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Enjoying our dams

Our dams are great places to relax and enjoy the great outdoors. You can take out a boat, throw in a line or relax onshore with a barbecue – check each dam’s webpage to see what facilities are available at each site.

You may bring your dog to our dams. Please keep them on a leash and clean up after them.

Help us keep our recreation areas tidy by using the rubbish bins provided. Do not put seafood waste in these bins – take it with you when you leave.

Boating

You can go boating at all our dams except EJ Beardmore and Kroombit dams. You may not waterski or jetski at Teemburra Dam.  

For information about boating and safety, visit  Maritime Safety Queensland.

Fishing

All our dams (except Kroombit Dam) are stocked for recreational fishing, so you’ll be able to hook a wide range of native fish including barramundi, saratoga, silver perch and sooty grunter.

But remember – you can’t fish on or near the dam wall, or within the marked exclusion zones. Make sure you have a fishing permit and follow all regulations.

Camping

Camping is allowed at most of our dams, except Cania, Julius, EJ Beardmore, Kroombit and Teemburra dams. Most of the campsites are run by private companies.

Sunwater runs the campgrounds at Burdekin Falls, Eungella, Paradise and Wuruma dams. Details for each of these sites are below.

Burdekin Falls Dam

  • No bookings needed
  • Facilities include powered and unpowered sites, hot showers, dump point. No washing machines are available
  • Maximum stay: 4 weeks
  • Cost: $8 per person per night ($5 extra per night for powered sites). Children under 10 are free
  • Cash and credit card accepted. No EFTPOS or cheques.
  • Self-service pay station located near Sunwater office
  • No open campfires allowed
  • Noise curfew: 10pm

Eungella Dam

  • No bookings needed
  • Facilities include hot showers
  • Maximum stay: 4 weeks
  • Payment through BPAY is preferred
  • Do not camp within five metres of the water line
  • Open campfires are allowed in designated areas, depending on local fire restrictions.

Paradise Dam

  • No bookings needed
  • Paid camping at lower camping area only
  • No treated water
  • No open fires allowed
  • Questions? Call 07 4127 7278

Wuruma Dam

  • No bookings needed
  • 40 unpowered sites
  • No showers or treated water
  • Chemical toilet dump point
  • Maximum stay: 3 weeks
  • Wastewater must be self-contained or directed away from the lake
  • Generators must be low decibel and operated only during the day
  • No open campfires allowed

Planning an event?

If you are planning an event such as a wedding, competition or community event, you must submit a request form. Fees may apply.

Please be careful while you’re on Sunwater property. You should obey all laws, regulations, signs and directions from Sunwater staff.  Sunwater is not liable for loss or damage caused, including by negligence.