water & rubbish collection.

Various conditions will be outlined on the permit and provided to you once your permit has been processed, one of these is to contact Traditional Landowners (Wujal Wujal).

CREB Track:
Cairns Regional Council are the governing authority to contact in relation to access to the CREB track. There contact phone number is 40443044.