InTownsville and Magnetic Island Guide March - August 2020

GREAT OUTDOORS
CARAVAN PARKS & CAMPGROUNDS
Wallaman Falls
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Alligator Creek Falls
Caravanning has become one of the most
popular means of travel, whether it be up
the coast for a holiday or travelling around
Australia, you are likely to meet many travellers
who are doing just that. Most caravan parks
not only have the beautifully manicured shady
sites, some with their own ensuites, but they
have motel standard villas and cabins. If you
are roughing it, grassed and shady tent sites
are available along with well maintained camp
and washing up facilities with tables and seats.
Townsville has many caravan parks to offer.
Depending on your time available and how
far you are travelling each day, there is a park
for you. Don’t forget if you are travelling in the
summer months it is important to have access
to a pool, especially for the kids. So check
out these great holiday and caravan parks -
guaranteed to make your stay in Townsville an
enjoyable one.
CAMPING
BOWLING GREEN BAY NATIONAL PARK
Campgrounds: Alligator Creek 25km south of
Townsville; Cape Cleveland 33km south of
Townsville; Bowling Green Bay 64km south of
Townsville and 26km north of Ayr.
Rugged mountains rise abruptly from the wetlands,
saltpans and mangrove forests of the coastal plain.
Alligator Creek descends in a series of cascades,
deep pools and waterfalls.
MOUNT SPEC, PALUMA RANGE NATIONAL PARK
Campground: 71km north of Townsville and 46km
south of Ingham.
Rising high above the coastal plains, cloaked in
tropical rainforest and dissected by numerous
streams, Mount Spec is the southernmost national
park section in the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area.
Railway
Hotel
JOURAMA FALLS, PALUMA RANGE NATIONAL PARK
Campground: 91km north of Townsville or 24km
south of Ingham, via the Bruce Highway.
Fringed by rainforest, Waterview Creek tumbles
down many picturesque cascades and rapids,
offering beautiful spots to relax, camp, walk and
enjoy watching birds, butterflies and other native
wildlife.
For more information:
www.nprsr.qld.gov.au/parks/index.php
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