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Sapphire Caravan Park (aka Sunrise Cabins)

    Land Rover Club ACT

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DescriptionThe best camping ground in the Central Queensland gemfields and well situated for trips to the various fossicking areas.
Location 23° 27′ CD" S       **.****
147° 42′ CD" E       **.****
Co-ordinates accuracy : Co-ordinates taken from GPS (WGS84)
Location description : ** km * of Emerald QLD
Prominent feature : Sapphire Township
What's there  2wd  Drinking_Water  Fees  bbq  Picnic_table  Camp  caravan  Pub  camper_trailer  Dunny  240V  Shower  Fire_place  PetFriendly

General comments
This has to be one of the best small outback campgrounds, in terms of facilities, cleanliness and character. The hosts are a delight too.

Note: You can a.... Remainder of the content is available on the CampGroundCorner CD

Upsides
Spick and span facilities which are plentiful even when the place is full. Lots of character. No dust. Range of open fire pits, covered, and enclosed communal kitchen facilities to ch.... Remainder of the content is available on the CampGroundCorner CD

Downsides
Only open from April to September. Very popular, with quite a few customers staying for several months at a time. So you need to.... Remainder of the content is available on the CampGroundCorner CD

Pictures (click on image to enlarge)
A BBQ kitchen and open fire : ../data/lrc4/lrc4_anotherbbqkitchenareaopenfire.jpg (available on CD)  View of the cabins : ../data/lrc4/lrc4_cabins2.jpg (available on CD)  Communal kitchen with BBQ facilities : ../data/lrc4/lrc4_communalkitchenbbqfacilities.jpg (available on CD)  Nearby diggings : ../data/lrc4/lrc4_nearby_diggings.jpg (available on CD)  
Not often but sometimes you will find the odd big stone : ../data/lrc4/lrc4_the_big_stone.jpg (available on CD)  The Smiling Fossicker : ../data/lrc4/lrc4_the_smiling_fossicker.jpg (available on CD)  Typical Billy Boulder cabin : ../data/lrc4/lrc4_typicalbillybouldercabin.jpg (available on CD)  Unpowered campsites with picnic tables and fireplace : ../data/lrc4/lrc4_unpoweredcampsitescommunalfireplacewithtables.jpg (available on CD)  

WWWeb Links
Fossicking

How do I get there
A stop-over along the Capricorn Highway 8 km off the highway, and 44 km west of Emerald. Turn N opposite Anakie turnoff, follow road to Sapphire township. About 500 m past th.... Remainder of the content is available on the CampGroundCorner CD

Contact details for further information.
Tel 07 4985 4281
57 Sunris.... Remainder of the content is available on the CampGroundCorner CD

Document revision history
Stewart Needham LRCACT 012005 Initial EntryRemainder of the content is available on the CampGroundCorner CD

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Document produced on 19-06-2010