Mount Spec Remote Bush Camping

Near Paluma

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

Fire Ratings

Burdekin and Whitsundays: Moderate today, Moderate 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: Temporary closures due to road maintenance works: Big Crystal Creek, Mount Spec section, Paluma Range National Park (30 October 2026); Jourama Falls lookout walking track update, Paluma Range National Park (update 22 Oct) (22 October 2026); Temporary closure: Little Crystal Creek day-use area, Paluma Range National Park (update 22 Oct) (22 October 2026); Temporary partial closure: McClellands Lookout carpark, Mount Spec section, Paluma Range National Park (update) (25 June 2026).

Park: Paluma Range National Park

Feature id: 111009000001221

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: -18.948152, 146.183453 · Open in maps · BOM forecast · Source: QSpatial tourist points layer (camping grounds), point dated 2024-12-19. QPWS alerts

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