Davies Creek Falls — Attraction in Mareeba

It’s a long drive in on a gravel road which hasn’t been graded for a while so was very bumpy. The first thing you come to is the lower campground. This has beautiful rock platforms and plunge pools. There is no map or informational signage at this point on the park. You then draw another two kms to the falls on a very narrow road. There is only parking for 3-4 cars. The viewpoint over the falls is impressive. When we went to go for a swim there was no map showing where the safe swimming places were. We had heard you could swim at the pool of the top of the falls but there was no signage indicating whether it was safe to do so. The one place we did find to swim was more of a plunge pool. Improved signage and information would make this trip more worthwhile. For the drive involved in getting there I wouldn’t recommend it. Suggest if pushed for time Emerald creek...

Absolutely gorgeous spot. There's about 10 minutes of driving to get there on a dirt road but it's do-able in a regular city car. Just really bumpy. Absolutely gorgeous 1km circuit with a cute picnic / swimming spot, lookout over the mountains and the falls. There are no toilet facilities at the circuit, but as you drive past the camping sight on your way up there are , so definitely stop there on your way up. Be aware that the rocks around the waterfall get slippery . There's a spot behind the waterfall (not the marked picnic/swim area) that looks like a nice swim spot but the water was really murky and the current was really fast. Possibly not a great idea to get in the water there for...

This was a lovely surprise. We were told about Davies Creek and falls by a local in town. The drive out is on a dirt road so take it easy. We passed the camping area and just before the falls was a nice spot for our picnic.

Swimming here was awesome. Some people chose to park here and walk up to the falls which seemed to have a bigger swimming hole. This would be a better idea than driving up to the falls. We did drive up, but then hubby said it was a steep climb down and back up again with a lot of steps. I was glad to sit in the car and do my code cracker puzzles.

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