This was a main roads Rest Area before the highway was realigned and is now maintained by Cairns Regional Council; it has recently been upgraded (2019) with facilities as shown below. NOTE that this site is closed after heavy rain as the river rises quickly.
HOW TO GET THERE
Exit the Bruce Highway South of the Mulgrave River bridge on the Southern approach to Gordonvale onto the old road and cross the low level bridge. This will be closed after heavy seasonal rainfall.
SITE ACCESS
Take note of any local signage for permitted areas.
FEES & BOOKINGS
There is no charge for the use of this facility, so if you are staying at this site we encourage you to help keep it clean and tidy.
FACILITIES
There are toilet facilities here
RULES
72 hours only in any 14 days
UPDATED15052022KT
Opening Hours
Monday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
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Saturday
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Sunday
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Address & Contact
Our Address
Bruce Highway
GPS
-17.100065, 145.787393
Telephone
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Additional Information
Suburb:
Gordonvale
State:
QLD
Location:
1km S Gordonvale
Responsible Authority:
Dept of Environment & Resource Management
Post ID:
9342
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Not far from Cairns so great position. Large area with lots of shady trees. A bit noisy from traffic. Toilets smelly and filthy and some semi-permanent messy and noisy people camping around them, but the rest of the area OK. Alternative near Aloomba (not listed in freerange camping) is a much better option as clean and quiet.
NOTE from Free Range Camping – The location at Aloomba is not a legal camping location and is therefore not listed by us.
Thank you Andrew for your comments on Gordonvale; we have added a note that the area at Aloomba is not a legal camping spot as far as we can determine and is therefore not listed at this time; if you have any further information please let us know