If you are travelling NW from Toowoomba Qld along the Warrego Hwy and need some respite from the many trucks on the road, then Oakey Creek Free Camp is a good place to stop for a while. Turn off about 1 km beyond the road to Bowenville Township and continue for another 5 kms and you will find the popular site. The Camping area is huge, probably one of the biggest that you will come across during your travels. I estimate that 50 acres or more have been set aside, so if you are like me and sometimes need somewhere quiet and private to rest up for a day or two, then this is ideal. The topography is mostly flat and treeless except for the eastern side near the small Oakey Creek, the best place to set up if you are lucky enough, as I was. I enjoyed a stroll along the bank of the unspoiled, unpolluted little stream on more than one occasion. There's a good chance that there are fish to be caught for those keen enough to try and although I didn't actually see one I suspect some splashing near the waters edge may have indicated a Platypus in the area, a definite possibility according to a sign nearby.(Click on a photo to enlarge it)
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