Lakefield NP roads open by Easter?
Submitted: Sunday, Apr 03, 2011 at 10:58
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CSeaJay
Hi
I was wondering if anybody with local knowledge can advise their opinion on whether Lakefield roads will be open by
Easter?
I have already searched the official sites, all simply say "closed" but as you would appreciate official sites do not give 'gut feel' opinions as to when this will change
Also aware that
Bloomfield crossing is closed - we plan going via Lakelands
Any opinion/gut feel/previous experience on this will be most welcome so we can plan our
Easter camp accordingly
Cheers
CJ
Reply By: Polaris - Sunday, Apr 03, 2011 at 20:55
Sunday, Apr 03, 2011 at 20:55
Yup - still a lot of water about on
Cape York.
Went up to
Cooktown Crossing on the
Mitchell today (off the Huricane Road - Nth of Mt Carbine) - must be at least a metre over the causeway and flowing FAST!
Was thinking about maybe going there over
Easter - but have now changed my mind.
Will need to find somewhere else.
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Follow Up By: CSeaJay - Monday, Apr 04, 2011 at 09:08
Monday, Apr 04, 2011 at 09:08
Hay Polaris, with your local knowledge there
Is the
cooktown crossing a good place to
camp?
If yes, can you can please advise which side has the best camping spots? I went through there some years ago with water abot knee depth but again flowing fast, so there is no way I would cross if it is an inch higher
But I have the benig=fit of coming from the south (Mt Carbine) or north, so we can
camp there without having to cross
Cheers!
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Follow Up By: Polaris - Monday, Apr 04, 2011 at 10:21
Monday, Apr 04, 2011 at 10:21
Cooktown Crossing is normally a nice place to
camp.
But not at the moment. The ground is muddy and the spear grass is a metre high.
The river is flowing very fast and dirty - so high that you cant even see the causway.
Presently I only approached from the Mt Carbine side and would imagine that access to the western side would be impossible due to the Hodgkinson most likely to be also flooded at Kondaparinga.
I'm also looking for an
Easter camp - but will give the
Mitchell in this area a big miss.
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