Swamp Bay Camping Area

Near Whitsunday

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: Planned burn : Isolated sections of Conway and Dryander National Park (19 October 2026); Planned works: Mount Rooper circuit and Coastal Fringe circuit, 02 October to 13 November 2026, Conway National Park (29 September 2026); Limited access to the Conway Range Trail at Forestry Road trailhead: 28 September 2026 to 30 January 2027. (25 September 2026); Notice of extended baiting program for feral pigs and foxes on Conway National Park, Dryander National Park, Dryander State Forest and Dryander Forest Reserve (update 1 Apr) (1 April 2026).

Park: Conway National Park

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

Feature id: 111009000001256

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: -20.270097, 148.775607 · Open in maps · BOM forecast · Source: QSpatial tourist points layer (camping grounds), point dated 2025-01-15. QPWS alerts

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