Broadwater camping area
Camp in this broad grassy camping area surrounded by eucalypt forest, and spend your days walking, swimming, canoeing and relaxing.
Accessible by
- Conventional vehicle
Camping area facilities
- Wood-fired barbecue (BYO wood)
- Electric/fuel barbecue (free of charge)
- Campfires allowed (conditions apply)
- Generators allowed (conditions apply)
- Picnic tables (some sheltered)
- Toilets (flush)
- Tent camping
- Caravan camping
- Camper trailer camping
- Campervan camping
- Motor home camping
- Cold showers
- Tent camping beside car
- Short walk to tent
- Walking
- Canoeing and kayaking
- Swimming
- Fishing
- Photo credit: Paul Curtis © North Queensland Wildscapes
- Photo credit: © Jodie Bray
- Photo credit: Paul Curtis © North Queensland Wildscapes
- Photo credit: Russell Kluver © Queensland Government
- Photo credit: Russell Kluver © Queensland Government
- Photo credit: Robert Ashdown © Queensland Government
- Photo credit: Robert Ashdown © Queensland Government
- Photo credit: Jodie Bray © Queensland Government
- Photo credit: Russell Kluver © Queensland Government
Always check
- Park alerts for the latest information on access, closures and conditions.
- Bureau of Meteorology weather forecasts.
- Current bushfire warnings and incidents and also fire bans and restrictions.
- Your camping permit is booked.
- Any park-specific camping information for
Broadwater, Abergowrie.
- Visiting Broadwater, Abergowrie safely for important safety information.
With eucalypt forest and a creek as a backdrop, Broadwater camping area is great place to stay. Fall asleep to nocturnal rustlings and wake to a dawn chorus of forest birds. It's very popular during weekends and school holidays so ensure you book well in advance to avoid disappointment.
Wet a line in the creek (but not near the main swimming hole) or cool off with a dip. Enjoy a fry-up on the wood-fired barbeque or sit around the fire ring and swap stories by firelight. Stretch your legs on the nearby Rainforest and Creek walks and, in winter (when conditions are safe), canoe in sections of Broadwater Creek.
Getting there and getting around
The Broadwater camping area is in Broadwater, Abergowrie State Forest, 47km north west of Ingham.
- The camping area is 16km along an unsealed access road from the entrance to the state forest.
For more information see visiting safely and getting there and getting around.
Before you visit
Opening hours
Broadwater camping area is open 24 hours a day. Check-in to your camp after 2pm and check-out by 11am on the day of departure.
Check park alerts for the latest information on access, closures and conditions.
Camping area features: a shady area under tall eucalypt trees, with a cool creek nearby.
Location: 16km from the forest entrance.
Map: Broadwater camping area map
Access: the camping area can be reached by conventional vehicle. It is accessible to trailers, caravans, campervans, buses and motorhomes.
Number of sites: 13 sites (separate but not numbered) and 2 large open areas without separately defined sites. All camp sites are unpowered.
Camp sites are suitable for: tent camping beside your car, walk-in camping, campervans, caravans, camper trailers, motorhomes and large groups.
Camp site surface: grass.
Facilities: flushing toilets, cold showers, picnic tables, gas barbecues (in day-use area) and communal fire rings.
Open fires: allowed in fire rings only (except when fire bans apply). Fuel stoves are recommended.
Generators: Generators are permitted between 9am and 12 pm (midday). Generators must only be operated at less than 65dB(A), when measured 7m from the generator.
Essentials to bring: firewood, drinking water, insect repellent and rubbish bags. Read more about before you visit.
Bookings: book online or learn about our camping booking options. Advance bookings are required for weekends and school holidays.
Mobile phone coverage: not available.
Upcoming camping area availability
Visiting safely
For more safety information see Visiting Broadwater, Abergowrie safely and camp with care.
- Wet Season safety information: significant stream rises Broadwater, Abergowrie State Forest 19 December 2023 to 19 April 2024
- Access road caution: Broadwater, Abergowrie State Forest 8 March to 30 April 2024
- 8 ton load limit at 5km/h for Canoe Creek bridge, Broadwater Forest Road, Abergowrie State Forest 29 August 2023 to 30 June 2024