Stephens Island Camping Area

Near Cowley Beach

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

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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: Seasonal closure - beach adjoining Sisters Island (17-046) (update) (30 September 2026); Planned works for Stephens Island Camping area (20 January 2026).

Park: Barnard Island Group National Park

Camping permit area: Stephens Island camping area (Barnard Island Group National Park), as listed in the QPWS camping permits data.

Feature id: 111009000001174

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: -17.738035, 146.157456 · Open in maps · BOM forecast · Source: QSpatial tourist points layer (camping grounds), point dated 2024-12-18. QPWS alerts

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