The Settlement camping area – Springbrook National Park (CG)

The Settlement camping area is the only camping area in Springbrook National Park. It allows tent camping beside your car in well-defined sites. Space for camper trailers and campervans is available. The camping area is linked by a short walking track to the top of Purling Brook Falls. This walking track links up to the Gold Coast Hinterland Great Walk.
Access: Conventional vehicle.
Number of sites: 11 well-defined, numbered sites.
Camp sites are suitable for: Tents, camper trailers and campervans. Each camp site has a well grassed area approximately 10m in diameter and an individual parking bay. Camp sites are not suitable for caravans.
Sites 1 to 4 have longer parking bays (approx. 10m x 4.2m) that could accommodate a camper trailer however the grassed area is partially separated from the parking bay by bollards.
Sites 5 to 11 are for tent-based camping only.
Camp site surface: Soil and grassed areas with gravel parking bays.

SITE ACCESS
Travelling up from the Gold Coast, turn left off the Springbrook Road at the Springbrook Public Hall into Carricks Road and follow the signs. The camping area is on the right
Via Carricks Road, Springbrook National Park.
Springbrook National Park is located about 100km south of Brisbane and comprises four sections on and around the plateau: Springbrook section extends along the crest of the plateau, Mount Cougal section to the south east and Natural Bridge and Numinbah sections to the west.
Springbrook section
From the Pacific Motorway, Springbrook plateau is 24km from Mudgeeraba or 36km from Nerang. Exit the Pacific Motorway at Mudgeeraba (exit 79 from the north, exit 80 from the south) and follow the Gold Coast-Springbrook Road. Alternatively, exit the Pacific Motorway at Nerang (exit 69) and follow the Nerang-Murwillumbah Road for 23km then take the Springbrook turn-off at Pine Creek Road. Both bitumen roads are steep, winding and narrow.
Natural Bridge section
Exit the Pacific Motorway at Nerang (exit 69) and follow the Nerang-Murwillumbah Road for 38km. Turn left into the park entrance. An alternative scenic route is 42km via the Springbrook plateau from Mudgeeraba. From the Pacific Motorway take exit 80 from the south or exit 79 from the north and follow the Gold Coast-Springbrook Road to the plateau then turn right onto Pine Creek Road. Follow Pine Creek Road to the end and then turn left onto the Nerang-Murwillumbah Road. Natural Bridge can also be reached from Murwillumbah by following the Numinbah Road for 28km. The scenic access roads are winding and should be travelled with care.
Mount Cougal section
Exit the Gold Coast Highway at either Duringan Street or Thrower Drive and follow the signs inland to Currumbin Creek Road (State route 98). Alternatively, exit the Pacific Motorway to head west on Stewart Road and turn left onto Currumbin Creek Road at the T-intersection. The Cougal Cascades car park and picnic area are at the end of Currumbin Creek Road approximately 18km from the Stewart Road intersection. Some roads can become flooded during times of heavy rain. Please check road conditions before travelling.
Numinbah section
Numinbah is 13km north of Natural Bridge section on Nerang-Murwillumbah Road. Leave the Pacific Motorway at Nerang (exit 69) and follow the Nerang-Murwillumbah Road for 25km. From the other direction on this route, this part of the park is 42km north-west of Murwillumbah. An alternative scenic route is 28km via the Springbrook plateau from Mudgeeraba. From the Pacific Motorway take exit 79 from the north or exit 80 from the south and follow the Gold Coast-Springbrook Road to the plateau. Turn right onto Pine Creek Road, follow it to the end and then turn left onto the Nerang-Murwillumbah Road. These scenic access roads are winding and should be travelled with care.

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:
$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
Toilets, drinking water and a cooking shelter with free electric barbecues. Please note that showers are not provided. Across Carricks Road is a large open recreation area, information shelter, picnic facilities and additional 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

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