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Very friendly staff, good staff response to complaints, staff offered tourist advice, van parking assistance provided by staff, staff helped us at the site, staff explained park layout and facilities. Price was as expected, very good value for money ($18.00 2A per night powered). Amenity number was adequate to cope with the number of people, are close to all sites, were clean, condition is good, water pressure is good, there was adequate hot water, soap provided, paper towels/dryer provided. Adequate number of tourist sites, mostly level sites, good night lighting, average sized sites, concrete annex slabs. Basic laundry, late checkout allowed (up to noon), kiosk. Peaceful. Pets at manager's discretion. Clean free wood bbq in congenial lit bbq area. No playground. Clean pool is shaded, tables and chairs provided. A well maintained park.
Likes: Friendly helpful staff, good cafe with take away or sit down food. The staff at this park made a two week stay here waiting for floods to subside extra special. They could not have been more helpful, happy, The atmosphere here was great.
Added Touches: Georgetown was the most friendly town, everyone was fantastic. Lots of places to see if only you take the time to ask, we will definitely be going back there one day.
Local Information: Fossicking, great mineral museum.
Roads: Single lane bitumen but ok taken with care should be no mishaps
Date 04/2006. Park Rating 4: Suitable for a week or more.
Report submitted by Allott family travelling.

Manager's name is Jock & Trish. Managers were the highlight of this park. Ship-shape and smoothly run under sometimes trying conditions due to old and faltering infrastructure. Very friendly staff, good staff response to complaints, staff offered tourist advice, van parking assistance provided by staff, staff helped us at the site, staff explained park layout and facilities. Price was much higher than expected, reasonable value for money ($29 2A per night powered). Amenity number would not cope in peak times, are close to most sites, were clean, condition is good, water pressure is good, there was adequate hot water, paper towels/dryer provided, exhaust fans/good ventilation, disabled facilities. Inadequate number of tourist sites, mostly level sites, poor night lighting, small sites, hard to negotiate into site, poor water quality. Basic laundry, basic rec room, good camp kitchen, kiosk, disabled facilities, dump point. Quiet, claustrophobic park, not enough shade. Pets at manager's discretion. Clean UC gas bbq (free), congenial bbq area atmosphere. No playground Clean pool is shaded, kid-safe pool area, tables and chairs provided. Suitable for few days, well maintained park.
Likes: Superb management with loyal and cohesive, hard working staff. Nothing was too difficult for them.
Dislikes: Semi-permanents with washing machines gushing water all over the place and no sullage at the sites. Management and staff kept busy fixing this issue daily.
Parking: Just line up on the street and wait! Handled well by the managers.
Added Touches: Free sausage sizzle each month but we were too late. Good fish cleaning facilities but nowhere to wash down boats.
Local Information: Karumba is a good place to visit ... just to say that you've been there.
Roads: Roads in are okay in the dry but I wouldn't like to travel there in the wet. Narrow roads and very soft shoulders during the wet.
Date 05/2007. Park Rating 2.5:
Report submitted by Toni.

Manager's name is Jock. The park changed hands 2 years ago and the rates have gone up to be about $40 a week dearer than the other 2 parks in town. Despite this, it is still very popular. The smell from the septics is now only occasional and most of the burrs from previous reports have gone. You do need to be a keen fisherman to be here as there is nothing else to do. Amenities are kept very clean and the pool & camp kitchen are quite good. Very good management, friendly management, management responsive to comments, management was helpful. Reasonable value for money. Very good amenities, adequate number to cater for tourists, close to sites, were clean, were in good condition, water pressure was okay, there was adequate hot water. Good sites, adequate number of tourist sites, sites were level, hard to negotiate in to/out of site, adequate taps close by. Laundry, good camp kitchen, kiosk, disabled facilities, car wash, dump point. Good atmosphere to park, quiet, shady park. Dogs allowed, must be kept on lead. Clean gas bbq (free), lit at night, with seating provided. Very good clean pool, area is shaded. Suitable for month or longer, the park was well maintained.
Dislikes: Boats tend to be washed wherever there is a spare site
Added Touches: Fish cleaning tables, close to boat ramp
Roads: Good road, but single lane in places. Best to pull off and wait if you see a road train coming.
Date 05/2007. Park Rating 3:
Report submitted by Michelle.

We were having a very, very lovely camping and fishing holiday - my husband and I and children 1 and 3 yrs old. at this caravan park until a long term visitor complained unreasonably about our baby crying. We were disgusted that management actually validated the unrealistic complaints and had us pack up our camp and move to a cabin. We ended up leaving. Average management. Reasonable value for money. Very good amenities, were clean, were in good condition, water pressure was okay, there was adequate hot water. Poor sites. Laundry. Poor atmosphere to park. Clean bbq
Likes: clean amenities, close to water and boat ramp
Dislikes: the sites are very cramped, no space for car parking, cars clog up the aisles of vans. No grass just sandy dirt and prickles.
Added Touches: fish cleaning tables each with water - very clean
Local Information: great fishing, excellent meals at local tavern,
Roads: good.
Date 06/2006. Park Rating 3: Suitable for a week or more.
Report submitted by R Willett, Tieri Qld.

