Emu Swamp Camping Area

Near Kidston

Check conditions Checked 3 November 2026, 4:49 PM AEDT

Fire Ratings

Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders: 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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No QPWS closure alert names this camping area or closes its park. The QSpatial record does not include open or closed status, fees or facilities. Check the park page and book with QPWS before you go.

Official QPWS wording. QPWS alerts: Fire prohibition in place for Blackbreas, White Mountains and Porcupine Gorge national parks (15 October 2026).

Park: Blackbraes National Park

Camping permit area: Emu Swamp camping area (Blackbraes National Park), as listed in the QPWS camping permits data.

Feature id: 111009000001224

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: -19.412558, 144.168641 · Open in maps · BOM forecast · Source: QSpatial tourist points layer (camping grounds), point dated 2024-12-19. QPWS alerts

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