Comment: Free Camp, Boulia QLD

If you do book into the caravan park it is $28.

Very good grassed sites by the Burke River and hot showers. The owner even comes over early in the morning to put the booster on for the hot water.

Youngie,

As well as 'van park, there are 2 motels, one at the pub, and the Desert Sands motel in main street. I've seen camper vans parked up between town & cemetery, and to south of town near golf course. This latter is probably a bit rude as it's almost in view of the 'van park.

Think some also travel up the river and park/camp on bank of the Burke. Take the road out past the sports complex and take one of many tracks to the right, to take you down to the river. The racecourse/rodeo grounds are out this way too, but not sure if you can camp at these facilities?

On the Bedourie road, there would be some camps, say 5km out of town, and past the local tip. Further out, there's a good camp at Hamilton Hotel ruins, on Winton road. Showers(cold) and plenty of room. At the Georgina River crossing, just south of Marion Downs, there's a popular spot too. At Peak Ck, north of Boulia, there's a good camp, with toilets, and plenty of room to get in amongst the mulga trees. Oh, about 8 kms from Boulia, on start of Donohue H'way, there's a roomy camp on Bengeacca Ck. This is less than a click from the tee-junction with the Mt Isa road.

Bob

Unless you are there for a festival or the camel races there is no need to book the caravan park. Perhaps you may ring ahead a day or two before your arrival. I generally overnight somewhere an hour or two from town so I'm in before lunch time.

I have sited CAW 7 Q389, Burke River - They thread themselves down amongst the trees. The site is supposed to be good for large vehicles but it would take a bit of threading them along the tracks. Another 20 km further out of town is the Old Police Barracks Waterhole - CAW 7 Q390. Don't know what it is like.

We have free camped at Peak Creek 3 times, toilets, plenty of room, no problems :)

You ask "How safe it is to camp ...."
Boulia is the home and land of the Min Min lights ! Probably be plagued with Hoofin Goofin all night !