The Broadwater (East) campground – Sundown National Park (CG)

The Broadwater (East) camping area offers individual sites on the bank of the Severn River. Read about the park’s vegetation, geology and bushwalking at the information shelter. The camping area can be reached by conventional vehicle via a narrow track. Caravans longer than 4 m will not fit across the small bridge leading to the campground.
Number of sites: seven numbered sites of varying size.
Suitable for: Tent camping beside your car: caravans (less than 4 m): camper trailers: small motorhomes: large groups. Note: site sizes and entrance widths vary.
Campsite Surface: Earth / grass

SITE ACCESS
About 1 km east of the park headquarters.
Sundown is 250 km (3-4 hrs drive) south-west of Brisbane via Stanthorpe and 70 km north-west of Tenterfield.
The Broadwater camping area at the southern end of the park can be reached by conventional vehicle from Stanthorpe along 76 km of bitumen road via Texas Road (62 km) and the Glenlyon Dam Road (14 km), followed by 4 km of good gravel road (Permanents Road).
From Tenterfield, travel north 5 km along the New England Highway then west along the Bruxner Highway 52 km to Mingoola. Turn right and travel 12 km to the park turnoff.
A small general store at Glenlyon Dam has the only food and fuel supplies after leaving the New England Highway.
From Ballandean, travel the 16 km of gravel via Curr Road and Sundown Road to the park’s eastern boundary (and 4WD entrance). A rough 4WD track leads 20 km to camp sites along the Severn River. The drive takes about 2 hrs. Towing trailers or campers is not recommended due to the rough, steep and narrow road.
To reach Nundubbermere Falls travel 8 km along the Texas Road from Stanthorpe, then 20 km along Nundubbermere Road and then a further 4 km along Falls Road to the park entrance.

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. Camping permits are required for both car-based camping and bush camping and fees apply. Advance bookings (e-permits) are required for all areas for long weekends and Queensland public holidays.
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
Small barbecues, pit toilets, bush showers with donkey heater (boil your own water), water at headquarters. Rubbish bins are not provided-remove all your rubbish. There are no powered sites.

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