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Camooweal Caves National Park
Camooweal,
North West
Free Entry - Entry Information
Phone:
07 4744 7888Web:
www.epa.qld.gov.au
Description
The 13,800 hectares of semi-arid Barkly Tablelands that make up Camooweal Caves National Park are characterised by open eucalypt woodland, spinifex, turpentine wattle shrubland and extensive areas of Mitchell grass plains. The park provides a stopover for weary travellers to camp and refresh in a remote bush setting. A variety of birds including waterbirds and woodland species can be seen in the park at different times of the year. The caves are sinkholes in the ground. Here, water has percolated through 500 million year-old layers of soluble dolomite creating caverns linked by vertical shafts up to 75 metres deep. Visitors should be extremely cautious around the edge of the sinkholes. The caves are not accessible to visitors.
Property Details
Facilities
- Access Without Assistance for the Disabled
- BBQ Facilities
- Car park
- Public toilet
- Sheltered Area
Activities
- Animal Watching
- Camping
Other Information
Children:Children are welcome.
How To Get There:
The park is 189 kilometres west of Mount Isa and 24 kilometres south of Camooweal. Take the Urandangi Road eight kilometres south of Camooweal and turn left on the park boundary road after crossing the fourth grid from Camooweal. Access by conventional vehicle is possible in dry weather although some difficulties may be experienced at creek crossings or on rocky sections of the road. A four-wheel-drive vehicle is recommended. Travelling to the park should not be attempted in wet weather as the road becomes boggy for several days after rain.
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Camooweal-Urandangi Road
Camooweal
Queensland 4828 Australia
Camooweal
Queensland 4828 Australia
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