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Muddy Duck Tourist Park

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Situated along the Thomson River, five kilometres from the main street of Longreach, Muddy Duck is Longreach’s newest caravan park with drive-through powered sites.

The park offers new amenities, a camp kitchen, kayak hire, a communal fire pit and amazing outback sunsets. Bring your bikes and ride to town along the old highway which is now a pathway for pedestrians and cyclists.

Visit Longreach’s biggest attractions such as The Stockman’s Hall of Fame, The Qantas Founders’ Museum or take a ride on a Cobb and Co coach ride or finish your day with a sunset cruise along the Thomson River. Pet friendly.

Disabled Assistance

Unpowered Site – $35/night Powered Site – $45/night

Additional adults above 2 included – $10/adult/night Children – $5/child/night

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Check In: 12:00 pm Check Out: 10:00 am

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Longreach locals, the Seccombes, consider themselves ‘a big Thomson River family’.

In fact, Louise and Andrew feel this Longreach treasure is underutilised. Their passion for skiing and swimming inspired their soon-to-open Muddy Duck Tourist Park . Set on 15 hectares, a few minutes’ drive from Longreach town centre, Muddy Duck will offer large grassy drive-through sites close to the water in the coming months.

“Our vision is to utilise the river, so we have kayaks available to hire,” explains Louise.

A space for all travellers

Longreach is popular with grey nomads who come for the Qantas Museum and the Stockman Hall of Fame.

“We’re looking to create a space for all kinds of travellers–where guests can enjoy the water, ride, explore the park or sit back and enjoy the surrounds.”

Indeed, Louise believes their new venture will show visitors another side to Longreach encouraging them to stay a bit longer or return–with a glorious natural lagoon filled with lilies providing a haven for bird species and a base to explore.

“I am not a twitcher but a friend of mine pointed out numerous birds that birdwatchers will find appealing.”

In town, a new cafe is opening. And there’s been significant investment in the Qantas Museum as well.

Stage 1 progressing well

The campsites are set high, with a grassy communal area by the river with the long-term vision for a kiosk. But right now, Louise and Andrew are focussing on their first guests, anticipated in the coming months. 

“We have almost finished Stage 1, with about 40 powered sites, which are large, drive-through sites separated with garden beds,” Louise explains. There’s room for unpowered camping as well. 

Weather pending, they’re days away from installing temporary amenities, which will offer family ensuites. Work on the Stage 1 camp kitchen will follow shortly thereafter. 

“We wanted to offer family ensuite in the amenities; somewhere where families can wash up together!”

Learning from experience

Indeed, Louise, Andrew and their three boys have learned a lot about family in a camper trailer and up to Cape York.

“We’re always looking at what’s working in other parks.

“A few years ago, we did a trip up to Kununurra with an 18-month-old baby in a camper trailer! That was a learning experience.”

What’s in store

Down the track, Louise and Andrew plan to calve bushwalking trails through the natural landscapes and put in two playgrounds with one beside the proposed kiosk. 

“We would also like to get some canoes, put together skiing packages and also SUP and paddle boats for kids, there’s definitely an opportunity for more.”

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This would be the worst accommodation that I have ever stayed in. We stayed in a cabin that was not fit for human habitation - how they get away with it beats me. There was a sign in the cabin saying that animals were not allowed. The RSPCA would have words to say if you kept an animal in conditions like that. Go somewhere else.

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We stayed in an on-site cabin. This wasn't a pleasant experience. The cabin is old and very run down. The third bed was a bunk bed which was quite inaccessible and vinyl covered, making the sheets hard to contain. Hole in the floor of the shower. All in all very ordinary.

A word of advice: do not stay here! Two sites become three. Health and safety is non-existent. A newcomer was directed by staff and his car was scraped into a tow bar. Could go on. Never, ever go there.

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Six of us stayed in the house that is part of the caravan park, two more stayed in a cabin. No one was delighted, but the accommodation was comparatively cheap and we had a place where the whole group could gather. We were there on some VERY cold nights, but extra blankets were readily available, and when we complained about the shower, it was fixed very quickly. We were there at a time when many Australians were travelling in our own country because COVID restrictions forbade us our overseas holidays. The caravan park owners tried to help everyone, so they had vans parked in the street and on the front lawn of the house where we were staying. The owner collected us at the station, which was very helpful. We wouldn't be rushing back to this place, though.

Staying here has been the Low Light of our trip. Vans packed in like Sardines, Power Cords and Hoses running everywhere and ammenities that need urgent attention. On top of that it has been the most expensive site we have paid for. Even Vans parked in the Street. Surely this must break so many regulations . Not to mention if there was an emergency here, people would struggle to get out. If we had not already paid for this and we had other options, we would have just left. Never agsin

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