Conondale National Park Brisbane | Sunshine Coast

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Booloumba Creek 1 camping area

Booloumba Creek 1 camping area offers reasonably secluded tent, four-wheel-drive campervan or off-road camper trailer camping on individual sites within a creek side rainforest and open forest setting.

Accessible by

  • High clearance 4WD

Camping area facilities

  • Campfires allowed (conditions apply)
  • Telephone (pay phone)
  • Toilets (flush)
  • Wheelchair access (may require assistance)
  • Tent camping
  • Camper trailer camping
  • Campervan camping
  • Walking
  • Scenic drive
  • Swimming

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Image of Booloumba Creek 1 camping area, Conondale National Park.

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 halfway 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 4WD 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. Vehicle parking spaces are provided beside the road adjoining the campsites—expect to carry your camping gear a short distance, maximum 20m. Sites 3, 8, 10 are suitable for four-wheel drive campervan, off-road camper trailer camping, and roof-top tents. Site 21 is a wheelchair friendly camp site suitable for tent camping close to your car and large enough for a six-person tent. The site is specifically designed for people with a wheelchair and other mobility needs.

Note: large groups and high-clearance off-road caravans can be accommodated at Booloumba Creek 4 camping area.

Camp site surface: Dirt, some grass, with compacted granite tent pads.

Facilities:

  • Tank water (treat before using)
  • Toilets (flushing) (including wheelchair accessible)
  • Payphone
  • Walking tracks
  • Individual fire rings.

Open fires:

  • Permitted within designated fireplaces provided except when fire bans or prohibitions apply. For more information, check Camp with care.
  • Bring your own firewood: use clean, untreated, milled timber off-cuts. It is illegal to collect firewood from parks or forests.
  • Keep campfires small.
  • Fuel stoves are recommended.
  • Use water to put out fires when you are not in attendance. Do not use sand—embers stay extremely hot for many hours under sand.

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.

Mobile phone coverage: Not available. A pay phone is located on the back of the camping tag shelter.

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Visiting safely

For more safety information see Visiting Conondale safely and camp with care.