12 Mile Lagoon Camping Area - QLD

Camp beside the Normanby River.The sites are nestled among trees along both deep and shallow sections of the lagoon, and near the junction with the Laura River. Camp site one has beautiful views overlooking the sandbar at the confluence.Boat access isn’t great but you can manually launch (no trailers) boats from camp sites 5, 6 and 9. You’ll have just as much luck flicking lures from the banks.After a day relaxing and fishing, sit around the camp fire under a clear sky scattered with bright stars and plan the next day’s activities.Rinyirru (Lakefield) National Park (CYPAL) is jointly managed by the Rinyirru (Lakefield) Aboriginal Corporation and the Queensland Government.Camping area features Adjacent to both deep and shallow waterholes on the steep (2–4m high) western bank of the Normanby River, near its junction with the Laura River. All camp sites are located on a steep riverbank and offer poor boat access. Camp site 1 is adjacent to a large sandbar and overlooks the junction of the Normanby and Laura rivers. Large crocodiles are frequently seen here—Be Crocwise in Croc Country.Location: southern part of the national park (CYPAL) on the Normanby River, 12km east of Lakefield Road—by road, the turn-off is opposite New Laura ranger base, 33km south of Lakefield ranger base.Map: Rinyirru (Lakefield) National Park (CYPAL) southern camping areas map (PDF, 297KB)Access: the camping area can be reached by four-wheel-drive vehicle only. It is not accessible for caravans, campervans or buses. The road becomes impassable after rain.Boat launching: manual launching (no trailer access) from camp sites 5, 6 and 9 only.Number of sites: 8 numbered sites for general use and 1 numbered site for commercial operators only (camp site 4).