A little bit further afield is Deepwater NP. Between 1.5 to 2 hours drive, depending which way you go. One way is through Agnes Water, heading south into the park. This way is the shortest from Gladstone and is 4WD only. The track is rough and narrow in spots, and is mainly sand. Some of it quite soft. You could drag a camper trailer through here without too much trouble though. From the south, you travel through Baffle Creek and the road is half and half tar and gravel. This way can be accessed by 2WD and there was some largish vans and motorhomes here for the weekend. This camp is called Wreck Rock. Middle Rock campground is further towards Agnes Water and 4WD only. Wreck Rock has a worm farm toilet and water supplies via a couple of taps placed around the grounds. There is also an outdoor cold shower at the toilets. We left Gladstone on a Friday morning around 9am. We wanted to get there before lunch to hopefully get a good choice at a great spot. As it turns out, the camp was already half full. There are 14 sites ranging from single car and tent or trailer, up to larger ones with enough room for 2 cars and trailers. We ended up with a large flat site about 20m or so from the toilets, although you couldn't see them from our camp. The site are reasonably private, with just your immediate neighbour visible in some cases. We could see the camp across the road and only one side sort of, through the trees. The camp is back off the beach maybe 50m or so, but on this weekend the breeze was strong enough to filter through the trees to make it just bearable. It was a heatwave weekend around the state but we were still fairly comfortable most of the day. The nights were cool enough to sleep easily. The lad camped opposite us managed to catch a pan sized fish off the rocks but we weren't that lucky. Not that it worried us. I had a lamb stew prepared for the camp oven. So that was my day on Saturday. Instead of fishing, I was tending the fire and monitoring the temperature of the coals and the Waeco. The beach here is huge. At one point, we were the only 2 people there for kilometres either way. On Saturday morning, a few day trippers arrived for some sun, surf and sand. But with so much beach, you never feel crowded. The sites have bench style picnic table and chairs with a fire ring and fold over plate. So if you bring your own timber, as per all national park regulations, you could potentially leave the stove at home. The wildlife, apart from many birds including the standard "Bush Chooks", also included a couple of Roo's and the Lace Monitor. These big guys are so used to us that sometimes you won't even know they're there until you nearly step on them. It pays to keep the rubbish bag secure or these guys and mainly the "Bush Chooks" will spread it out all over the camp. Even hanging it in a tree may not be enough. We didn't have to burn any coils either. With only one or two mozzies at dusk, the only other bities we had to contend with was a couple of march flies. Not enough for me to say that that I wouldn't go back. In fact, I recon I'll have to replan another trip soon. Maybe Middle Rock this time.