Dalrymple National Park.

Well my friend and travel guide Graeme decided to show me the Dalrymple National Park. 

He told me of a story that the farmer who use to own the land where the Fletcher Creek rest area is now, was riding a horse and fell and was impale by a stick. A  camper who was camping by the river at the time heard the farmer cry for help, the man with a medical background who saved his life.

When he died he willed this land to the council, and now is a a campground for the public called Fletcher Creek campgrounds.

We headed towards Fletchers Creek rest area as the entrance to the park is access this way. Down the track before the entrance to the park there was a stone memorial with a tree stump on top with a "L" marking a significant tree which was destroyed in 1922 by a bushfire. Early explorers camp here in 1845 and is now marked as West Hill Camp and explorer Leichhardt marked the tree with the letter L and remained until the tree was burnt down.

We came to the park entrance where gates and signs are posted.

Following a gravel track further there are 5 campsite with views of the Burdekin river and wallaby in the long grass.

In the middle of the park area there is a grave of an early settler in this area. Her name was Kate Roberts and she died 31 of July, 1873 aged 50yrs old. Her grave stone is still recognisable after all these years. 

There is also the remains of an old homestead but we could only find the stone wall that marked the area. Time has not been good and the stone wall looks to be all that was left.

Now we came upon a day use area where Fletchers Creek runs into the Burdekin river. We walked down to the river and the river water was running over the rocky river bed. Truly tranquil. 

Thanks Graeme it was a great day out.