The Calliope River Rest Area is fairly large and can accommodated quite a few vans, which makes it seem strange why they had one of the two toilet blocks closed. Believe me, it was a long hike to the toilets when you need to get there! The day was heavily overcast and we had some rain on the way down, how depressing! We got here and then we were bombarded with gritty black dust, we think it may have come from the smelter at Gladstone. We wont be in a hurry to camp here again, there are other places!
We had just set up camp and a bus load of school kids arrived, from South Gympie Primary School they told us. Lucky for us their stay was only short.
From our camp site looking down upon the old disused causeway. There is camping on the other river side as well, accessed by a road off the Bruce Highway about 2 km south of here.
There weren't many campers here when we set up but by nightfall all the better positions had been taken.
Our camp site from the other side of the river.
The Bruce Highway bridge over the Calliope River from the causeway.
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