Boulia Caravan Park Review
Location: Boulia, QLD
COST
$30 per night for 1 adult and 1 child on a powered site with water.
Boulia Caravan Park
Boulia Camping and Caravan Park is a shady, green campsite complete with a courteous owner, resident camels, a friendly pony, and an impressive gathering of native wildlife.
The park is located on Diamantina Developmental Road in the quaint little outback town of Boulia, which is about 550km west of Longreach and 800km east of Alice Springs. The caravan park is green, grassy and well-shaded, with plenty of resident animals to keep you company – including some camels and a friendly pony. Accomodation includes both powered and unpowered sites, cabins, units and a family room.
It is only a short walk into town, which has a population of 440 and is considered to be home of the Min Min Light. There is some contention around whether the Min Min Light exists, but this light-show of colours has been seen in the sky by some, and is believed by Aboriginal people to be the spirits of elders.
Latitude, Longitude: -22.910109°, 139.917982°
GPS Coordinates: 22° 54′ 36.392’’ S, 139° 55′ 4.735’’ E
POWER
Yes available.
WATER
Yes available.
TOILET
Yes toilet and showers available (well maintained though slightly dated).
DUMP POINT
Not available.
ACCESS INTO SITE
Sealed roads that are accessible all year round by all sized vehicles.
SIZE SITE
Large sites with multiple sizes available.
PHONE + INTERNET
Good Telstra service and connection speed. No other providers available.
DOG FRIENDLY
Yes allowed.
FIRES
Not allowed.
COST
$30 per night for 1 adult and 1 child on a powered site with water.
POWER
Yes available.
WATER
Yes available.
TOILET
Yes toilet and showers available (well maintained though slightly dated).
DUMP POINT
Not available.
ACCESS INTO SITE
Sealed roads that are accessible all year round by all sized vehicles.
SIZE SITE
Large sites with multiple sizes available.
PHONE + INTERNET
Good Telstra service and connection speed. No other providers available.
DOG FRIENDLY
Yes allowed.
FIRES
Not allowed.
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General Comments
We stopped at Boulia Camping and Caravan Park on our drive from Northern Territory to Brisbane, and were pleasantly surprised by how accommodating the locals were – both the caretaker and the resident animals. Among the animals that we payed a visit to were the camels, a friendly pony, and heaps of beautiful native wildlife.
It was a lovely little park set amidst native bushland on the edge of a river (although there was no water in the river when we visited). The town was well looked after and clean, and the campsite had good grassed areas that were well shaded.
We heard about the Min Min Light here, which many locals and tourists have claimed to see. They are described as ‘floating, fast-moving balls of colour that glow in the night sky and stalk people, leaving them confused and frightened’. Aboriginal people believe they are the spirits of elders. We didn’t get a chance to see the Min Min lights, but if you visit the area, be sure to keep an eye out for them.
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