Paddy's Flat, New South Wales

We decided fairly last minute to head off for a camping expedition on the Labor long weekend. After a little bit of internet exploration we found a place in northern New South Wales called Paddy's Flat. The camping area that we chose is about 50kms south of Tooloom on the Clarence River (about 4.5 hours south of Brisbane).



Our trip took us through Beaudesert, Rathdowney, Wodenbong, Urbenville and Tooloom. After heading through Tooloom we located the Paddy's Flat road which becomes dirt fairly quickly after the intersection with the main road. This road is not only dirt, but fairly bumpy (although still manageable most likely in a 2WD) and there are also a number of old wooden bridges which aren't particularly well maintained to cross.

After travelling down this road for about 45mins, we reached our destination. And what a spot. Right on the banks of the upper Clarence River. One side steep cliffs and the other a nice "sandy" (river sand) flat with grass verges available for camping upon. So blissful. The days were beautiful and the nights were manageable temperature wise. The land is apparently grazing or camping reserve, meaning no camping fees or rangers monitoring, also means no facilities.

Overall it was an awesome spot and a place that I would recommend to campers.