Checking Out the Burdekin Dam

We've made a day trip to the Burdekin Dam today.  It's located about 80km from Ravenswood and we wanted to check out the campground before committing to spending a few days there.  I'm doing the blog now because there's no phone or wifi coverage in the area, so we'll be having a technology free week when we are there.

The dam and Lake Dalrymple are managed by Sun Water and they also maintain the campground. It will be nice to have some green grass after the dust and brownness of Ravenswood.  The lake is stocked with fish and this is a popular camping and fishing spot for Townsville residents.  There's no camping close to the foreshore, possible because freshwater and estuarine (salties) crocodiles are found in the area.









Ludwig Leichhart explored this area widely.  Most of his campsites were flooded after the dam was built.