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grumpy-j


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Here is a link to - "The Top 10 things you should know before pulling into a Tourist Park".

The link is: - http://www.australiantraveller.com/great-articles/camping016-top-ten-caravanning-tips

I think you will find it close to the mark during holiday periods & school holidays.

Cheers,

John



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Thanks John,

An interesting read, funny and to the point! biggrin



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Oh yeah .... I can relate .... any van park in QLD from May through to September .............

or being here....

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Where is the pic from?It looks like Fletcher ck , nth of the towers. Nice spot, a bit crowded at times. Bill

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.. certainly does look like the Fletch ...



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Love it grumpy, everyone should read that.
Now I know why I would rather free camp.

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Happywanderer wrote:

Love it grumpy, everyone should read that.
Now I know why I would rather free camp.

 Me too....what she said.....lol



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Gday...

Yep - Fletchers Creek ... 45km north of Charters Towers.

And I have heard it gets crowded in that "mexican time" (June-August).

Thankfully there were only about 6 of us there when I was there in September - in an area about the size of six football fields.

I camped there on two occasions - a week each time.

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Gday...

Then again ... there is this one on the Maranoa River not far from Mitchell QLD

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Thats beautiful John

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Free camp for me too,or little out back town where you are most welcome at the back of the pub,maybe a small fee. Neilbiggrinbiggrinbiggrin



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rockylizard wrote:

Gday...

Then again ... there is this one on the Maranoa River not far from Mitchell QLD

Cheers

John

Great photo John. Know Mitchell very well. Lot's of rellies in the area. 



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Beautiful, beautiful places, but as has been said, in the busy season, those free camps are just as packed, if not more so than caravan parks.

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Where exactly on the Maranoa River John?



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Gday...

About 5km west of Mitchell - called Fisherman's Rest. Neil Turner weir is about 2km out of Mitchell - I checked it out but it is a bit like a caravan park (without power) lovely mown grass and neatly laid out.

It was fairly crowded at the weir but I had my spot at Fisherman's Rest all to myself. It is 48hours limit according to Camps 6, but the local police patrol daily and they said that as long as I did not start a garden biggrin I could stay longer.

I was there for 6 days - all by myself with lovely weather. Geez it woz hard ta take biggrin

Cheers

John



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I totally agree with all the coments. Free camping is the only way to go.

 

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Love free camping and do it most of the time the little outback places are great people friendly and local pub great for a meal. Helena

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rockylizard wrote:

Gday...

About 5km west of Mitchell - called Fisherman's Rest. Neil Turner weir is about 2km out of Mitchell - I checked it out but it is a bit like a caravan park (without power) lovely mown grass and neatly laid out.

It was fairly crowded at the weir but I had my spot at Fisherman's Rest all to myself. It is 48hours limit according to Camps 6, but the local police patrol daily and they said that as long as I did not start a garden biggrin I could stay longer.

I was there for 6 days - all by myself with lovely weather. Geez it woz hard ta take biggrin

Cheers

John



 

 I've heard of both of them John, but never needed to camp anywhere there. I'll have to check them out next time I'm out there.



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