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Gumtree Dam Highlands

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· Abington, Queensland

25 acres hosted by Chrissy And Duane N.

9 Vehicle/Tent sites

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Camp at our farm retreat with us and our Scottish Highland Coos. We are 5 minutes out of Childers, Queensland. You will have plenty of room to yourself, there is potable water available and porta loos. We have a quirky shower facility now too made out of a horse float, this is only for guests who don't have their own shower. Now my new pets will have to be transported home on the back seat of my car 🤣 The Scottish folk pronounce it Heilen Coos... so that's how we say it. They wonder around our farm wherever they like to go including swimming in the dam....a lot in summer time. Everyone will enjoy seeing these cuties. Feed times have been cut back to once a day, please ask when it will be as just like us the Coo's need time out. We've just had a lovely, very patient camper, (27/4/24) Jo hand feed almost 3-month-old Lucy Moo for the very first time 😁 You'll meet Kelvin the Scottish Highland Bull, Oakley who is new mum to Lucy Moo born 5th of February and Willow, mum to Ferdinand (Ferdi) born earlier this year on the 3rd of January, so two beautiful calves to watch doing zoomies around the yard, swimming in the dam or chilling under a tree 😁 Parents please supervise your children at all times, especially near the Highlands. Baz and Nige are our Nigerian dwarf goats that are being bottle fed at the moment. Please leave your pets at your campsite, Oakley is proving to get a bit overwhelmed with small dogs etc. We have 2 dogs Jesse a blue heeler and Cane our Maremma, who are both very friendly. The Maremma dog is an Italian breed of livestock gaurdian dog he does bark a little at night if there is a fox or something around that might hurt our animals. Cane has been very successful at keeping all our pets safe. Guest's have told us they have slept through the night no troubles, in saying that sometimes he doesn't need to bark at all. If anyone thinks the barking might be an issue this probably isn't the place for you. We now have Percy the peacock 🦚 who randomly Honks! Our Neighbours have fish farms, so you will hear the odd shot gun go off at times, just to scare the shags away from feeding in the ponds. We are very easy to get along with but excessive noise or bad behaviour will not be tolerated. Feel free to put on music and have a few drinks by the camp fire, but we want our farm to be a place where our animals and our guests feel safe and relaxed. Thanks for your understanding. Relax with a cuppa, unwind with a book or go for a short bush walk and listen to the kookaburras. All your cares will feel like they are a million miles away as you soak up nature here at our farm. Conveniently there is a dump point in at Childers at the rest area, 16 Cresent St. 6km from here. There are wonderful cafes and bakeries in Childers, an IGA and Woolworths. We are near Bingera National park, Cordalba state forest with an hour to some top snorkelling spots, also Drive passed acres of sugarcane and macadamia fields we are 45 minutes from Hervey Bay and 40 minutes the other way to Bundaburg. We love being so close to the southern end of the Great Barrier Reef. We look forward to meeting you. Duane and Chrissy

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46 Ratings · 33 reviews

Jodie H.recommends

June 23, 2024

Lucy's site

We loved our stay here! The kids had so much fun with the animals and we did too! We loved the beautiful sheepdog visiting our site and the relaxed vibe!

Cinda L.recommends

June 23, 2024

Willow's site

Camping with animals

The farm was an amazing well kept area. The owners are absolutely amazing and guided us to our campsite we were able to buy fire wood and were greeted by their beautiful animals! The dogs are super friendly and walking around the property was peaceful and of course the cows were elegant and fun to feed and interact with. Thank you for allowing us into your beautiful farm!

Rick Z.recommends

June 16, 2024

Willow's site

Camping with the Coo's

Thoroughly enjoyed Willows site, the Hosts Chrissy and Duane were very welcoming the animals were friendly and gentle with the kids. We would highly recommend this camp to anyone looking to get the family out of the house and back in touch with nature. Very peaceful :) and relaxing

Lauren N.recommends

June 16, 2024

Lucy's site

Loved it!

Great spot and loved the cows. Loved our stay and would go again.

Hayley O.recommends

June 15, 2024

Yellowstone

Camping with Highland Cows

I loved our camping weekend to gumtree dam highlands! We had a pretty big group and stayed in Yellowstone, was nice and close to animals for the littler kids and away from the dams. All the sites look amazing tho slot of space so you don't feel camped on top of each other. Chrissy & Duane are amazing hosts, so welcoming and lovely! We will definitely be going back again!

Angela H.recommends

June 15, 2024

Ferdinand's Site

Camping was great. Beautiful clean area. Owners are Amazing and so lovely. Animals were a great hit for the kids! Thanks so much for having us. We will be back!

Location

Abington, Queensland, AustraliaTraditional, ancestral territory of Taribelang Bunda and Dyungungoo (Gubbi Gubbi) First Nations according to To respect the Host's privacy, the precise address of this land will be provided after booking

Hosted by Chrissy And Duane N.Joined in February 2024

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