Cape York

I'd reckon that is exactly what they're trying to do, if people cqn't stay or visit then they don't have to maintain them.
The system has been thought up by some biro pilot sitting in an office who has never travelled on their own. But it is ideal for tour groups as they will then have a guaranteed campsite each night, maybe that is another reason for its introduction ;-))
Down the track they will throw their hands up because the system doesn't work and close these places off.
To put it simply there will be lots that will not bother booking as the system is unusable and there will be plenty of grief every evening as people rock up to find someone in their booked spot.

Nevs4b, your'e on the money. We are heading up there in May and I have given up trying to plan and book campsites because, as you say, there is no way you can plan in advance to the degree required. It's a lludicrous system they have come up with. We are just going to take it as it comes and rely on animal cunning. It's a big country.

I agree it is a bad joke. Try booking Cape Melville before August.

The Council blames National Parks and National Parks blame the Council Bla Bla Bla.

Locking up more & more land and making it harder and harder to get in to it. A revolt is in the air :-)

Cheers Tony

Hi all
I hope you take into consideration the rain up there before you pay for NPS i would find out about the condit of the road it is likely to be very wet
Terry

Spoke to a parks rep at the recent Melbourne Caravan show about this very issue, as we are doing the same in or about August.---He absolutely assured me that if the election result saw a change of government in Qld, this stupid law would be thrown out by the new government.--when I asked how sure he was, his reply was that he had been assured by Liberal members on the matter
For what it's worth, let's hope he's right
Cheers..... Sapper D

We are a group of 11 heading up there in June/July. We will book as far as Kalpower and they can get stuffed after that. There is no way we can predict when and where we will be after Kalpower as we have a loose timetable and a month up our sleeves. This is just another Govt department stuff up, I pity the rangers. Dont bank on it changing with the new Govt, they will be quite happy sitting on their hands and blaming the last Govt. We ALL know it cant work but they will keep it in place for a few years at least then invent another crappy solution. You can be your bottom dollar that the people travelling the cape areas will be the last people they will be thinking about when they make changes.
I can't believe public servants on decent salaries can make decisions like this without any sort of consultation.