ROLLINGSTONE Creek and Bushy Parker Park is up there as one of the best camp grounds around Townsville . This place has ticks in a lot of boxes . Quite close to Townsville , the Rollingstone Creek camp ground is only a 40-minute drive north . The camp ground is shady , and spacious . Features include free barbeques , shade shelters , taps with town water , toilets , cold shower , bins , dump point , and a very pretty creek perfect for swimming or paddling . Even when Townsville was as dry as a bone , Rollingstone Creek still had water trickling down in the mountainside streams from the Paluma rainforest . Townsville City Council oversees the park facilities , and enforces a maximum stay of 48 hours . People are allowed to bring well-behaved dogs , and this is why the camp ground gets bonus points , elevating it to one of Townsville ’ s best . These sorts of swimming holes and camp grounds where the family pets are welcome , are few and far between . Grab your family and friends for a refreshing swim , a picnic , or stay a night or two . You ’ ll love the place . Behind the park , is the one-street , sorry , two-street township of Rollingstone , which has a great corner store , servo , and a pub . The best time to visit is summer , as the grey nomads take over the park in the cooler months .