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traveling bob


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I am looking for some where around the Gold Coast to stay for short time. It will about middle of May or end of. Can anyone help out?

Thanks Bob



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I live 'up the road' from the Gold Coast and I doubt there's a free camp anywhere on the Gold Coast.

There are a few nice places in the Hinterland around Canungra.

http://www.springgullystays.com.au/index.htm This place is just lovely. My son and mates have stayed there.

http://www.queenslandholidays.com.au/accommodation/sharp-park-river-bend-country-bush-camping/index.cfm

http://www.goldcoasttouristparks.com.au/park/jacobs-well

I have it on good authority that Jacobs Well is a good park. It's a nice quiet out-of-the-way place on the bay. I believe the price isn't too bad either.



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Stott's Island Nature Reserve is not on the Gold Coast but only a few kms away I have stayed there a couple of times and my comments are below:-

http://yeoeleven.blogspot.com.au/2012/07/stotts-island-nature-reserve.html

John



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yeoeleven wrote:

Stott's Island Nature Reserve is not on the Gold Coast but only a few kms away I have stayed there a couple of times and my comments are below:-

http://yeoeleven.blogspot.com.au/2012/07/stotts-island-nature-reserve.html

John

 Thanks John. I forgot that one.



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snap1946


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hi bob what sort of rig have you got



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Stotts Island is a good spot - think there is also a spot at Chindra.

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traveling bob


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snap1946 wrote:

hi bob what sort of rig have you got

 It is 37 ft or 11mts motorhome with trailer



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Thanks everybody for your help

Bob

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thought you might had been able to stay in my back yard but to big sorry



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James Sharp Park near Canungra is a good spot. On the banks of the Coomera River. It was $6 / person / night about 6 months ago. Tiolets, no showers, suitable for big rigs. It's busy on weekends so turn up through the week to get a good spot.

Cheers Pete 



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A few comments and pics of James Sharpe Park where I stayed a couple of nights last year:-

http://yeoeleven.blogspot.com.au/2012/07/james-sharpe-park-near.html

John



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sharp park is a lovely spot.



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Looks great...were those people next to the water tanks selling coffee ???

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I'd heard that James Sharp Park could be a gathering place for some ferals, but these few ticks of approval prove that wrong.

Maybe whoever reported that, was there on a weekend.

I'll have to go and check that one out myself. Nice day trip for me, then on up to Tamborine.



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Looks great...were those people next to the water tanks selling coffee ???

 Yes the caretaker at the time set up his coffee selling van and sold to the campers.

He was there both times that I visited but who knows who is caretaker now.

John



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Everybody has been so helpful thanks.

Bob

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