Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
EURIMBULA & DEEPWATER NATIONAL
PARKS
South of Agnes Water is Deepwater National Park, an unspoiled coastal landscape with
long sandy beaches, freshwater creeks, good fishing spots and two camping grounds. It's
also a major breeding ground for loggerhead turtles, which dig nests and lay eggs on the
beaches between November and February. You can watch the turtles laying and see hatch-
lings emerging at night between January and April, but you need to observe various precau-
tions: the Agnes Water visitor centre has more info, or see
www.nprsr.qld.gov.au/parks/
The northern park entrance is 8km south of Agnes Water and is only accessible by 4WD.
It's another 5km to the basic camping ground at Middle Rock (no facilities) and a further
2km to the Wreck Rock camping ground and picnic area, with rain and bore water and
composting toilets. Wreck Point can also be accessed from the south by 2WD vehicles via
Baffle Creek.
The 78-sq-km Eurimbula National Park, on the northern side of Round Hill Creek, has a
landscape of dunes, mangroves and eucalypt forest. There are two basic camping grounds,
one at Middle Creek with toilets only and the other at Bustard Beach with toilets and lim-
ited rainwater. The main access road to the park is about 10km southwest of Agnes Water.
You must obtain permits for all camping grounds from the
NPRSR
(
13 74 68;
www.nprsr.qld.gov.au
;
permit per person/family $5.45/21.80)
.
