Camp 5 is situated on a very beautiful spot on Emerald Creek (see map below) in an area of tall shady trees along the creek. There is a refreshing waterhole and an island in the river right at the camp site. It has a sizeable lower camp area (or day area – see “lower camp area” image and map below) and two even larger upper camp areas. Suitable for medium and larger groups with up to 8 vehicles and 30 people; 4WD only, but trailers are possible if driver can reverse them to turn around. This camp site is very shady and cool in Summer and ideal for bird watchers.
NOTE: in very wet conditions, trailers might have problems getting back up the first steep bit of the exit.
Size: Medium to large camp site right on the creek. It has one large (~180sqm) area (A) near the creek and a very large area with flat ground a bit higher up (including B ~200sqm, C ~120sqm and D ~20sqm in the above map), as well as some nice spots along the creek to spend the day in the shade by the water.
Access: 4WD, small and medium Camper Van, Camper Trailer (very good reversing skills required).
NOTE: Camp 5 is situated at one of our creek crossings. This crossing might be used occasionally by our farm or management vehicles or by Ergon when servicing the powerline (a very rare occurrence). You are not permitted to drive across the creek.
Occupancy: This site can be booked for less, but will be charged for a minimum of 4 adults.
Suggested occupancy up to 30 people and 8 vehicles.
Privacy: About 90 meters from a farm road, 370m from closest road accessible to vehicles of other campers and ~800 meters from closest camp site (all as the crow flies).
The creek crossing at camp 5 might be used occasionally by our farm vehicles or Ergon powerline maintenance vehicles. Campers are not permitted to drive any motor vehicles across the creek. You may walk or ride push-bikes across.
Activities: Bird watching, Creek Dipping, Bush Walking, Mountain biking, cocktails in the creek :-), …..
Fees:
Camp 5 is in our Medium Pricing Category
NOTES: above prices are per night and include any applicable loading or discount.
The base rate includes 4 adults or child equivalents (or 6 adults for long weekends or 8 adults for Easter)
Click here for more info on pricing (eg fees for children, long weekends, possible discounts etc).
A Bond of $100 or 30% of camping fee will also be charged, which is refundable if Terms and Code of Conduct are adhered to and no littering occurs.
Availability:
2025-04-07
Important Note: bookings may not show until paid for. Just because the calendar shows no bookings for a certain date, this does not guarantee availability; we might have received a booking application which is being processed or awaits payment
If you want to book this camp, please fill out our booking form.
More Pictures:
Here are some pictures kindly supplied by campers who used this site:
And here some feedback kindly shared by previous campers at camp 05:
| 25/01/25 | anonymous | Perfect location for 2 vehicles to set up 10m away from the creek. |
| 17/07/24 | anonymous | I love camp 5. It’s so pretty with the clean, clear creek just below and a lovely circular camp site surrounded by trees. As it is circular I feel as though I’m being hugged by nature and feel wonderful especially looking up at the vast starry night sky. I love its openness as well. The guns were flowering so the birds were having a field day especially the parrots. It’s always a joy to see nature at play. Having a seperate lower camp site worked very well with my friend as we both had our privacy within the privacy. It’s always so clean when I arrive. Access is easy. |
| 29/11/23 | Paul | Privacy peace and serinity. Could not ask for more the creek was outstanding |
| 21/09/23 | Peter Lister | Location right by the creek was amazing. |
| 24/07/23 | Thom | Camp 5 has three generous areas, one of which is a stones throw from the creek. All three recommended areas have enough trees to allow for shade, but also enough light to keep the solar going. There was a bit of fallen branches and wood for fire pit, however would be good to bring some just in case. |
| 04/07/23 | Adam | very private. shady. close to creek and good access for swimming / wading. plenty firewood, clean toilet didn’t smell. plenty of room for more campers if required. |
| 05/10/22 | Laura | Great! Nice and private, good access to the creek for the kids, a good amount of shade, toilets were well set up and private. |
| 27/09/22 | Peter | Was close to emerald creek, camped on lower area with 2 camper trailers, mine was small enough to turn around the other a Jaco Penguin backed in from top camping area, so good advise from you for trailers , everything was clean and tidy, |
| 28/08/22 | Peter | As good as it gets. Shade, running water and lots of wildlife. |
| 09/08/22 | anonymous | Private and quiet. Could hear the creek flowing. The toilet did smell a little and would sometimes waft down to the bottom camp area. |
| 21/07/22 | George | Very secluded with a beautiful, crystal clear creek. |
| 14/02/22 | sylvia | Very private and safe. Such a peaceful serene site very close to a lovely section of the creek. |
| 03/10/21 | anonymous | Large site with privacy |
| 26/08/21 | anonymous | We keep coming back to this camp site – access to creek – shady – flat areas |
| 10/08/21 | anonymous | nice large size camping site with two separate settings, located along beautiful creek. |
| 21/07/21 | Liana | Camp 5 is a terrific campsite situated next to a beautiful creek with (very cold) swimming holes. Highly recommended. |
| 09/07/21 | Kristen | We met Scott the ground person when we arrived at the camp site #5, who was welcoming and friendly. The campsite was clean, private and close to the creek. We liked that we had options on where to park our camper trailer to suit our needs. There was ample shade and the creek was simply stunning. The kids even swam despite it being freezing in the water! We brought our own fire bucket, wood and toilet – so didn’t use the facilities. The camp toilet had some interesting smells wafting through the campsite every now and again, but it didn’t affect our camp experience. The camp site was free of any rubbish which we really appreciated. [OUR COMMENT: apologies, our toilets normally do not smell at all, next time please use more lime] |
