Camping on Moreton Island
Submitted: Wednesday, Dec 02, 2009 at 17:27
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Flightless Birds
G'day all,
We are heading to
Moreton Island next week and were looking at having 3 nights at one
campsite and 3 at another. Can anyone recommend a
good campsite, don't really want to get blown out. We have a 2 year old so anything you think would be suitable would be appreciated. Thanks heaps!
Reply By: George_M - Wednesday, Dec 02, 2009 at 17:49
Wednesday, Dec 02, 2009 at 17:49
Hi FBs.
Have a look at Threads (Threadfind in the Search box, above) 73097, 71594, 71323,68379.
Enjoy your trip, it's a great spot. Check the weather forecast for next week - it can get hot at this time of year.
George_M
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Reply By: Member - Josh (TAS) - Wednesday, Dec 02, 2009 at 20:51
Wednesday, Dec 02, 2009 at 20:51
Hi Flightless Birds,
Is that Nathan & Taryn by any chance????? When we stayed on moreton we stayed at a
campsite just north of the resort not far from where you get off the ferry, can't remember the name of
the spot though. There was a
toilet block there with cold showers and plenty of room. Campsites on the ocean side are very windy so I would stick to the mainland side where possible.
Near where the ferry comes in is a shipwrck creating an artificial reef. A great spot to dive around but you do need to watch the currents as they can be very strong on an outgoing tide. Some amazing fish there to see.
Happy travelling
Josh
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Follow Up By: Flightless Birds - Wednesday, Dec 02, 2009 at 20:58
Wednesday, Dec 02, 2009 at 20:58
Yes Josh, it's us! Should have known just to email you guys! We hate booking in advance but it seems a necessary evil over school hols. Thought West might be best - cheers for the info. Get the pad ready for our camper in Feb/Mar and tell the girls to get their baby sitting boots on. Ruby is very keen to see them. xxxx
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Follow Up By: chisel - Wednesday, Dec 02, 2009 at 22:16
Wednesday, Dec 02, 2009 at 22:16
I think in the middle of summer you might appreciate the extra breeze you can get on the ocean side. Many of the campsites have some shelter from the breeze. With a 2 yr old I'd vote for staying somewhere near
Blue Lagoon. Also check out
honeymoon bay and
north point.
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Follow Up By: Member - Josh (TAS) - Wednesday, Dec 02, 2009 at 22:45
Wednesday, Dec 02, 2009 at 22:45
The girls can't wait to see Ruby again. The last week of Feb I have off, am planning a trip up the east coast fishing each day. Plan to be in Scammander by the weekend for the ABT Bream classic, care to join me!!!!!
Blue Lagoon is a nice spot as
well but would be very busy I would imagine.
Wish we were there
Josh
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Follow Up By: Member - Graham H (QLD) - Thursday, Dec 03, 2009 at 16:02
Thursday, Dec 03, 2009 at 16:02
Unless things have changed recently there is NO FUEL available on Morton
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Reply By: Rob! - Thursday, Dec 03, 2009 at 16:01
Thursday, Dec 03, 2009 at 16:01
Flightless Birds
We just returned from Moreton last week after having spent 5 days there. We have a 2 and a 4 year old so we prefer to
camp on the western (inland) side. The calm crytal clear
water is ideal for the kids.
we usually stay at the Combouyro (sp?)
campground and go at the end of november. During this period the weather is good but we are usually the only people in the
campground. Combouyro has
toilets and showers and is walking distance to
Bulwer and the
shop if you need it. Also rememcer that the ferry goes to and from
Bulwer every tuesday (in case you plan to travel then) rather than tangalooma.
we stayed at the northern end of the
campground (site 35) and it was very protected altough the week that we there had some serious northeries so sitting on
the beach was a bit windy at times. For calmer wind we sometimes walked towards the southern end of the
campground (towards
Bulwer). There are some midgies on the stretch of sand between the shore and the
camping ground so the wind kept most of them away.
Also
the beach in front of the
Campground is closed to vehicles which is great if you have kids around. I beleive the Northpoint
campground is also good for kids but can get windy, but I have never camped there.
Hope that helps
By the way, your camper will cost you $180 (return)on the barge.
All the best.
R.
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