Campground · Queensland, Australia
Windmill Bay camping area
Cape Palmerston National Park
Windmill Bay camping area is shaded by she-oaks and fronts a 200 m sandy beach in Cape Palmerston National Park. It is for tents, and you reach it by 4WD only. There are non-flush composting toilets. Mobile coverage is poor.
Windmill Bay camping area is a campground in Cape Palmerston National Park, Queensland, Australia. You book it ahead through Queensland National Parks Booking Service.

How booking Windmill Bay 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
- Site types
- Tent sites
- Facilities
- Non-flush composting toilets
- Rules and limits
- Not available: mobile coverage poor
- Getting there
- Reached by 4WD only
- Booked through
- Queensland National Parks Booking Service
- Location
- -21.55054, 149.48608
In an emergency, call 000. From a mobile phone, 112 also reaches Triple Zero.
This page has no PermitSnag alert for Windmill Bay camping area yet. Book it with QPWS.
Nearby places to stay
Straight-line distance between the agency’s map points.
- Cape Creek camping areaCape Palmerston National Park2.7 km (1.7 mi)
- Cape Palmerston camping areaCape Palmerston National Park5.2 km (3.2 mi)
- North Beach, Curlew IslandNorthumberland Islands National Park32.6 km (20.3 mi)
- Prudhoe IslandNorthumberland Islands National Park32.7 km (20.3 mi)
- Aquila IslandBroad Sound Islands National Park49.1 km (30.5 mi)
Windmill Bay camping area: questions
Do I need to book Windmill Bay camping area ahead?
Yes. Windmill Bay camping area is booked online through Queensland National Parks Booking Service, run by Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service.
What is the emergency number at Cape Palmerston National Park?
In Australia, call 000 for police, fire or ambulance, and for search and rescue.