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Monday, February 26, 2018

Neurum Creek Camping Area, D'Aguilar National Park, QLD.

Neurum Creek Camping Area
The first thing we saw on arrival at our campsite in Neurum Creek Camping Area was a Sacred Kingfisher chasing a Lace Monitor.

Sacred Kingfisher at Neurum Creek Camping Area
There were Russet-tailed Thrushes wandering about the shady areas near the amenities.

Russet-tailed Thrush
There is a short walking track from the campground to Neurum Creek. While walking along the creek we saw a Red-bellied Black Snake foraging in the leaf litter.

Neurum Creek, showing the dry area we walked along on the right.
Red-bellied Black Snake

Lophostemon Walk: Class 3, 750 m circuit.
After a short rock crossing over Neurum Creek this is an easy and pleasant walk. I guessed that Lophostemon would be a type of tree and on returning home I looked it up and found out it is a genus of evergreen tree in the myrtle family.

Lophostemon Walk
Typical site at Neurum Creek Camping Area with parking space and fire place.

Details for Neurum Creek Camping Area, D'Aguilar National Park:
Where:  Enter the national park by Sellin Road. From The Gantry day use area the road is classified as 4WD to the campground. However, when we were there, the section of road between the Gantry and the campground was in excellent condition and a number of cars used it. We drove to the campground from Archer Camping Area which is a 4WD road and has some more challenging sections.
Camp sites: Tent camping only. 13 numbered and defined dirt sites.  Maximum 6 people per site and only 1 car per site. Bollards between vehicle and tent. Near Neurum Creek.
Booking and Fees: Normal National Parks QLD fees. $6.30 per adult. Online and phone booking only. No phone reception at the campground.
Facilities: Individual car parks, fire pits BYO wood, flush toilets, some sites have taps, treat water before use. No bins. No phone reception at campground. We had Telstra reception at the Gantry picnic area.
Prohibited: pets, generators, collecting wood.
What's good: shallow creek popular with families.

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