Queen's Birthday Long Weekend 7/8/9 June 2014 - who going camping and where?

[fuji]

So what are you coming up to cairns for fuji.

Looking at the 23rd of June. Trying to get my son motivated to go away for a couple of days. 

[robsjack]

 

Our new Outback Swan wont be delivered in time for the long weekend

 

[MDS69]

Trying to get the planets to align for Wollondilly. Hope to have some good friends of ours who we usually travel with. I will know more next week.
Swaggers welcome.

[ozstickman]

My daughters birthday is the 6th (her fifth) and she tells me she wants to go camping for her birthday, only problem I'm on shift that weekend so we are heading somewhere the weekend after, not sure where yet.

[IanC]

Not camping but next best thing...  Looking at lots of new shiny campers at the Brisbane camping show.  Been wanting to go for years

[Wazza2]

Another taker for Bestbrook here. Will make sure we take multiple layers of clothing to cope with any cold weather. Stanthorpe at Easter was a good intro to what cold nights are like in the CT.

See ya there ynot

[Barry G]

Heading north of Licola on a club trip.
Carrying snow chains 'just in case'.   

[Black Diamond]

Heading north of Licola on a club trip.
Carrying snow chains 'just in case'.   

Howitt plains? Awesome up there in the white stuff
BD

[Barry G]

Howitt plains? Awesome up there in the white stuff
BD

'Butcher country'. (Named after General Blucher IIRC) but yes, that part of the world.   

[GeckoJK]

I believe I wont be going anywhere for the long weekend apart from the Brisbane show! My new camper will be on display and I pick it up on the 9th. Maiden voyage is planned on the 18th-22nd June to Gordon Country. Heard this was good and lots of space. Keen to hear back from ANYONE with great spots to take a camper trailer.

[oldmate]

I believe I wont be going anywhere for the long weekend apart from the Brisbane show! My new camper will be on display and I pick it up on the 9th. Maiden voyage is planned on the 18th-22nd June to Gordon Country. Heard this was good and lots of space. Keen to hear back from ANYONE with great spots to take a camper trailer.

http://www.myswag.org/index.php?topic=37152.0

[dute]

A mate and I are heading up to Finke desert rally for a look, leaving Melbourne on the 4th June.

going up along the Oodnadatta track across to Mt Dare for a few  brews then onto Finke for 3 days 

[theins]

Our new Outback Swan wont be delivered in time for the long weekend

 

Oh no.... I am still hopeful to get my new camper just in time. ?.

[BrisVegasGolfer]

I was thinking about checking out either Flanagan's Reserve or Darlington Park.  Thoughts on which one is likely to be the least crowded?

[GeckoJK]

I was thinking about checking out either Flanagan's Reserve or Darlington Park.  Thoughts on which one is likely to be the least crowded?

I will be at darlington park from the 18th till the 22nd

[Rumpig]

I was thinking about checking out either Flanagan's Reserve or Darlington Park.  Thoughts on which one is likely to be the least crowded?

both are quite popular and likely to be as busy as each other I'd hazard a guess. Maybe Flanagans would be slightly less busy, but only because Darlington is a nicer spot IMHO.

[oldmate]

I agree with mal, although I haven't been to either, the facts are that any camp ground within 1.5 hours of Gold Coast/Brisbane are generally just as busy as each other on a long weekend. Long weekends we generally like to travel a bit further away,but even then it still doesn't always work.

[GeckoJK]

I agree with mal, although I haven't been to either, the facts are that any camp ground within 1.5 hours of Gold Coast/Brisbane are generally just as busy as each other on a long weekend. Long weekends we generally like to travel a bit further away,but even then it still doesn't always work.

thats why i do my holidays after everyone else has gone back to work!

[oldmate]

thats why i do my holidays after everyone else has gone back to work!

Smart man. 

[Rumpig]

I was thinking about checking out either Flanagan's Reserve or Darlington Park.  Thoughts on which one is likely to be the least crowded?

one thing with Flanagan's is i believe you can book a site for there, which you can't do at Darlington Park as it's first in best dressed there. I've never seen Darlington look real unappealing (other then the crowds), but i have seen Flanagans look like a spot i wouldn't want to stay at after a run of dry weather. If they've had rain and some grass grows, then Flanagans can look like a nice spot, but if there's no grass it's not a pretty spot to set up in IMHO, and if it rains whilst there in those conditions it'd be a mud hole.....the trees that give the place it's shade can also be it's downside as far as the grass growing goes. not trying to put you off flanagan's, just mentioning how i've seen the place when we've stopped in at the creek there for a swim on different occasions over the years. The creek at flanagan's is a much place to swim in then Darlington Park IMHO....would just be a touch cool to do that at that time of year for me...lol
I take it you're looking at these spots as they are dog friendly?

[pommiedic]

First time camping in 18 months, at Delicate Nobby, with some new camping friends.

[batto]

I'll be heading down the track here in Alice for the Finke desert race. Should be a few quiet but good nights, oh yeah and the racing.
Batto.

[jetcrew]

one thing with Flanagan's is i believe you can book a site for there, which you can't do at Darlington Park as it's first in best dressed there. I've never seen Darlington look real unappealing (other then the crowds), but i have seen Flanagans look like a spot i wouldn't want to stay at after a run of dry weather. If they've had rain and some grass grows, then Flanagans can look like a nice spot, but if there's no grass it's not a pretty spot to set up in IMHO, and if it rains whilst there in those conditions it'd be a mud hole.....the trees that give the place it's shade can also be it's downside as far as the grass growing goes. not trying to put you off flanagan's, just mentioning how i've seen the place when we've stopped in at the creek there for a swim on different occasions over the years. The creek at flanagan's is a much place to swim in then Darlington Park IMHO....would just be a touch cool to do that at that time of year for me...lol
I take it you're looking at these spots as they are dog friendly?

Thats a pretty spot on assessment    of Flanagans..we went some years ago in the drought and experienced exactly as described above.

Jet

[GGV8Cruza]

Maybe heading up the Murray, just depends if the tow buggy is ready

GG

[BrisVegasGolfer]

one thing with Flanagan's is i believe you can book a site for there, which you can't do at Darlington Park as it's first in best dressed there. I've never seen Darlington look real unappealing (other then the crowds), but i have seen Flanagans look like a spot i wouldn't want to stay at after a run of dry weather. If they've had rain and some grass grows, then Flanagans can look like a nice spot, but if there's no grass it's not a pretty spot to set up in IMHO, and if it rains whilst there in those conditions it'd be a mud hole.....the trees that give the place it's shade can also be it's downside as far as the grass growing goes. not trying to put you off flanagan's, just mentioning how i've seen the place when we've stopped in at the creek there for a swim on different occasions over the years. The creek at flanagan's is a much place to swim in then Darlington Park IMHO....would just be a touch cool to do that at that time of year for me...lol
I take it you're looking at these spots as they are dog friendly?

Cheers mate, yeah we were looking for somewhere to take the dog.  Looks like the long weekend isn't going to happen now as we've got a couple of things we can't get out of in Brissie Fri & Sat and now we've got a family thing up in Toowoomba on Sunday.  I enquired about Murphys Creek Escape as an option close to Toowoomba, but they want 3 nights minimum at peak prices. 

I appreciate the feedback on Flanagans and Darlington.  I'll get out and check them out for myself one of these days.