Bowling Green Bay National Park Townsville

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Camping in Bowling Green Bay

Alligator Creek camping area is in the Mount Elliot section of the park and is the only established camping area with facilities. Camp sites here are only suitable for tents and small campervans. There are no sites available for caravans or camper trailers (all sizes) or motorhomes.

Camping areas are also located at Cocoa and Salmon creeks in the Cape Cleveland section, and at Baratta Creek in the Bowling Green Bay section. These camping areas are near the coast and are set in coastal woodland and mangrove environments beside intertidal creeks. Facilities are not provided at these camping areas and campers must be completely self-sufficient, carrying food, water and a fuel stove.

Opportunities for remote bush hiking in the park also exist.

Camping permits are required and fees apply. A tag with your booking number must be displayed at your camp site.

Park-specific conditions

  • Alligator Creek camping area, Mount Elliot

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    Tent camping on a dirt surface beside Alligator Creek (Mount Elliot section) visitors can relax among gum trees or go walking to explore the surrounding creek environment.

  • Cocoa Creek camping area, Cape Cleveland

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    Tent camping beside your four-wheel-drive vehicle beside Cocoa Creek (Cape Cleveland section).

  • Salmon Creek camping area, Cape Cleveland

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    Camping in a beach environment beside Salmon Creek (Cape Cleveland section).

  • Barratta Creek camping area, Bowling Green Bay

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    Camp close to a mangrove and creek environment in your tent beside your four-wheel-drive vehicle.

  • Cockatoo Creek camping area, Mt Elliot

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    Walk-in only camping close to Cockatoo Creek (Mount Elliot section).

  • Alligator Falls camping area

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    Alligator Falls camping area (Mount Elliot section) is walk-in only camping nestled in a clearing before the falls.

  • Mount Cleveland remote bush camp

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    Remote bush camping is available to experienced and well-equipped bushwalkers who wish to undertake extended overnight hikes in the Mount Elliot or Mount Cleveland sections.

  • Mount Elliot remote bush camp

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    Remote bush camping is available to experienced and well-equipped bushwalkers who wish to undertake extended overnight hikes in the Mount Elliot or Mount Cleveland sections.