October Outing - Spring Camp, Lake Coolmunda

Camping at Lake Coolmunda 2019

Camp: 16th, 17th & 18th October 2020. Registration with the Fassifern Field Naturalists Club is essential. Our email address is in the left-hand margin of this page.

As of 25 September COVID-19 restrictions are 30 people at gatherings in public open spaces. Therefore our camp can go ahead! Social distancing will be maintained. Hand sanitizer will be available. Do not come if you are feeling unwell.

The last time FFNC went out to Lake Coolmunda was in 1997 so it’s well worth another visit.

Activities: Walking by the lakeside. A tag-along around the lake with several stops including Coolmunda Conservation Reserve. This reserve was established for one of the 4 places where the Shiny-leaved Ironbark (Eucalyptus virens) grows. There’s a good Fact Sheet online about this tree just Google Eucalyptus virens. For birders there’s a chance of seeing some western birds such as Bluebonnets, Southern Whitefaces and White-winged Fairy-wrens.

Happy hour: Will be at 4.30 pm at Base Camp around a campfire if permitted.

Facilities: Non-powered sites at the dam (Base Camp), powered sites and cabins at the caravan park (2nd Base). For details on sites & prices for camping at the dam or caravan park please contact Fassifern Field Naturalists Club.

Directions: approx. 185 kms from Boonah Visitor Information Centre, just over 2 hours driving.

From Boonah drive to the Cunningham Highway and turn left. Do not leave the Cunningham Highway until you get to Coolmunda i.e. do not turn to Stanthorpe when you’re in Warwick. As you approach Lake Coolmunda signs will appear on the highway, turn left into Coolmunda Access Road. Stop at the Caravan Park to pay your fees and collect your admittance tag if you’re staying at the dam.

What to bring: If camping at the dam, you will need everything to be self-sufficient; drinking water, camping gear, chairs, tables, torch, food, binocs, cameras, reference books, insect repellent, firewood etc.

Notes: When we reconnoitred in late February there were masses of small non-biting midge-type insects. A head net might be advisable (available from Far Outdoors, Boonah). Campfires permitted if no fire ban.

Booking your site: This is up to attendees but please advise the Fassifern Field Naturalists Club so numbers are known, and you can be contacted if there are any last-minute changes. Lake Coolmunda Caravan Park: 07 4652 4171.

After you have set up, please sign the Club Attendance Book which will be on the table at Lesley & John’s caravan at Base Camp, and pay your $2 per person Club participant fee. People at 2nd Base will need to park outside Base Camp and walk in.