Updated 3 November 2026, 4:49 PM AEDT

Queensland › Outback Queensland

Bough Shed Waterhole Camping Area

Near Winton

Closed Checked 3 November 2026, 4:49 PM AEDT

Fire Ratings

Central West: High today, High tomorrow (Bureau of Meteorology). Local fire bans are not shown here. Issued 5:00 pm AEDT Monday 2 November 2026.

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Closed: Bough Shed Waterhole camping and day-use area remains closed until further notice. The site was extensively damaged by floodwaters in March 2025. QPWS have commenced works to rehabilitate the area and reinstate the visitor facilities. Official QPWS wording. Alert dated 24 September 2026. QPWS alert

Park: Bladensburg National Park

Camping permit area: Bough Shed Waterhole camping area (Bladensburg National Park), as listed in the QPWS camping permits data.

Feature id: 111009000001310

QLD alerts updated 3 November 2026, 5:42 AM AEDT. QPWS alerts

Not an official warning service. A camp page can show the Bureau of Meteorology fire danger rating for that camp's Queensland fire weather district. Queensland declares local fire bans by area, and they are not copied here: check Queensland Fire Department fire bans and restrictions. It does not republish incident warnings. Always check the Queensland Fire Department, Queensland SES, QLDTraffic and the Bureau of Meteorology warnings for Queensland before you travel. In the wet season many northern and western roads and parks close. In an emergency call 000.

Location: -22.560851, 142.961045 · Open in maps · BOM forecast · Source: QSpatial tourist points layer (camping grounds), point dated 2025-01-22. QPWS alerts

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