Girraween National Park Southern Queensland Country

South Bald Rock walkers' camp is in the most southern and remote section of Girraween, perfect for adventurous, experienced hikers. Photo credit: © Lachlan Gardiner

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The department is seeking volunteers to act as campground hosts at Girraween National Park over the Queensland school holidays. Photo credit: Darren Jew © Queensland Government

South Bald Rock remote bush camp

After a hard day’s walk, soak up the seclusion of this peaceful walkers’ camp in the most southern and remote section of the park.

Accessible by

Walk-in

Camping area facilities

Tent camping
Long walk to tent
Walking

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Set up camp at the base of South Bald Rock and relax at this peaceful retreat. Enjoy views of the balancing rocks on top of South Bald Rock, and the sounds of frog and bird activity in the swamp. Look for grazing kangaroos, wallaroos and wallabies. In fern-filled gullies nearby, look for superb lyrebirds by day and common wombats by night. In the massive brown gums towering overhead, spotlight for greater gliders and yellow-bellied gliders.

This remote camp site is an ideal stopover while exploring the Bald Rock cluster (West, South and Middle Bald Rocks) and neighbouring Bald Rock in NSW's Bald Rock National Park.

Campers using these sites need good navigation skills and should leave trip details with a friend or family member.

Maximum group size is 8.

Getting there and getting around

South Bald Rock walker's camp is in Girraween National Park, located on the Queensland–New South Wales border, 260km by road south-west of Brisbane.

The park has three entrances (northern, western and southern) and is accessible by conventional vehicles. Pyramids Road links the northern and western park entrances.

South Bald Rock walkers' camp: GPS references under GDA94 datum Zone 56J is (0403300/6803920)—on the eastern side of the management trail. The site is not identified by signs or markers.

Getting to the park

From Brisbane to western entrance

Drive about 220km south-west along the New England Highway via Warwick to Stanthorpe.
Continue 26km along the New England Highway to Wyberba (30km north of Tenterfield).
Turn onto Pyramids Road and follow this winding bitumen road through the Wyberba Valley 6km east to the western park entrance.
Drive about 3km on to the Girraween Visitor Centre, Bald Rock Creek day-use area and Castle Rock and Bald Rock Creek camping areas.

From Brisbane to northern entrance

Drive about 220km south-west along the New England Highway via Warwick to Stanthorpe.
Turn onto Sugarloaf Road, which turns into Eukey Road and drive about 15km via Storm King Dam towards Eukey.
About 1km before Eukey, turn onto Breens Road, drive 2.5km then turn onto Pyramids Road and drive about 6km to the northern park entrance.
Drive about 4km on to the Girraween Visitor Centre, Bald Rock Creek day-use area and Castle Rock and Bald Rock Creek camping areas.

From Tenterfield (NSW) to southern entrance

Drive 18km north on the New England Highway to Wallangarra.
In Wallangarra, cross to the eastern side of the railway line, go over the railway bridge and turn left onto sealed and signposted Mount Norman Road.
After about 2km the road changes to gravel, turn right across a grid and continue for 1km then turn right at the water treatment plant and enter the park's southern entrance.
Drive 3.5km along Mount Norman Road to the Mount Norman day-use area and continue north to the northern park boundary where it joins with Pyramid Road. Some sections of this road are suitable for 4WD only.
Read 4WD with care for important information on 4WD safety and minimal impact driving.