Jourama Falls; another great Queensland Waterfall
We’ve been to so many different Queensland Waterfalls now that I can’t even remember them all, but they’re always unique, and most of the time amazing. Jourama Falls is no exception to this, and after a night at Crystal Creek Beach Camp, we headed in to check them out.
As it turns out, it’s a great camping area, with a spectacular walk to plenty of swimming options for all ages. Our kids loved this place, and we thought it was well worth the visit too.
Where are Jourama Falls?
These great falls are located around an hour North West of Townsville, and are easy to get to.
How do you get to Jourama Falls?
Jourama Falls are well signed, and you just turn onto Jourama Road from the Bruce Highway, and head in.
Do you need a 4WD to get there?
No, and there were plenty of 2WD vehicles at camp. The road in is bitumen, and perfectly suitable for all kinds of vehicles. Obviously, you’d want to watch the depth of the water crossings and stay out of anything too deep for your vehicle.
Jourama Falls Camping
The campground at Jourama Falls is fairly standard for the Queensland National Parks. It’s got a whole lot of shade, lots of grass and plenty of places you can pull in and camp. There’s no dedicated sites, and its first come first served, once you arrive.
You need to book the camp site before arriving as the reception is non existent. We thought it was pretty decent, and enjoyed a night here before moving on.
Fires are not permitted here, at any time of year
Interestingly, there are no fires permitted at Jourama Falls. This didn’t stop a couple of people having one, but there are signs around that make it pretty clear.
What’s the walks like?
The walks both start about a kilometre away from the camp ground, which you can either walk or drive to. The first part of the walk is beautiful with a heap of great creeks and beautiful views to enjoy.
From there, it splits and goes up to the lookout, or to the pools where you can splash and swim.
The trek to the lookout is fairly short, but being uphill is a bit of a slog in the middle of the day. The lookout is pretty decent though, with good views of the falls, which are pretty incredible.
If you go to the pools, you can walk as far as you want, up towards the falls themselves, with varying levels of difficulty depending on how adventurous you want to be.
Where can you swim?
There’s a dedicated swimming area at the day use area, which you drive past on your way into the camping ground.
Alternatively, there’s plenty of places you can get wet, and even swim at the rock pools. Beware of how slippery the rocks are though, as it’d be really easy to end up on your bum unintentionally, and help is a decent distance away!
Mosquitos at Jourama Falls
Initially, we were a bit put off visiting Jourama Falls and camping, due to a huge number of comments on Wikicamps about mosquitos.
Sarah and our oldest son get absolutely smashed if they are about, and whilst we have all the mosquito repellent options out there, none are fool proof and we generally avoid areas that we know are bad.
As it turns out, when we visited there were a few mosquitos, but barely any and certainly a lot less than we’ve had elsewhere in Queensland.
Is it worth a visit?
Yep, we really enjoyed this place. For young kids, the pools are awesome to splash and play around in, and its another beautiful waterfall in Queensland to tick off.
We were glad we spent a night here, but you could easily drive in, do the walks and head out again.
