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Camping + Caravanning Across Australia


Web Site Updates – November 05
General Note: please note that since the hardcopy of Camping + Caravanning, 3rd edition, was researched there has been a general increase in the price of powered sites at caravan parks, particularly in popular tourist locations - expect to pay between $20 - $28 per night.
P29 Route 1 Add before Balranald entry: Low Level Weir picnic area: P F (152/134)
P30 Route 1 Weethalle entry (197/220) - add picnic area: P T W.
P34 Route 2 Port Adelaide intro notes – add to attractions: National Railway Museum.
P39 Route 2 Check fuel availability at Olary and Mannahill (no fuel).
P61 Route 6 Rest area at Fowlers Gap (109/225) – delete P F C; add W
P61 Route 6 Rest area north of Packsaddle (177/157) – delete F; add W
P61 Route 6 Milparinka entry – add camping available on Evelyn Creek – no facilities. Also add – turn here for Theldarpa Station – camping available: P T F W C (44kmU).
P74 Route 8 Rest area at Bewong: P T (45/195)
P82 Route 9 Incorrect spelling of Harwood. (48/287)
P88 Route 10 Note that the Goulburn Valley Highway has been rerouted, bypassing Murchison East (145/115).
P89 Route 10 Tocumwal Caravan Parks entry – Tocumwal Caravan Park upgraded with increase in prices.
P97 Route 11 add to Mungindi entry: Barwon River camping area – no facilities.
P99 Route 12 Add additional note to Warnings – described route between Mt Morgan and Rockhampton unsuitable for caravans. A new upgraded route, suitable for caravans, runs between Mt Morgan and the Capricorn Highway, west of Rockhampton.
P100 Route 12 add after Taroom entry: Widewater camping area turnoff (1kmU) – no facilities. (2/302)
P106 Route 13 Rest area at Isis River (49/340) is CLOSED.
P106 Route 13 Rest area (Boyne River) (261/128) – add: C.
P109 Route 13 Incorrect spelling of Proserpine. (124/66)
P116 Route 14 Rossville entry (66/41) – add caravan park.
P120 Route 15 add to Hebel entry: Bokhara River camping area – no facilities.
P120 Route 15 add to Surat entry: Balonne Bridge camping area - P F T.
P130 Route 18 Bourke intro notes - add to attractions: Back O’Bourke Exhibition Centre
P131 Route 18 Charleville entry – add to attractions: Cosmos Centre (observatory and interactive exhibits).
P132 Route 18 New entry – add, before Coongoola entry: Nardoo Station: working sheep station and tourist facility – camping available: P T F W C. (38/244)
P132 Route 18 Wyandra – add camping reserve: P T F W. (100/182)
P133 Route 18 add to Blackall entry – Barcoo River camping area – P F (permit required; available from information centre)
P134 Route 18 add, just south of Barcaldine, Lloyd Jones Weir camping area (10kmU): P F T W C. (319/5)
P136 Route 18 Gregory Downs entry – delete: camping available – no facilities.
P136 Route 18 Rest area (298/148) – add: T.
P136 Route 18 add after Normanton entry: Shady Lagoon camping area turnoff (25kmU): T W, caravan park - fee. (386/60)
P136 Route 18 Walker Creek rest area (406/40) is CLOSED.
P140 Route 19 add to Yuleba entry: Judds Lagoon camping area: P T (3kmE)
P140 Route 19 add to Mitchell entry: Fishermans Rest camping area (4kmN): P F.
P141 Route 19 west of Charleville add Ward River: bush camping – no facilities. (20/428)
P141 Route 19 Lookout north of Jundah – limited facilities. (132/177)
P144 Route 20 Noccundra – add T nearby.
P161 Route 25 Escott Station turnoff entry – Escott Station is CLOSED.
P162 Route 25 add after Blackbull entry: Leichhardt Lagoon camping area: F T (fee). (273/28)
P163 Route 25 Wollogorang Station roadhouse is CLOSED – no fuel, store, accommodation nor access to Gulf of Carpentaria. Nearest fuel at Hells Gate Roadhouse 58km to the east. Note: no fuel between Borroloola and Hells Gate (309km)
P168 Route 26 Note that Gammon Ranges National Park has been renamed to Vulkathunha-Gammon Ranges National Park.
P175 Route 28 Tennant Creek into – add to attractions: Nyinka Nyunyu Cultural Centre.
P176 Route 28 Facilities at Dublin (60/252) include a roadhouse and hotel.
