Queensland Australia
56 Days / 19 stops
From Gold Coast traveling North in September
Trip 4 – Roadtrip to the Daintree Rainforest
We did have an interesting entry & exit to this section of the camp ground… dirt road, corner, hill and polls anyone? *this trip was
Trinity Islands holiday park – QLD
A great camp area just out of Hervey Bay, just you, the water, birds and a handful of other campers. You travel along these little
Miriam Vale – QLD – Lunch Stop
We always stop at Miriam Vale on our way to Rockhampton, a great playground stop with van parking and a cafe. But this time I
Rockhampton – QLD
A 4 night stop at Rockhampton Discovery Park for work & school. It’s a good little park with kids facilities, although we had to get
Kershaw Gardens – Rockhampton – QLD
We found a rad playground called Kershaw Gardens, it had so much for all ages including water play, slides, huge climbing structure and zip line,
Mount Baga (Mt Jim Crow) – QLD
Dave climbed Mount Baga just outside Rockhampton. He was able to capture some great shots on the drone of clouds forming on the mountain like
Finch Hatton Showgrounds – QLD
What a great location, we stayed at the showgrounds low cost camp which is on a creek (unpowered) heaps of space with no one around
Finch Hatton Gorge – QLD
Not far from the showgrounds in Finch Hatton (inland from Mackay) is the Finch Hatton Gorge; is a dirt road out with about 3 water
Eungella National Park – QLD
Inland from Mackay you’ll find the area of Finch Hatton and Eungella NP. A beautiful area in the clouds where you can find platypus in
Rollingstone – QLD
Just north of Townsville, Rolling Stone is a beachfront caravan park. This area has such a pretty hinterland, we visited little crystal creek and Big
Forrest Beach – QLD
We stayed at a $10 a night beachside camp in this lovely little town. 3 great kids playgrounds within walking distance, takeaway shops and friendly
Wallaman Falls – QLD
Located inland from Ingham and is the highest, permanent, single-drop waterfall in Australia. The falls are 268 metres tall. You can drive straight to the
Paronella Park – QLD
A one night stop to revisit Paronella Park, we had a free return ticket and only $11 per night camping at the “The Paddock” behind
Tchupala & Big Millstream Falls
We also stopped at Tchupala falls, which were hard to get to, look at our awesome road side parking, can’t miss a waterfall, am I
Undara Lava Tubes – QLD
At Undara we had a great big site with power and water, the kids rode their bikes, spotted Kangaroos and Wallaby’s, we laid under the
Kalkani Crater – Undara – QLD
A 13km drive on a good dirt road from the Undara Lodge Campground, you can drive there yourself. You walk up the side of a
Innot Hot Springs – QLD
Innot is on the way back from Undara Lava Tubes and it’s a great little one night stop. The creek has a hot spring that
Lake Tinaroo – QLD
While visiting Atherton we stayed at the Lake Tinaroo holiday park a little park near the lake with a great local playground across the road.
Atherton Tablelands – QLD
Atherton is a nice green area, with plenty to do; unfortunately we had rain every day, but we still got out and made the most
Crystal Caves – QLD
Crystal caves, it’s a man made cave in the main street of Atherton. It showcases a local man’s 50 year crystal and fossil collection. It
Mareeba – QLD
Mareeba was a great little town with plenty to do. The free history museum in town was really well laid out, it had everything from
Kuranda – QLD
On our way to Cairns we stopped in Kuranda (with the van). You can park your van on Thooree St, it’s a nice long road.
Cairns Coconut – QLD
Cairns is always a great stay, Cairns Coconut Big 4 is a destination all in itself. We relaxed around the park most days, they have
Fitzroy Island – QLD
What a wonderful day out! We took a boat out to Fitzroy Island for a day of snorkelling on my birthday. It’s just 30 mins
Fig Tree Playground – Cairns – QLD
Whoa! This is one cool playground, very different to the others in Cairns. I’m getting Peter Pan/Neverland vibes, it’s built around a huge fig tree.
The Daintree Rainforest – QLD
Our trip to the Daintree rainforest started with a beautiful drive up the coastal Mossman Daintree Rd to the ferry crossing. We crossed with the
Daintree Discovery Centre – QLD
We went to the discovery centre to learn more about the area, history, and of course; dinosaurs. It was a really great layout, they had
Cow bay beach – Daintree – QLD
We setup for the morning on the beautiful Cow bay beach under the trees. We were the only ones on the beach for most of
Masons swimming hole – Daintree – QLD
One afternoon we went to Masons swimming hole (croc free), it was full of very friendly fish & turtles who came up to you for
Kulki – Cape Tribulation – Daintree – QLD
We did the boardwalks around Cape Tribulation and up to the Kulki Lookout. Had a picnic at Kulki beach before walking the length of the
Myall beach – Cape Tribulation – Daintree – QLD
We found a playground and a shop for ice creams in Cape Trib. We then spent the afternoon on the fluffiest white sand at Myall
Emmagen Creek – Daintree – QLD
There is a croc-free swimming hole right where the Bloomfield track starts called Emmagen Creek. There’s a dirt road to this area, but in good
Mount Alexandra Lookout – Daintree – QLD
This lookout is one of the first lookouts in the Daintree, you can drive right to it and is a great place to catch the
Big4 Port Douglas Glengarry park – QLD
We stayed at the big 4 park just out of town in Port Douglas for 7 nights. After the fast pace of the Daintree trip,
Mossman Gorge – Port Douglas Area – QLD
Mossman Gorge can only be accessed by paid shuttle bus controlled by the local indigenous community, there are walkways and places to swim but can
Mossman River – North QLD
We found access to the Mossman River right beside the road, Anich’s bridge, that is safe for swimming (they have commercial tours here, always a
Dave’s Takeaway – Port Douglas
Our funniest lunch out was to “Dave’s Takeaway”, where all “Daves” get a discount and their photo on the “wall of Daves”. It’s been going
Port Douglas – QLD
Overall Port Douglas was totally not what I expected, was expecting more of a Noosa vibe, the main street had great shops for browsing and
Hartley’s Crocodile adventures – North QLD
Hartley’s was a surprisingly good day out, we’ve been to plenty of wildlife parks and this one does it very well. We started with a
Mission Beach – QLD
We stayed at Beachcomber Coconut Holiday Park Mission Beach, located right across the road from the beach, it had a great little pool and playground
Cardwell – QLD – Lunch stopover
A great break stop between Mission Beach and Townsville is a little town called Cardwell. It’s where the main road goes right up to the
Townsville – QLD
We stayed at the BIG4 Ingenia Holidays Townsville, about 15 mins out of town, they have a jumping pillow, pool, water slides and water park.
Magnetic Island – QLD
We took our car on the ferry over to Magnetic Island, and left the van in storage, it’s only a short 30 minute boat trip.