This was a much awaited holiday but at $203 per week and the sites being small, full of burrs and bindii and no slabs and no sullage this turned into a nightmare. Sullage water from washing machines, showers and general sludge ran off into other peoples sites and smelt. The site we were in for the three weeks we managed to stay had a most unpleasant stench of sewage. This was never fixed from day one and made us quite ill. The ablutions were good, clean and the staff tried to be helpful with any questions. They could not do anything about removing the rotten smell. The burrs in our matting had to be removed with a high pressure jet from a car wash at Mt Isa. We were planning to stay 6 weeks but only just managed 3. Friendly staff, van parking assistance provided by staff. Price was higher than expected, reasonable value for money ($196 2A per week). Amenity number was adequate to cope with the number of people, are close to most sites, were clean, condition is very good, water pressure is good, there was adequate hot water. Adequate number of tourist sites, mostly level sites, poor night lighting, average sized sites, adequate taps close by. Good laundry, good camp kitchen, dump point. Noisy, claustrophobic park, plenty of shade, no permanents. Dogs on leash. No playground. Clean pool is shaded.
Likes: good fish cleaning facilities, closeness to ramp.
Dislikes: lack of concrete slabs, pot holed dirt road, lawns (not much) full of serious burrs, no lighting at all should make this place a serious burglar's paradise, very easy to fall over at night, torch is a must. Obnoxious smell all day and night from fishing cleaning tables and septic system. No gas supplies and very little in way of supplies from mini mart. This caravan park really only for serious fisher people. This park is the most expensive we have encountered in our travels.
Added Touches: Free sausage sizzle.
Local Information: Local hotel has good meals and set in a great location but, everything in this town seemed very, very expensive.
Roads: Single lane bitumen, road otherwise okay, in rain can become trapped and shoulders broken.
Date 05/2006. Park Rating 2.5: Suitable for month or longer.
Report submitted by Allott family travelling.

The Grove is a magical place to camp. Cool even on the hottest days with the river running along side for a quick swim. Very friendly staff, good staff response to complaints, staff offered tourist advice, staff explained park layout and facilities. Price was as expected, very good value for money ($25 2A per night unpowered). Amenity number was adequate to cope with the number of people, are close to most sites, were clean, condition is very good, water pressure is good, there was adequate hot water, exhaust fans/good ventilation. Adequate number of tourist sites, mostly level sites, large sites, drive-through sites, adequate taps close by. Good laundry, kiosk. Quiet, open & roomy park, plenty of shade, no permanents. Suitable for few days, suitable for a week or more, well maintained park.
Likes: The Grove camping area is a no generator area but you can park on the upper level where generators are allowed. The information desk, cafe and bar are all excellent with helpful staff.
Roads: Either way you approach there is a lot of dirt road. The road from Gregory Downs is not bad for the first 50klms of dirt, but the last 50 kms is very rough 20-30 kms per hour. The road to Camooweal is longer but better, but please check with the locals as things change quite quickly.
Date 05/2008. Park Rating 4.5:
Report submitted by D Allen.

This is a small park, which I imagine is full in the cool winter months. In September it was half empty and relatively quiet. The facilities were adequate, with clean, although dated, ablution facilities. There is a nice artesian spa pool adjacent to the huge swimming pool. The pool is a definite plus to the park. However, our site (22) was adjacent to an indigenous town camp with loud music and a bit of noisy squabbling. The park is right in the centre of town and is a handy site to local pubs and shops. The price was very good ($22) and was value for money. Management was friendly and helpful. Sites were a little on the small size but OK. Some had shade and slabs, but others were on grassed sites. Suitable for a week or more, well maintained park.
Date 09/2007. Park Rating 2.5:
Report submitted by Chris Martins.

We left our van there so we could visit Lawn Hill National Park, as do many travellers. The other choice is Gregory Downs, not a park, just on the river, no security. Management were very friendly and assured us our van would be safe. The area, behind the roadhouse, is basic; first in, best site. Amenities are clean, shower area is large. Many road trains come and go, but stop at night. Good food is available. A good overnighter and while not totally secure, we were happy to leave the van there for a couple of days.
Date 07/2007. Park Rating: Difficult to rate as it is a roadhouse, but certainly better than some parks we have been in.
Report submitted by FnJ, Sunshine Coast.

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