No where to go
Submitted: Wednesday, Jun 13, 2007 at 10:37
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Greetings All. There seems to be a distinct lack of good off road and 4wd touring/camping spots within the
Townsville region. With what time I do have at
home, the only
places to go for a
camp reasonably close are a couple of national sparks and wild fire service run camps, which restrict the C/T or you have to travel hundreds of
miles. The state forests are locked up, the abundance of bush is privately owned, even common law water systems display threatening signs. Queensland - good one day, locked up the next! Anyone up this way got a few
places up your sleeve?
Reply By: Ian from Thermoguard Instruments - Wednesday, Jun 13, 2007 at 11:25
Wednesday, Jun 13, 2007 at 11:25
Long time since I lived in T'ville but late '70s/early '80s we did lots of camping on the Burdekin. From up around the Basalt Wall on the Lynd road, to near the
bridge on the Flinders Hwy, to Burdekin Falls/
Dam, to the weirs on the lower Burdekin up from Clair.
Remember a great camping trip with my Dad. Up the
Cardwell Range to Blenco Falls, over the range past Valley of Lagoons & Cashmere stations and to the headwaters of the Burdekin (you could step over the mighty Burdekin up there). Then back through Mt Fox, Wallerman Falls, Hidden Valley and Paluma (Mt. Spec.)
Was some good camping on the Harvey's Range Development Road on the gravel section heading for
Greenvale too, but perhaps that's all sealed road and fenced now?
Would be a real shame if all those areas are 'locked away' now but with the pressure of more
population and idiots who trash such
places, it wouldn't surprise me. Hope you find some good spots.
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