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Lake Tinaroo

Queensland, Australia

Lake Tinaroo is a man made lake in the Atherton Tablelands, not far from Tolga. The Danbulla Forest Drive takes you to many campsites aorund the lake.

Places to see and things to do

  • Camping - we stopped at the Downfall Creek camping area, there are a few others situated on the banks of the lake such as Platypus Rock. You will need to pre-book with Queensland National Parks.
  • fishing - there are Barramundi in the lake, and Red-Claw can also be found. The world record barramundi was caught here - 38.7 kg!
  • water skiing is a popular pastime on the lake, and other waterspors such as canoeing and sailboarding.
  • take a short walk to the Mobo Crate.
  • Along the Danbulla Forest Drive is the Cathedral Fig Tree

Lake Tinaroo
Lake Tinaroo

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