Ourimperee Waterhole camping area – Currawinya National Park (CG)

Ourimperee Waterhole camping area offers shady areas beside waterholes along the Paroo River, where you can go swimming, fishing, canoeing, birdwatching and bushwalking. The camping area can be reached by 4WD vehicle, off-road camper trailers, off-road caravans and small off-road motorhomes and buses in dry weather only.
Number of sites: open areas without separately defined sites.
Camp sites are suitable for: tent camping beside your car: walk-in camping: off-road camper trailers: off-road caravans, small off-road motorhomes and large groups. Maximum group size of 15 people and 6 vehicles per group.
Camp site surface: sand, dirt.

SITE ACCESS
Ourimperee Waterhole is behind the Currawinya Woolshed approximately 46 km from the park entrance from Thargomindah or 25 km from the entrance from Hungerford.
Currawinya’s southern boundary lies adjacent to the township of Hungerford on the Queensland/New South Wales border.
To reach the park office from the north, travel approximately 170 km south-west of Cunnamulla, turning towards Hungerford 4 km west of Eulo. If travelling from the south, enter the park via Hungerford, 217 km north-west of Bourke. The park office is 4 km north of the Ten-Mile Bore or 20 km north of Hungerford.

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. Obtain permits and pay camping fees at the self-registration at the Woolshed or near the Caiwarro Ruins. Online booking or by phone is also available.
Fees for camping permits are:
$6.55 per person per night or $26.20 per family group per night.
$3.60 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
Cold bush showers, flushing toilets nearby at the woolshed.

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: 13122018KT