Downfall Creek Camping Area, Danbulla National Park and State Forest, Atherton Tablelands, North QLD.

Downfall Creek Camping Area

Downfall Creek Camping Area seems to be the most popular campground in Danbulla National Park and State Forest. It is only seven kilometers into the park from the west and has plenty of open space on the banks of Lake Tinaroo.

Danbulla Road.

                        Large rig at Downfall Creek Camping Area on the banks of Lake Tinaroo.

Downfall Creek and Fong-On Bay campgrounds are the only campgrounds that allow the use of generators. 

Fong-On Bay Camping Area can be seen across Lake Tinaroo from Downfall Creek Camping Area.

There were plenty of Ulysses Butterflies in the campground. They are intricately brown on the outside and stunningly iridescent blue on the inside.

                                                                    Ulysses Butterfly

Regeneration Walk: 4.6 km return, Grade 3 walking track.

The Regeneration Walk links Downfall Creek and Kauri Creek campgrounds. We first encountered the wonderfully clear creek waters typical of the area on this walk.

We saw a great variety of birds along the walk.

 

Pale Yellow Robin

Details for Downfall Creek Camping Area, Dandulla National Park and State Forest, QLD:

Where: 26 km north-east of Atherton, QLD. 7 km from the western entrance of the park.

Access: Suitable for conventional vehicles and has boat access. Danbulla Road is unsealed. Further east along Danbulla Road it becomes narrower and winding. The road is signposted as unsuitable for caravans. Care needs to be taken as the road is used by logging trucks.

Camping: National Parks QLD take bookings for all rig types, including caravans, at Downfall Creek Camping Area. Open grassy areas and some individual sites.

Bookings: Book online or phone 13 74 68. Mobile phone reception at campground. Gets busy on weekends.
Fees: $6.75 per adult per night, $27 family rates (up to 2 adults and 6 children, under 18).
Facilities: Flush toilets. Shower room, bring own shower. Non-potable water taps. Fire rings. Walk. Scenic Drive. Phone reception. No tables. No BBQs. Quiet generators allowed between 8 am and 7 pm. Boating, fishing and swimming allowed.

Prohibitions: No pets. No smoking.

Caution: Danbulla Road is unsealed, narrow in parts and is used by logging trucks. It is advised to keep vehicle bonnets up as native Giant White-tailed Rats have been known to make nests in engine bays and chew cables.