Cathu State Forest

On the 2nd October 2020 we took an extended long weekend trip to Cathu State Forest. Leaving Townsville before lunch on Friday and arriving at Cathu mid afternoon. We camped in the First campsite on the right opposite the information/entry sign. This site is beautifully sheltered with green grass and is also close to the creek. https://parks.des.qld.gov.au/parks/cathu/camping/jaxut

Being a long weekend it was fairly busy at the campsites, there were a lot of locals from Mackay out and about for the last long weekend of the year. The 4WD tracks in and around Cathu State Forest are amazing – we spent all day exploring on the Sunday and found some nice rapids. Our mission was to find the secret waterfalls, while the rapids were a nice place to stop for a late lunch, we will have to go back again to find the secret waterfalls. Lots of interesting flora and fauna in Cathu State Forest – loved the very curious red possums that come out each night for scraps. Swimming is available in Jaxut Creek beside the campgrounds but there is not a lot of water at this time of year so finding a deep enough hole to swim in was a challenge.