Camping in Palmerston
- Henrietta Creek camping area is adjacent to the Palmerston Highway.
- South Johnstone camping area is 12.8km from the Palmerston Highway down K-tree Road (which may be closed after very heavy rain—check for park alerts).
Your booking number must be displayed at your camp site.
Park-specific conditions
These are e-permit camping areas—all camping must be booked in advance and fees apply; self-registration is not available. Camping is only permitted in the camping area/numbered camp site(s) you have booked.
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Henrietta Creek camping area features a grassy camping area next to Henrietta Creek, surrounded by rainforest.
- Tent camping
- Caravan camping
- Camper trailer camping
- No campfires
- Toilets
- No showers
- Barbecue (wood/fuel/coin)
- Picnic tables
- No wheelchair access
- Generators allowed (conditions apply)
- No dogs permitted
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South Johnstone camping area features partially shady camp sites near the bank of the South Johnstone River.
- Tent camping
- No caravan camping
- No camper trailer camping
- No campfires
- Toilets
- No showers
- No barbecue
- Picnic tables
- No wheelchair access
- Generators allowed (conditions apply)
- No dogs permitted
- Wet season closure, some areas of the Misty Mountains road and track network, Wooroonooran National Park 19 December 2023 to 16 May 2024
- Temporary walking track closure: Wallicher Falls walking track and bottom section of Nandroya Falls walking track, Wooroonooran National Park 16 December 2023 to 30 April 2024