Camping near Cardwell with hiking
Beaches, tropical forests, reef, and islands await campers in the Cardwell area.
83% (91 reviews)
- Cardwell
83% (91 reviews)
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Claire
2 weeks ago
Tent
With kids
Great hospitality, free laundry and the fanciest camp kitchen you’ll ever see. Quiet, secure, lovely gardens.
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Jim
3 weeks ago
8 m travel trailer
Our host Peter was very welcoming. We were provided with power and water and, being a Guest House, we had the use of their fabulous kitchen, laundry, toilets and shower inside their air conditioned house.
Well worth a visit if you’re in the area.
2 min drive to Ingham CBD.
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David
June 2025
Tent
With pets
Five stars. A lovely building in a wonderful garden, owned by exceptional hosts. Enough room for a dog to run around, and located within walking distance to the main strip where the local fish and chippery plays a strong game.
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Sean
June 2025
Tent
We arrived at dark in the middle of feeding time, a beautiful acknowledgement to the tone that it is a live farm!
We were repositioned to the Island Camping (due to some fence works needed) spot which we thought we had awoken on heavens meadows themselves the next morning.
The rolling green fields with misty mountains 360 views all around. A perfect picture in every direction.
I had ordered the eggs and the sourdough and due to the nature of our arrival, noted it would be best to pick up the first morning.
To our absolute surprise and to speak to the nature of our stay, Katie hand delivered the delicious treats right to our camp. Which almost mother instinct when we had only just said to ourselves, we should start breakfast.
Bread still warm, we had an incredible first breakfast of our stay.
Will definitely stay again, I suspect all camps chosen would be on the same level as amazing, all private and recluse and rhe ability to get lost in time itself, which we did.
The gorge, river and waterfalls are only 15 to 30 away, giving this camp a perfect positioning off the highway and close to surrounding activities and sights.
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Harry
May 2025
9 m Class B
With pets
Amazing views and great hosts. Recommend the farm fresh eggs and sourdough made by the host.
It was raining a lot on our stay so didn’t get to explore as much as we liked.
Recommend a 4x4 if towing a van especially if track is wet.
Perfect spot to relax an unwind from everyday life.
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Gabriele
January 2025
6 m Class B
Group trip
There’s no better place to stay than Peter’s and his family’s house. I cannot describe how welcoming this family is. We felt at home even though we stayed there for only 1 night. We visited with our campervan and every single thing we could ever need was there. Peter’s wife went above and beyond to make our stay as comfortable as possible. The house was so interesting and I’m sure there’s an interesting story behind it. Thank you Peter, I am sure we will come back here one day for a longer stay!
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Mathew
December 2024
Tent
Amazing view - was a bit hot over Xmas so we went out daily to go to Alligators Nest which was so beautiful- to have a cool swim! If leaving your site maybe pack up your stuff, The cows are very inquisitive- we loved them but they chewed our fake grass mat and buckle off our ladder! Lovely hosts and we will go back in the cooler months ! Highly Recommended
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Overview
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