Came for just 2 or 3 days but stayed for 7. Caravan Park is one of the most friendly and at the same time professionally run parks we have stayed at ..... amenities are spotless, stacks of room, generators OK provided you consider other campers, home to a bowerbird and his bower and several pademelons who can be seen early in the mornings. The managers are just brilliant and will go that extra mile to ensure your stay is memorable for the right reasons. Walking distance to pub, general stores, fuel and an historical walk that is very interesting. You can even do a short ride on the Gulflander to enjoy the sunset. $15 a night unpowered ... pay for 6 and the 7th is free. Well done Croydon Council. Oh incidentally, there are no more free washing machines due to a abuse of the facility and possibly more likely the town is on Level 3 water restrictions. Also this is one of the few places where management monitor comments on WikiCamps and responds online to comments. Will be on the road heading east today so look out for us ... Next stop a quick lap of the main in Georgetown and then Mt Surprise.
oh, and BTW .... the pool is great also!
-- Edited by chaslib on Saturday 21st of June 2014 06:09:26 AM
tezza said
07:27 AM Jun 21, 2014
We found Croydon to be a very clean and welcoming town only thought the opposite to you about generators in the park. Have a look at Cumberand mine site on your way past this morning. It is a great place to camp if you go on down past the chimney to the lagoon. It's not far west of Georgetown. Also Cobbold gorge , near Forsyth south of Georgetown, is well worth a look if you are not on a tight schedule.
GaryKelly said
08:11 AM Jun 21, 2014
Always a joy to read such a glowing report as yours, Chaslib. Thanks a lot for posting it.
MOLLUSCAN said
09:15 AM Jun 21, 2014
Last year we travelled on the Gulflander from Normanton to Croyden. Just lovely, would certainly recommend it. After Croyden we were bussed to Mt Surprise and stayed in cabins at the caravan park. Such nice people, great home cooked meals. I think you definitely need to see Cobbold Gorge it is amazing. The Mt Surprise manager does a bus trip if you want to avoid the rough road in. Highly recommend.
MOLLUSCAN said
09:29 AM Jun 21, 2014
Sorry I've mixed up my towns. It was Forsyth CP where we enjoyed the great home cooking and the bus trip to Cobbold Gorge. The next day we caught the Savannahlander train to Mt Surprise and stayed at Bedrock CP. It was OK but a bit 'clinical' and didn't have the homely feel of Forsyth.
ken thomas said
09:48 AM Jun 21, 2014
If you are taking your van to cobbolt gorge make sure you drive carefully as the flood dips can be rough on the van
Ken
Cupie said
10:53 AM Jun 21, 2014
MOLLUSCAN wrote:
Sorry I've mixed up my towns. It was Forsyth CP where we enjoyed the great home cooking and the bus trip to Cobbold Gorge. The next day we caught the Savannahlander train to Mt Surpriseand stayed at Bedrock CP. It was OK but a bit 'clinical' and didn't have the homely feel of Forsyth.
Whenever I hear of Mt Surprise I am taken back to my early working days with PMG. I had qualified as a Senior Technician in the early 60's & was offered a job as Officer In Charge at Mt.Surprise.
Unsurprisingly I declined & instead became a Technical Instructor in Brisbane for three years until other options became available. Got married to a Brisbane girl & built my first home there. Sold the house but kept the wife ... another good decision.
Sometimes wonder what direction my life would have taken had I taken that job. But more than happy with my choice.
MOLLUSCAN said
12:06 AM Jun 23, 2014
Cupie wrote:
MOLLUSCAN wrote:
Sorry I've mixed up my towns. It was Forsyth CP where we enjoyed the great home cooking and the bus trip to Cobbold Gorge. The next day we caught the Savannahlander train to Mt Surpriseand stayed at Bedrock CP. It was OK but a bit 'clinical' and didn't have the homely feel of Forsyth.
Whenever I hear of Mt Surprise I am taken back to my early working days with PMG. I had qualified as a Senior Technician in the early 60's & was offered a job as Officer In Charge at Mt.Surprise.
Unsurprisingly I declined & instead became a Technical Instructor in Brisbane for three years until other options became available. Got married to a Brisbane girl & built my first home there. Sold the house but kept the wife ... another good decision.
Sometimes wonder what direction my life would have taken had I taken that job. But more than happy with my choice.
I think we all have experienced forks in the road. When our children were very young we moved from a Sydney suburb to acreage on the edge of the city and our children all ended up doing agricultural/type courses. We often wonder what their chosen paths would have been had we not moved....economics, business, god forbid politics. I'm sure they would not have done Agricultural Science.
We too are happy with the road we chose but we often think about how much our decisions affect our children.
Came for just 2 or 3 days but stayed for 7. Caravan Park is one of the most friendly and at the same time professionally run parks we have stayed at ..... amenities are spotless, stacks of room, generators OK provided you consider other campers, home to a bowerbird and his bower and several pademelons who can be seen early in the mornings. The managers are just brilliant and will go that extra mile to ensure your stay is memorable for the right reasons. Walking distance to pub, general stores, fuel and an historical walk that is very interesting. You can even do a short ride on the Gulflander to enjoy the sunset. $15 a night unpowered ... pay for 6 and the 7th is free. Well done Croydon Council. Oh incidentally, there are no more free washing machines due to a abuse of the facility and possibly more likely the town is on Level 3 water restrictions. Also this is one of the few places where management monitor comments on WikiCamps and responds online to comments. Will be on the road heading east today so look out for us ... Next stop a quick lap of the main in Georgetown and then Mt Surprise.
oh, and BTW .... the pool is great also!
-- Edited by chaslib on Saturday 21st of June 2014 06:09:26 AM
Ken
Whenever I hear of Mt Surprise I am taken back to my early working days with PMG. I had qualified as a Senior Technician in the early 60's & was offered a job as Officer In Charge at Mt.Surprise.
Unsurprisingly I declined & instead became a Technical Instructor in Brisbane for three years until other options became available. Got married to a Brisbane girl & built my first home there. Sold the house but kept the wife ... another good decision.
Sometimes wonder what direction my life would have taken had I taken that job. But more than happy with my choice.
I think we all have experienced forks in the road. When our children were very young we moved from a Sydney suburb to acreage on the edge of the city and our children all ended up doing agricultural/type courses. We often wonder what their chosen paths would have been had we not moved....economics, business, god forbid politics. I'm sure they would not have done Agricultural Science.
We too are happy with the road we chose but we often think about how much our decisions affect our children.