Thursday 8 July 2021 – 311 769
Pack
down, gas, fuel, and groceries; then off to Byfield State Forest. We are camped
at Water Park Creek, and it is very peaceful. A note for others – the national
park map of the campsite is completely inaccurate in terms of size and shape.
We are in campsite 5; on the map this appeared large enough to reverse in but
in reality, it was narrow and then van had to be parked parallel to the
road. Unfortunately, when we arrived
someone was parked in our campsite; and it can easily be mistaken for car
parking. Thankfully they returned to their car while we were trying to hand
manoeuvre the van in, and we were able to re-hook the van to the car and move
it.
https://parks.des.qld.gov.au/parks/byfield
https://parks.des.qld.gov.au/parks/byfield/camping/water-park-creek
After setting up and lunch we explored our campground. We walked the Bowenia Rainforest Circuit. I took photographs of the local plant, Zamia Palm, after which the walk to Mt Archer summit is names, and the Byfield Fern, which is not a fern but rather a cycad. We had a look at the water above the causeway as a possible swimming spot. It says you can kayak here, so it is probably safe to swim; however, below the causeway is says no swimming due to crocodiles.
https://www.trailhiking.com.au/bowenia-rainforest-circuit/
We then drove the twenty minutes to Upper Stony Creek and swam in this gorgeous but cold creek. It left my skin feeling wonderful. We would love to come back here to camp on another visit. I would enjoy taking photos from a variety of spots and at a variety of times of day.
https://parks.des.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0027/162936/byfield-sf-upper-stony-map.pdf
https://parks.des.qld.gov.au/parks/byfield/camping/upper-stony
Byfield
township consists of a school and a general store that is very easy to miss as
it is set well back from the road and behind a garden.
Big day planned for tomorrow!
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