P180 Route 28 Finke River rest area: add T. (148/125)
P180 Route 28 Alice Springs intro – add to attractions: Pioneer Womens Hall of Fame.
P181 Route 28 Prowse Gap rest area: add T. (146/137)
P182 Route 28 Taylor Creek rest area: add T W. (39/209)
P188 Route 29 (Mt Conner) rest area: add T. (139/105)
P197 Route 32 Add to Marble Bar intro – add to attractions: Pioneer Memorial Wall.
P199 Route 32 Add Doon Doon Roadhouse: new modern roadhouse. (106/253)
P201 Route 32 Derby Tourist Bureau entry – change address to 2 Claredon St, Derby.
P201 Route 32 Broome entry – change distance to (221/0)
P205 Route 32 Note the following distance corrections: Tom Price turnoff (160/374); Nanutarra Roadhouse (165/369); Barradale (234/300); Burkett Road turnoff (278/256)
P206 Route 32 Edagee rest area (81/397) – add: T.
P207 Route 32 Arrowsmith River – add Western Flora Roadhouse: modern roadhouse – add P. (123/300)
P208 Route 32 Add Cataby South: roadhouse facility. (265/158)
P211 Route 33 change Gibb River Road turnoff distance to (53/345)
P213 Route 34 Exmouth intro notes – add to attractions: Jurabi Turtle Centre.
P220 Route 36 Add Nallan Lake: bush camping – no facilities (520/20), and Nallan Station turnoff - camping available: P T F W C (526/14) before Cue entry.
P220 Route 36 Bindi Bindi (384/185) entry – check services beforehand.
P222 Route 37 Note in intro section – Bunjima Drive now spelt Banjima Drive.
P229 Route 39 YellowdineNature reserve (Karalee Rock) turnoff (51/304) – change 5kmU to 4kmU; add: T.
P229 Route 39 Jaurdi Station Reserve turnoff - add before (98/257) “Inform reliable person of your intentions.”
P229 Route 39 add new entry: Boondi camping area turnoff (3kmU): P F T W C. (105/250)
P229 Route 39 Bullabulling (526/69) – no fuel. Delete: “and roadhouse” Note: no fuel between Yellowdine-Coolgardie 154km.
P231 Route 40 Grass Patch entry – change to wheat-farming locality (no fuel). Add P T CP.
P233 Route 40 Boxwood Hill (359/121) – check services beforehand.
P237 Route 40 Add new entry: Picton East: township. (8/177)
P238 Route 40 correct spelling of Mundijong (138/47) entry.
P239 Route 41 Busselton intro – add to attractions: Busselton Jetty Interpretative Centre; Busselton Jetty Underwater Observatory.
P242 Route 41 Add Gelorup Roadhouse: roadhouse facility. (135/9)
P242 Route 41 After Mandurah (northern) turnoff – add numerous roadhouses.
P246 Route 42 Rest areas located 36km east of Nullarbor Roadhouse, 27km east of Yalata Roadhouse, 10km east of Nundroo, and 25km east of Penong – all P.
P253 Route 43 Note the following distance corrections: Gormanston (45/252); Nelson Falls (67/230).
P257-259 Practicalities Note the increase in some national park entry and camping fees as well as national park passes. The following information was correct on 1 July 2005.
NSW Day Passes now $7 per vehicle ($11 Royal NP; $16 Kosciuzsko NP)
Country Parks Pass now $45 per vehicle per year ($75 for two years)
All Parks Pass now $85 per vehicle per year ($150 for two years)
SA Day Passes now $7 per vehicle
Day Passes for Desert Parks now $20 per vehicle per 24 hours
The Statewide Parks Pass has been replaced with the Multiparks Pass costing $63 per vehicle ($99 with up to 5 nights camping at a time in any one place) – concessions for eligble seniors apply.
The Four Weeks Holiday Parks Pass has been replaced with the two month-long Holiday Pass costing $28 per vehicle ($44 with up to 5 nights camping at a time in any one place) - concessions for eligble seniors $22.
The Desert Parks Pass now costs $95 per year (renewal $60) - no concessions but cheaper if renewed the following year.
The annual Flinders Park Pass is no longer available.
Camping fees have been reduced, starting at $4 per vehicle per night (higher costs in Flinders and Mt Remarkable national parks during school holidays).
Tas Day Passes now $20 per vehicle
Holiday Pass now $50 per vehicle per 8 weeks (unlimited visits)
Annual Pass now $60 per vehicle per year (unlimited visits) – senior’s concession now $48
Camping fees at Mt Field National Park now $20
NT Day passes no longer required for Kakadu National Park.