Little Boomerang Waterhole camping area – Welford National Park (CG)

Little Boomerang Waterhole camping area features camping experience on the banks of the Barcoo River under the shade of river red gums and tea-trees. The camping area can only be reached by conventional vehicles in dry weather. 4WD vehicles are recommended.
Number of sites: open area without defined sites.
Campsites are suitable for: tent camping beside your vehicle: camper trailers.
Campsite surface: dirt.

SITE ACCESS
Turn west off the Jundah-Quilpie road. The camping area is approximately 10 km from the turn-off. Follow the signs.
Southern entrance-accessible via Blackall, Quilpie or Windorah
From Blackall, travel south-west on the Yaraka-Retreat Road for 255km to the Jundah-Quilpie Road, turn right and travel 3km to the park’s entrance.
From Quilpie, travel north-west for 195km along the Diamantina Developmental Road towards Windorah. Turn right onto the Jundah-Quilpie Road, and travel 60km to the park entrance.
From Windorah, head south-east towards Quilpie for 50km, then turn left onto the Jundah-Quilpie Road and head north-east for 60km, to the park’s entrance.
Once you’ve reached the park’s southern boundary, travel 500m north and turn right to the park office, Trafalgar Waterhole and the Mulga Drive, or travel a further 500m north and turn left to access Little Boomerang Waterhole, the River Drive and the Desert Drive.
Northern entrance-accessible via Longreach or Jundah
If departing from Longreach, travel south 210km to Jundah. From Jundah, follow the Jundah-Quilpie Road for about 30km to the park’s northern boundary. Travel a further 20km south for the right turn to Little Boomerang Waterhole, the River Drive and the Desert Drive. Continue south for 500m and turn left to reach the park office, Trafalgar Waterhole and the Mulga Drive.

Please note: GPS Coordinates are approximate and provided in most cases to get you to the entrance. Once inside the park there should be signs to the actual camp grounds. Failing this please check with National Parks for further directions.

FEES & BOOKINGS
Camping permits are required and fees apply. A camping tag with your booking number must be displayed at your campsite.
Fees for camping permits are:
$5.75 per person per night or $23.00 per family group per night.
$3.20 per person per night for students and accompanying adults on approved excursions.
FAMILY RATE. For camping fees, a family group is defined as one or two adults and accompanying children under 18, up to a total of 8 people. Children under 5 years of age are free.
Read more about CAMPING COSTS & BOOKINGS.

FACILITIES
Pit toilets

RULES
Keep to defined vehicle tracks and walking trails.
Camp in designated areas to avoid damage to fragile vegetation.
Take rubbish home with you – if you carry it in, carry it out.

For more detailed information direct from the National Parks web site, please click on the relevant links. PARK ALERTS, RV’S IN PARKS, GENERATORS, FIRES & BBQ’S, SAFETY, CARING FOR PARKS

We are still in the process of obtaining more information about this site.

Data courtesy of: Department of National Parks, Sports & Racing Queensland
Updated: 240615JA