Campground · Queensland, Australia
Oystercatcher camping area
Cape Melville National Park (CYPAL)
Oystercatcher camping area has shady beachfront vegetation bounded by tidal creeks, in Cape Melville National Park (CYPAL). It is for tents. Only high-clearance 4WD can get in, with no trailers, caravans, campervans or buses. The park is closed each year from 1 December to 31 July. There are no toilets or facilities, campfires are allowed with conditions, and there is no mobile coverage.
Oystercatcher camping area is a campground in Cape Melville National Park (CYPAL), Queensland, Australia. You book it ahead through Queensland National Parks Booking Service.
How booking Oystercatcher camping area works
Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service takes the bookings for this campground. Booking system: Queensland National Parks Booking Service.
At a glance
- Type
- Campground
- Season
- “Cape Melville National Park, including all camping areas, is closed each year from 1 December to 31 July inclusive.”
- Site types
- Tent sites
- Rules and limits
- No toilets
- Camp fires allowed, conditions apply
- Not available: mobile phone coverage not available
- Not available: there are no facilities
- Getting there
- High-clearance 4WD only; no trailers, caravans, campervans or buses
- Booked through
- Queensland National Parks Booking Service
- Location
- -14.21424, 144.47078
In an emergency, call 000. From a mobile phone, 112 also reaches Triple Zero.
This page has no PermitSnag alert for Oystercatcher camping area yet. Book it with QPWS.
Nearby places to stay
Straight-line distance between the agency’s map points.
- Wongai camping areaCape Melville National Park (CYPAL)1.4 km (0.9 mi)
- Crocodile camping areaCape Melville National Park (CYPAL)6.6 km (4.1 mi)
- Ninian Bay camping areaCape Melville National Park (CYPAL)22.5 km (14 mi)
- Top Whiphandle Waterhole camping areaRinyirru (Lakefield) National Park (CYPAL)57 km (35.4 mi)
- Bottom Whiphandle Waterhole camping areaRinyirru (Lakefield) National Park (CYPAL)58.4 km (36.3 mi)
- Brown Creek camping areaRinyirru (Lakefield) National Park (CYPAL)60 km (37.3 mi)
Oystercatcher camping area: questions
Do I need to book Oystercatcher camping area ahead?
Yes. Oystercatcher camping area is booked online through Queensland National Parks Booking Service, run by Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service.
When is Oystercatcher camping area open?
Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service says: "Cape Melville National Park, including all camping areas, is closed each year from 1 December to 31 July inclusive."
What is the emergency number at Cape Melville National Park (CYPAL)?
In Australia, call 000 for police, fire or ambulance, and for search and rescue.