Saunders Beach

Check with operator Checked 4 November 2026, 9:20 AM 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 Tuesday 3 November 2026.

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Conditions: check with operator.

Council designated free camping area. Booking required; max 48 hours within a 7-day period. Northern beaches free campground (listed in council's 2020 booking announcement).

Free

Booking required: Yes

Max stay: 2 nights

Facilities

Dogs: yes (leashed at all times)

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Checked against official source, 4 November 2026

Source: official source

Type: Free

Operator: Townsville City Council

QLD alerts updated 4 November 2026, 8:34 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: -19.154034, 146.604059 · Open in maps · BOM forecast · Source: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). A closure is shown only where a QPWS park alert or a linked council page applies to this place.

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