Booloumba Creek 1 camping area
Booloumba Creek 1 camping area offers reasonably secluded tent, campervan or camper trailer camping on individual sites within a creek side rainforest and open forest setting.
Accessible by
- High clearance 4WD
- Trail bike
- Bicycle
- Walk-in
Camping area facilities
- Campfires allowed (conditions apply)
- Telephone (pay phone)
- Toilets (flush)
- Wheelchair access (may require assistance)
- Tent camping
- Camper trailer camping
- Campervan camping
- Short walk to tent
- Walking
- Scenic drive
- Trail bike riding
- Swimming
Always check
- Park alerts for the latest information on access, closures and conditions.
- Bureau of Meteorology weather forecasts.
- Current bushfire warnings and incidents and also fire bans and restrictions.
- Your camping permit is booked.
- Any park-specific camping information for
Conondale.
- Visiting Conondale safely for important safety information.
Booloumba Creek 1 camping area, Conondale National Park.
Photo credit: © Ross Naumann, QPWS volunteer
Camping area features: Reasonably secluded tent, campervan and camper trailer camping on individual sites within a rainforest and open forest setting.
Location: Off the Kenilworth–Maleny Road about half way between Kenilworth and Conondale townships. The camping area is nestled close to Booloumba Creek.
Access: The Booloumba Creek Road access is unsealed and includes creek crossings that are accessible by high clearance four-wheel-drive vehicles only towing high clearance camper trailers, and high clearance four-wheel-drive campervans.
Number of sites: 24 numbered sites with a set capacity for each site. Some sites are larger sized to suit bigger family groups.
Camp sites are suitable for: Tent camping with vehicle parking spaces are provided beside the road adjoining the campsites—expect to carry your camping gear a short distance, maximum 20m; walk-in camping; three sites are suitable for campervan and camper trailer camping.
Nearby Booloumba Creek 4 camping area caters for high clearance four-wheel-drive caravans; camper trailers; large groups.
Camp site surface: Dirt, some grass, with compacted granite tent pads.
Facilities: Water (unsuitable for drinking without treatment as it is pumped from the creek and may contain organisms that can cause illness), toilets (including wheelchair accessible), individual fire rings (bring your own clean-cut firewood), walking tracks, pay phone.
Open fires: Allowed in fire rings only (except when fire bans apply). Fuel stoves are recommended. It is illegal to collect firewood from the park.
Generators: Not allowed.
Pets: Dogs and other domestic animals are not permitted.
Essentials to bring: Drinking water, rubbish bags, insect repellent. Read more about before you visit.
Bookings: book online or learn about our camping booking options. Book well in advance for holiday periods.
Mobile phone coverage: Not available. A pay phone is located on the back of the camping tag shelter.
Upcoming camping area availability
Visiting safely
For more safety information see Visiting Conondale safely and camp with care.
- Mt Allan fire tower closed to climbing 29 April 2024 to 25 April 2025