Wathumba Camping Area - QLD

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Position

DEG: -24.9821 153.229004
DMS: 24º 58' 55.56" S 153º 13' 44.41" E
UTM: 56 J 7237015mN 523112mE
Altitude: 0.99m

Description

Address & Contact

Wathumba Road
Fraser Island QLD 4581
Phone: N/A
Email: N/A
Web: https://parks.des.qld.gov.au/parks/kgari-fraser/camping/wathumba-tent

Information

This camping area has a wongari (dingo) deterrent fence and is recommended for families with children 14 years and under wanting a coastal camping experience.

Open or shady campsites available on the western beach. Suitable for boat camping or vehicle camping.Toilets and picnic tables. No generators allowed.
Note: The Wathumba Swamp area is always a place where you'll find mosquitoes and sandflies, especially in warmer, wetter months.

The camping area is alive with birdlife. Search the sky for whistling and brahminy kites and in the forests for honeyeaters, woodswallows, doves and finches. During winter you might be lucky enough to spot migrating humpback whales off the beach.

Please note: You must specifically book your camper trailer into a camper trailer site. Tent sites are not separately defined, so please consider others and keep your camp compact.

Facilities: toilet block, picnic tables and nearby day-use area. Open fires prohibited. Generators not permitted.

Book on-line before you go. Mobile phone coverage intermittent.Check Park alerts. Be dingo and crocodile aware.

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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Hervey Bay at 03/07:00am EST
Distance from Wathumba Camping Area 51.45km SW
TemperatureFeels LikeRel. HumidityDew PointPressureRainfallWind DirectionWind SpeedGusts
24.9°C25.2°C72%19.5°C1021.1hPa0.2mmE17km/hr
9knots
22km/hr
12knots

Closest Climatic Station

Sandy Cape Lighthouse
Distance from Wathumba Camping Area 28.12km N
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean Max. °C29.429.328.526.824.121.721.122.324.326.127.628.9
Mean Min. °C22.322.421.719.917.415.214.315.016.918.720.321.6
Mean Rain mm164.0170.0156.9121.0118.2109.790.163.451.359.771.499.9

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