Upper Davies Creek Campsite, Dinden National Park, QLD

Day 195 – 30^th August 2011

Upper Davies Creek Campsite, Dinden National Park, QLD

This morning we continued the scenic forest drive with stops at the other camping grounds to have a look at Lake Tinaroo from different angles – tip: bring kayaks or a boat to explore the lake further. In Tinaroo town we pulled over at a lookout to view the dam. Afterwards we travelled on to Mareeba via Tolga to buy some Australian grown peanuts at the Peanut Place. At Mareeba we treated ourselves with a yummy iced coffee for Andrew and hot chocolate for Nele with a chocolate brownie to share at The Coffee Works. Next we drove to Dinden State Forest where we went for a walk to the Emerald Creek Falls (1.9km return – 1h). After lunch we continued on to Davies Creek National Park where a short walk took us to a lookout with nice views of the valley and the Davies Falls (1.8km loop – 45min). Along the creek we watched out for platypus but again no luck. We continued on to Dinden National Park to set up at our campsite and enjoyed the peacefulness.

Tip: there is a self-registration campground at Davies Creek NP but you need to prebook for the individual campsites in Dinden NP. We definitely recommend prebooking as the individual sites in Dinden are pretty good and you wouldn’t want to miss out.

Lake Tinaroo

Lake Tinaroo

Bird

Lake Tinaroo

Birds

Waterhen

Bird

Lake Tinaroo

Platypus Rock Lookout

Lake Tinaroo

Tinaroo Dam

Red volcanic earth

The Peanut Place

Local bull in Mareeba

Coffee Works

Enjoying a drink at Coffee Works

Scenic drive into Dinden State Forest 

Emerald Creek

Emerald Creek Falls

Emerald Creek Falls

Emerald Creek Falls & valley view

Every cow has its own bird friend that eats the insects that
fly up as the cow is stirring up the grass and dirt

Scenery

Davies Creek

Davies Creek NP Lookout

Davies Creek Falls

Davies Creek

Davies Creek

Upper Davies Creek Campsite