Emerald Escape Camping is offering fourteen private bush camping sites spread over nearly 3000 acres on the Cairns side of Mareeba, situated between Davies Creek Falls and Emerald Falls and bordering onto the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area.

There are three types of sites, including five “Emerald Creek Camp Sites”, five “Lake or Billabong Camp Sites”, and three “Great Views Camp Sites”

All Campsites have toilets provided, but you need to bring everything else.

Here a quick overview of our different camp sites, sorted by their types:
IMPORTANT NOTE: this is only a rough overview, you need to check the individual camp-site pages for more info before deciding which site to use.

Emerald Creek Camp Sites:

Camp Site	*Camp 2 1**	Camp 5	Camp 8	Camp 9	Camp 10
Pricing Category	High	Medium	High	Low	Medium
Site Fee includes	5-11 People *1	4 People	3 People	4 People	5 People
Access	2WD *2	4WD *3	4WD or AWD	4WD or AWD	4WD *3
Location	On creek near falls	On creek	On creek	On creek	On creek
Total flat areas	3700 sqm *1	500 sqm	250 sqm	450 sqm	700 sqm
Distance to next camp site	250m *5	200m *5	250m *5	200m *5	330m *5
Max Capacity	150 People 50 Vehicles	25 People 8 Vehicles	8 People 3 Vehicles	20 People 6 Vehicles	25 People 6 Vehicles
RV	Large *1	Medium if 4WD	Small if 4WD	Small if 4WD	Medium if 4WD
Caravan	Medium *6	Medium 7 8	No	Medium *8	Medium 7 8
Camping trailer	Large *6	Medium 7 8	No	Large *8	Large 7 8
Toilet	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Water	Yes non-potable	BYO	BYO	BYO	BYO
Shelter	Two Covered 70 sqm decks	No	No	No	No
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Lake or Billabong Camp Sites

Camp Site	Camp 1	Camp 3	Camp 4	Camp 11	Camp 14
Pricing Category	Medium	Low	Low	Low	Medium
Site Fee includes	4 People	2 People	3 People	4 People	2 People
Access	2WD *2	`2WD	2WD	2WD	2WD *2
Location	Large Lake	Small Lake	Small Lake	Large Lake	Small Billabong
Total flat areas	500 sqm	200 sqm	300 sqm	450 sqm	500 sqm *4
Distance to next camp-site	350m *5	470m *5	220m *5	350 *5	220 *5
Max Capacity	25 People 8 Vehicles	10 People 3 Vehicles	20 People 6 Vehicles	30 People 10 Vehicles	75 People 25 Vehicles
RV	Medium	Small	Medium	Medium	Large
Caravan	Medium	No	Medium *7	Medium	Large
Camping trailer	Large	Small *7	Medium *7	Large	Large
Toilet	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Water	BYO	BYO	BYO	BYO	BYO
Shelter	No	No	No	No	No
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Great Views Camp Sites

Camp Site	Camp 6	Camp 7	Camp 12
Pricing Category	Low	Medium	Medium min two weeks booking
Site Fee includes	3 People	3 People	4 People
Access	4WD *3	Low range 4WD only	2WD *2
Location	Up in the escarpment	Up in the escarpment	Easy Access
Total flat areas	200 sqm	740 sqm	850 sqm
Distance to next camp-site	850m *5	850m *5	620 *5
Max Capacity	15 People 6 Vehicles	30 People 10 Vehicles	50 People 12 Vehicles
RV	Small if 4WD	Small if 4WD	Large
Caravan	Small 7 8	Small off-road	Large
Camping trailer	Medium *7	Medium 7 8	Large
Toilet	Yes	Yes	Yes
Water	BYO	BYO	BYO
Shelter	No	No	No
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*1 Camp 2 is split into 2A and 2B, with one covered wooden deck each. Camp 2A base fee includes 5 adults, camp 2B base fee includes 7 adults, or they can be hired together for a base fee including 11 adults
*2 might require 4WD or AWD; could be cut off after very heavy rains in the wet season
*3 4WD or AWD recommended, might be accessible by 2WD in dry conditions, at own risk
*4 could expand onto 3000sqm river-flat
*5 as the crow flies
*6 no caravans permitted on Cobra road (leading to Emerald Falls road). No such restriction via Henry Hannam drive. Be aware that there is a very steep gravel road section between our gate and the lookout.
*7 at own risk, requires experienced driver to turn around
*8 high clearance required

NOTE: Please check with us first during or after extreme weather events, they may affect accessibility