Eurimbula NP

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I'd been told in the past about the back way in to Eurimbula from Turkey Beach Rd, so we decided to check it out and camp a couple of nights. So after a quick stop at the Turkey Beach store for some directions, the turn off was located and the adventure began. First off, just down the road a bit, we veered left. Don't veer left. It's a dead end. :-) Veer right and keep going. There are some gates on this road and during wet weather they are sometimes closed. The country through here is swampy and some holes hold water forever. I would take notice if the gates were shut. It's 4wd country and can be quite slow going through the deep ruts and trees. It'll take 2-3hrs to get through this way. There is another way in from Round Hill Road on the way to Agnes Water. This road is maintained but is still rough. Anyway, we made it to the camp ground and were pleasantly surprised. Very shady and reasonably flat sites with fire places. There's a worm farm toilet there and a large shelter with tables and water tanks. We picked a site and set up. It was just a short 20-30m walk to the beach and about 100m, from our site, to the mouth of Eurimbula Creek. Eurimbula Creek is a mud crab sanctuary, so taking of crabs is not allowed but you can fish to your hearts content. You can pick up some nice fish here and I have personally hooked up a nice Blue Salmon just inside the mouth. There's 17 camp sites here and on the weekend it can fill up. Even during the week we've found 3 to 4 other campers there each time we've been there. The first night a huge storm came over so we zipped everything up and made our way to the shelter to wait it out. The next day dawned nice and sunny and during breakfast, the ranger turned up with a passenger. We thought they were checking permits which didn't worry us. We said hi and she came over to introduce herself and the "snake catcher". Snake catcher? In a national park? What goes on? Apparently after receiving credible evidence, both photographic and video of a Taipan living in or around the shelter, it would be a good idea to shift it on. HUH???? Now they tell us. The shelter was 6 inches deep in dead leaves and we spent an hour sheltering in there last night. Anyway, they didn't find it. About an hour later we heard a motor and soon realized it was the Larc from 1770 on it's way to the lighthouse at Bustard Head. We wandered through the trees with our coffee and stood there as they passed. We got a wave from everyone once we were spotted. It seemed a little comical and later, when we were on the beach, we noticed that you can't see the camp. Only trees. So I suppose they were a little surprised to see 2 blokes standing in the middle of nowhere drinking coffee. Anyway we spent the day looking around and generally relaxing with a bit of fishing followed by a great sunset on the beach. With a beverage or two of course.

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We liked the site on the beach side opposite the shelter. It was close to the water tanks and solid shelter during the rain. There's no sun in there though so the solar panels were useless. There are sites closer to the creek that are more exposed with a great view and some sun but also had a few more sandflies. They didn't bother us as much where we were.