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    Free CampsitesOutback Queensland, Queensland Australia 🇦🇺

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    10 Reviews

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    Anonymous
    Nov 10, 2025
    Neutral

    Tables are full of bird poo so it’s impossible to sit and eat. I just stopped to eat and rest but toilets were clean and had toilet paper and the area looked quiet

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    Anonymous
    Jul 29, 2025
    Neutral

    Lots of (hopefully) dog poo and plenty of toilet paper in the grass and bushes.

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    Jochen
    Feb 23, 2025
    Positive

    Good spot for an overnighter, some wind, toilets ok, lots and lots of flies.

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    Anonymous
    Apr 28, 2021
    Positive

    Great place to stop over night and watch the beautiful sun set. 9/10

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    Anonymous
    Aug 2, 2019
    Positive

    Very good spot for a night. We didn’t see flies, really happy about that after our outback experience! The toilets are clean but without light.

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    Anonymous
    Apr 9, 2018
    Positive

    Many flies. You could camp behind the toilet. Ok road noise. Definitely not as loud as some of other rest area.

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    Anonymous
    Aug 30, 2017
    Positive

    Great spot very nice sunrise and sunset, water in tank and no fly when we were there

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    Anonymous
    Feb 10, 2017
    Neutral

    Nice and quit when the trucks and the flies left after sunset. But get out if there before sunrise, there are so many flies, horrible, can't even have breakfast.

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    Anonymous
    Feb 8, 2017
    Neutral

    Fly's everywhere

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    Anonymous
    Dec 16, 2016
    Positive

    Nice place, bit noisy, there were few cars stopping during night, toilets were horrible and lot of flies

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