Tuesday, Mar 28, 2006 at 16:51
G'day Rob,
I suppose first up it depends on which barge you go over on. We use the Micat from the mouth of the
Brisbane River and it drops you off at the
Tangalooma wrecks. Its pretty luxurious and takes about an hour and a half to get there.
The other barge is the Combie Trader and it runs from
Scarborough to
Bulwer.
Given that you are camping on the calm water side I can comment on Ben Ewa and Comboyuro campgrounds. There is another small
campground at the wrecks but I have never stayed there.
Ben Ewa is about 1.5 klicks north of where the Micat will drop you near the
Tangalooma Wrecks. It is a small
campground with septic
toilets and cold showers and water on tap. It is set behind the dunes and is a very short walk from the
campground to the water. At a guess I would say there are about a dozen sites or so on one side and then the back side is occupied by a semi permananet setup for backpackers. If the tide is high there is a small access road that runs beside
the beach which can make the going a bit easier. When driving into this
campground travel in an anticlockwise direction as there is an ugly
hill to get around and it is best taken going downhill.
The other campgound is Comboyuro and it is very close to where the Combie Trader will drop you off near
Bulwer. It has the same facilities but is a lot bigger and can cope with a large number of campers. Again it is very close to the water with some sites giving a view of the bay.
There is also beach camping allowed in
places along the calm water side but these have no facilities, but they can allow you to set up and have a beautiful view all to yourself.
As yet there are no prebookings being taken for Moreton so sites are a on a first come basis. In the next couple of months they are going to online bookings which means you won't be able to just show up and get a site. I believe they are implementing the same booking system as they have at Freshwater etc.
Good spots in front of the campgrounds to nail a few good flathead and whiting.
Only fuel is at
Bulwer and this is where the small
shop is also for your other needs. The guy at Kooringal I am led to believe is no longer licenced to sell fuel.
Digital phone coverage is OK near the resort but patchy at best elsewhere so can't be relied on.
Usual story in that the sand can get a bit chopped up at the on/off ramp to the barge but correct tyre pressures, gear selection and momentum will generally keep you pretty safe.
It is a top spot so enjoy your trip.
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Follow Up By: robak (QLD) - Tuesday, Mar 28, 2006 at 17:03
Tuesday, Mar 28, 2006 at 17:03
Thanks Brian. Excellent write up. We'll probably taking the micat from the river mouth as it's closer to us and also works out a bit cheaper.
So far we're leaning towards
the beach camping idea or perhaps Ben Ewa. Do you know of any good spots for
the beach camping?
Cheers
R.
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