Lake Wivenhoe

Captain Logan Camp

• Cost: Unpowered $12.50/site/night 1-2ppl, $25/site/night 3-4ppl
• Location: Queensland, Australia - 11km North of Coominya
• Facilities: Flush Toilets, Showers, Ice

Right near Somerset and another one of Brisbane's water supply lakes.

This is another beautiful lake. There are no petrol engines allowed on the lake which means it can be a little more peaceful than Somerset. You are however free to take a non petrol vessel on the lake.

It is designated spots , you can get a map of spots on line and you can book a spot. They have a bin that the ranger empties and fire BBQ per spot which is lovely but when busy you have campers quite close to you.

It is another good spot to take kids but can be dry when the water levels are low. There is also friendly possums that come and visit you at night and plenty of birds during the day.

Lake Somerset Holiday Park

• Cost: Unpowered Sites $18/site/night for 2 People (powered sites also available)


• Location: Queensland, Australia - 10km South of Kilcoy.


• Facilities: Flush toilets, Showers, Kiosk

This was our first adventure so we wanted to go somewhere that had some facilities.

It is a beautiful lake with plenty of room, there are no set sites so early arrival is advisable to pick a good spot. Although it is a very large camp area so you can stillget decent spots whenever you arrive.

You can camp under the trees, right on the lakes edge or on grassed area's a bit further away, however you'd never be more than 100m at most from the waters edge and there is a designated family camp area.

We really loved this place and it is great if you have a little tinny for fishing (although we haven't caught a fish - this could be due more to our skill or lake there of than the lake) or enjoy water skiing. It is definately a great spot to camp with young kids and the kiosk is very handy if you forget some basics.

Reasons for my blog

Camping is great in Australia especially if you find an awsome spot, but with heaps to choose from in books and on the net, there isn't much info on what the site is like and a lot of books don't show pictures.

When ever we pick a site I always go on the internet to see if there is any information or pictures on the net. Some of the time there isn't and other times I want to see more pictures.

So I have decided to add pictures and share my view on various sites we have camped at or have check out to camp at, we try to go camping at least once a month so hopefully I will be able to shed some light on a few spots. Along with planned camping trips.