| 14/05/21 | Simon | Private site, close to the creek, shady and flat, good for bird watching. |
| 06/07/20 | anonymous | The sites layout provided fantastic privacy and allowed more than ample space for the kids to keep themselves occupied. Located adjacent the creek, it was a short walk for collection of water. The campground felt safe and secure. Perfect protection from the elements with excellent cover. More than enough space for our tents, marquee and utes. |
| 30/12/19 | Lisa O’Mara | A nice cool camp by the creek and very private and walks around. Toilet was great thank you. Would have liked a deeper swimming hole but then again was happy no matter what. |
| 24/11/19 | anonymous | 2nd time at camp 5 for me and first time for 2 other couples. We all like the location, privacy and the creek We will be back again |
| 15/10/19 | Mark | Campsite 5 was excellent. It was very clean when we arrived. The creek was an excellent place to cool off during the heat of the day. It felt like we were a million miles from anywhere and we never heard any other campsites. It was a perfect campsite for families as the creek was far enough away to be safe with young children. |
| 08/10/19 | Catherine | Great privacy. Great creek, good shade. Creek was a little hard to get to for younger children with all the small rocks. Toilet was horrible, was full when we arrived and we needed to use it for 11 people for 5 days. [OUR COMMENT: sorry about the rocks, we cannot change nature (and there was an alternative access along road); it is uneconomical to empty toilet bins when they are still less than half full (we’d have to charge higher camping fees to everyone) and it was still far from full after you left] |
| 05/08/19 | Roderic | great privacy and really good access to the river, very shady which makes it hard to get solar power but makes for very comfortable camping. |
| 13/07/19 | anonymous | Private Great setting Useable flat areas Clean and tidy |
| 06/07/19 | Alison | The site was very clean and we thought the idea of a ‘white water’ pit for washing up water was a really good idea. It was so private, shady and with a view of the stream. We could easily walk to the stream and sit next to it to play games or read a book. We even swam in the cold waters (July). Svargo, thanks for coming by on the first day and showing us the map of where we could walk. We took the walk to the top of the hill that you recommended and it was lovely. The next day we easily walked to Emerald Creek Falls too. |
| 30/06/19 | anonymous | Very private, plenty of space, pleasant for short walks and relaxing by the stream. |
| 31/05/19 | Sarah | Very private site, long drive in to site, two levels of camping available. Being next to creek was great, lots of birdlife, constant sound of water running through the creek. Very handy to collect water for washing and showering with. Lots of shade from trees and couldn’t wish for a better site. |
| 22/05/19 | Erin | Campsite 5 is really lovely. It is shady and cool and very private. The campsite was spacious yet it felt enclosed. We really enjoyed swimming in the creek which was fun and accessible for the kids. Also, we thought the toilet was great as it was comfortable and up high with the tree tops! Once we were there we felt like we did not want to go to any other day areas, we were very happy just to stay at our campsite. The children did not want to leave. |
| 20/10/18 | Phil Harris | Well ‘hidden’ site, lots of space for large groups if required. Next to the flowing creek, perfect for cooling down or relaxing in the hammock with a beer! |
| 26/09/18 | Taylor | Felt very secluded considering only an hour or so out of Cairns. |
| 27/08/18 | anonymous | Great setting, close enough to the creek to collect water if needed, but far enough away that you didn’t need to worry about the kids jumping in unsupervised. Nice flat area at the bottom which fitted and suited our three families needs perfectly |
| 13/08/18 | Alice | Completely private, great setting next to the creek, very helpful to have the table and chairs available, saw some fantastic birds in the morning. Great adventure to find the place and loved that it was only accessible by 4wheel drive, like the rough road. |
| 10/08/18 | Jackson | Feels very private like we have the property to ourselves. Beautiful creek area but we needed more time to explore. 4 stars (unable to select star rating on question above). |
| 10/04/18 | Renee | 5 stars Private, shady, large & green with beautiful cool creek |
| 14/01/18 | Paul Spencer | Privacy is good on this site. The area for camping is not bad. One area is near the little creek which would only be suitable for two vehicle setup so to be comfy. The other areas that are marked for camping do need a big tidy up with the landscape as grass was a little long. The area that is available near the toilet would not be suitable for camping due to privacy concerns. The tracks leading to the toilet need to be maintained more. Nice spot and I would rate this one as the better out of the the sites I looked at for a night out in the bush |
| 08/01/18 | anonymous | We camped at the lower site closest to the river,.this was just right for 3 cars and 6 people. I was surprised the fire place was so close to the bush and grass, usually a fire place is in the centre so people can all sit around it. At the creek there is a big branch/tree(it had the sticker on it) that restricts several seating and table area ., maybe that could be removed to enable more room for extra people if the top grounds had people camped with the group. Therefore everyone could sit there together to enjoy the cooler area and swim. Other wise there is not enough room we only just fit 6 chairs . The posters are a great idea to have it helps get your bearings to where you are and the other camps. |