Rifle Creek Rest Area - QLD

  Camp Free

Position

DEG: -16.666119 145.328415
DMS: 16º 39' 58.03" S 145º 19' 42.29" E
UTM: 55 K 8156634mN 321738mE
Altitude: 391.5m

Description

Address & Contact

Mulligan Hwy Mt Molloy QLD 4871
Phone: 1300 308 461
Email: info@msc.qld.gov.au
Web: https://msc.qld.gov.au/community/facilities/caravan-parks-camping

Information

Camping is allowed on some council reserves throughout the year.
48 Hour stops are permitted only at Rifle Creek Rest Area, Mt Molloy for a gold coin donation. There are cold showers, toilets, tables, rubbish bins and a dump point. Pets are allowed.

Council welcomes RV travellers to the Mareeba Shire and provides RV dump points and water refill stations at the following locations:
Dump Points:
ChillagoeChillagoe Rodeo grounds, 78 Frew Street
Mareeba – Doyle Street, Mareeba
Water refill:
Mareeba – Doyle Street, Mareeba
MareebaLions Park, Byrnes Street (near BP)
Mareeba – Firth Park, Cnr Meldrum and Courtney Streets, Mareeba

As there are restrictions on free camps in the Port Douglas area, this is the nearest cheap campsite. The site is just off the highway so is not quiet and you are likely to be sharing with other caravanners.
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Closest Weather Station

Low Isles at 22/11:00am EST
Distance from Rifle Creek Rest Area 39.82km NE
TemperatureFeels LikeRel. HumidityDew PointPressureRainfallWind DirectionWind SpeedGusts
29.1°C31.3°C78%24.9°C1012.3hPa0.2mm-22km/hr
12knots
28km/hr
15knots

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Low Isles Lighthouse
Distance from Rifle Creek Rest Area 39.82km NE
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean Max. °C32.231.730.829.427.625.925.526.728.530.431.732.3
Mean Min. °C25.525.525.124.122.821.220.420.721.923.224.525.3
Mean Rain mm401.3418.9435.8230.798.862.335.637.236.945.591.1210.0

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