Day 12 Camooweal

Spent most of the morning washing the dust of the A’van and the car. Not so bad inside this time.

We visited the Drovers Camp and had an excellent guided tour from a former drover called Tom Green. He spoke from memory for about two hours on the history of the droving routes and his own experiences. He also told us that Camooweal meant windy place which was pretty accurate. The museum is maintained by volunteers so their wages bill is low. The content is excellent.

Tom Green - experienced drover

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We checked out the free camping area just outside Camooweal. There was a large number of caravans close to the highway turn off but very few further in. The council provide rubbish bins and nothing else. The toilets opposite the post office in Camooweal are clean and very basic and there is a public dump point.

Perfect free-camp site.

Drive west out of Camooweal and turn left between the two bridges over the Georgina river 900mtrs from the roadhouse. Drive past the stock pens on the right of the track for up to five kilometres from the highway to get away from the crowds.