<span class="highlight">best</span> <span class="highlight">time</span> for Cape York next year?

Mark,

You will get many different replies. Luckily you have the luxury of time.
Personally I like to go as soon as the roads open; The wet cleaned everything, it is fresh and in its best state (personal view) and all streams and rivers running well.
But unfortunately this often coincides with school holidays specially if the roads open late.

Others like to go later in the season to avoid school holidays, but unfortunately it gets hotter, the streams are low, and you have the leftovers (rubbish) at some campsites from those less considerate

But one thing is for sure, you will enjoy it either way!

CJ

Hi Mark

I was there this year late July to 2nd week of August, post school holidays.

For's

MUCH quieter than during School Holidays....most camp sites relativly empty.

Water not as high (if doing the Old Tele)....no worries for an old fart like me but we didn't do Nolans Brook, as even then there we still vehicles getting swamped.

Weather is ideal, not at all humid and whilst we did get to 34 at the tip still not that hot.

Against's

Road conditions are worse later in the year, the later you go the worse they are (remember the graders come in early in the year as soon as the wet is over).

For me (and well past having kids) I avoid anywhere at school holiday time like the plague...so that for me is the biggest decision to make.

Hope that helps

Thanks for the replies. I'm planning to go slow, so is the difference in road conditions later in the season so bad it will preclude getting in to some places?

My main reason for going later is to avoid the problems with booking camp sites. Have people found issues with not getting into sites which they have pre-booked with Parks?

Cheers,

Mark