DOWN BY THE WATERHOLE
Free camping has never looked this lovely out west, and that’s the reason caravanners arrive in droves, detouring far off the beaten track to park their rigs riverside and plonk camp chairs in the shallows.
If you’ve never heard of Gregory, it’s because this tiny Queensland town has a population count of around 70, and its pub is all that’s stopping it from turning ghostly.
“Located 100km east of Boodjamulla National Park, the Gregory’s free camp makes an ideal staging post for paddling adventures on Lawn Hill Gorge”
But its namesake river, the Gregory — one of Queensland’s longest ever-flowing waterways — draws a crowd. Every winter, self-sufficient caravanners stop by en route to Karumba and Lawn Hill Gorge and quickly find themselves waylaid by the Gregory.
Park your rig on the river’s wide, pebbly banks and fill long, lazy days swimming and reading at the water’s edge, watching wildlife as you paddle a kayak far upstream and ride the rapids back
