Free camping at Gregory Downs

When I up that way, we always stay at Kingfisher Camp on Bowthorn Station. Grassed, shady sites and toilets/showers, near the Nicholson River. It's not free, but IMHO it is one of the best camp spots in this great country! To get there, just follow the signs from Adel's Grove to "KFC".
Good luck,
Barry

We were through there last July and free camped down on the river,a very popular and pretty spot.Seemed like a lot of people leave the van there and drive to Lawn Hill. Alternately there is a van park behind the pub.When we were there it was full on with road works to Century mine so may be worth enquiring about taking the van in all the way.A wonderfull spot well worth the visit.Hope this can help you
Cheers Bob

My understanding and experience in seeing them, is that people leave their vans in the riverbed behind the pub and drive on to Lawn Hill.
I spoke to someone at Lawn Hill who had done it and was quite unworried about vandalism, theft etc.

When I went through last August there were about 15 or so there.
Wouldn't want to rain though.

Its all informal AFAIK.

Regard sPhilip A

If you only have a an off road camper , you could go down the Camooweal road 22.3 Ks from the turn off in Gregory ,
it is a great spot to camp,

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What sort of rig do you have? I have worked in the area and know that all sorts of outfits make it as far as Adels Grove camp area. Have seen big motor homes, ordinary Jayco type vans, older type vans all there. Locals from Mt Isa go there in ordinary cars, via Gregory. It is such a great area that you really do not want to be pressured into having to return to a left van, because you will probably finish up wanting to stay longer than you think you will.
It has been a big wet up that way, this year, so presume the Gregory Lawn Hill road will be graded, once open. You just need to drive patiently. Have seen a lot of travellers up that way drive too fast, then they come to a dip, slam on the brakes, vehicle goes down hard, tyres flatten a bit and next thing they have stone through tread - and then complain about the roads. Those who "live" in those areas do not get flat tyres!
Another post mentioned Bowthorn and Kingfisher Camp. I would not recommend trying to go there from Lawn Hill unless you have a proper offroad rig. The blacksoil sections along that track can cut up really badly when wet, with station traffic on them, and are not as regularly graded as the Adels-Gregory road, so they can stay quite rough.