Belyando Crossing

4 – 5 October 2024

Well rested from soaking in the thermal pools, we packed up and started our long journey south towards Tasmania. We chose to take the inland route as it’s much less busy, and there are some interesting places to stop – unfortunately our first night would not fit into that category.

We left Innot Hot Springs with a view to staying overnight at Charters Towers, with a lunch stop at Greenvale along the way. We pulled in to a free camp on Fletcher Creek that we had read about. We had planned this as an overnight stop, but decided against it. It was still reasonably early in the day and all the shady spots were taken. There were some over the other side of the creek, across the road, but they were a very long way from the toilets. What was left was really just an open paddock – not very appealing – so we decided to press on.

We refuelled in Charters Towers and continued along the Gregory Developmental Road, arriving at Belyando Crossing late in the day. We checked in to the caravan park attached to the roadhouse and made our way to the unpowered section “down the back”. There were no marked sites, nothing near level and a very untidy area. To cap off the disappointment, the amenities were not in great condition, nor were they as clean as they should have been. The place was so awful, I didn't even take a photo!

Definitely not photo-worthy

We were up early the next morning, ready to move on, and vowing never to stay here again.