Camping 2 find pademelons SEQ or Norther Rivers

You'll have them sitting next to you at Pocupine Gorge National Park at night, the park is near Hughenden, but that might be a bit to far up.

Porl

Its a long time since we camped there, but the camp site by O'Reillys in Lamington National Park had them everywhere - around the camping area and the picnic area - , and our then quite young kids loved them.

Max

Hi Porl - just up the road at Kenilworth is Charlie Morland forestry campground where there are several colonies of Rufus Bettongs bouncing around the fringes of the campgrounds ( plus Koalas, monitor lizards, safe swimming, etc.........)

No Pademelons, but very similar in size and habits - and closeby.
I notice that Pademelons are "extremely shy little guys, venturing no more than 100 meters from the forest edge; they will run as soon as anything disturbs them. They live in rainforest and wet sclerophyll forest with dense understorey"

Could be a challenge finding them in the wild...............Keith

The short rainforest walking track at the end of the road at Goomburra is always home to a few pademelons. Last time on the walk we stopped counting at 15. We have seen them every time we have been there. Most just jump across the track in front of you but there is always a few that keep still in the undergrowth as it appears they think they can not see you. Great place to camp also.

Cheer

Not camping but a day trip if in brisbane to Mt Cotton .
venman bushland national park

Of course not all information on the internet is accurate (or up to date) but according to aaa.australianfauna.com.au the pademelon has been extinct on the mainland since the early 1900s but is still abundant in Tasmania (Tasmanian pademelon). But common on the mainland is the Northern bettong (Bettongi tropica).
Can someone clarify the difference between the two (I cant get a picture to download of the pademelon on the australianfauna site). How similar are the bettong and pademelon and are there definately pademelons in Queensland.
Cheers,
GPM

Thanks All, great stuff.