Campground · Queensland, Australia
Russell Island camping area (Commonwealth Island)
Frankland Group National Park
Russell Island camping area is a tent camp on the most popular island in the Cairns section of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, in Frankland Group National Park. You arrive by boat, and there are mooring points. It has a hybrid non-flush toilet with no toilet paper supplied, seats, picnic tables and poles for tarpaulins. No camp fires. Mobile coverage is very limited.
Russell Island camping area (Commonwealth Island) is a campground in Frankland Group National Park, Queensland, Australia. You book it ahead through Queensland National Parks Booking Service.
How booking Russell Island camping area (Commonwealth Island) 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
- Hybrid non-flush toilet, no toilet paper supplied, Mooring points, Seats and picnic tables, Poles for tarpaulins
- Rules and limits
- No camp fires
- Not available: mobile phone coverage very limited or not available
- Getting there
- Boat access
- Booked through
- Queensland National Parks Booking Service
- Location
- -17.22471, 146.09240
In an emergency, call 000. From a mobile phone, 112 also reaches Triple Zero.
This page has no PermitSnag alert for Russell Island camping area (Commonwealth Island) yet. Book it with QPWS.
Nearby places to stay
Straight-line distance between the agency’s map points.
- High Island camping areaFrankland Group National Park12.2 km (7.6 mi)
- Graham Range camping areaRussell River National Park13 km (8.1 mi)
- Mulgrave River (Goldfield Trail) camping areaWooroonooran National Park31.9 km (19.8 mi)
- Goldsborough Valley Bora Ground camping areaWooroonooran National Park33.8 km (21 mi)
- Goldsborough Valley camping areaWooroonooran National Park33.9 km (21.1 mi)
- Big Rock camping areaWooroonooran NP, Bartle Frere trail34.5 km (21.4 mi)
Russell Island camping area (Commonwealth Island): questions
Do I need to book Russell Island camping area (Commonwealth Island) ahead?
Yes. Russell Island camping area (Commonwealth Island) is booked online through Queensland National Parks Booking Service, run by Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service.
What is the emergency number at Frankland Group National Park?
In Australia, call 000 for police, fire or ambulance, and for search and rescue.