RV TRAVEL
By 1920 , the area was thriving and red cedar was becoming Australia ’ s leading export , opening up the Clarke Range , where a road was built to the coast , allowing the timber to be exported to England .
About 30 minutes to the west is Eungella Dam , which was built for town water at Collinsville and Scottsville , as well as to to meet the requirements for the thermal power station in Collinsville . Run by SunWater QLD , its open to the public for boating , swimming , fishing and one of the best camping spots I have ever been to . With all amenities included in the extremely cheap camp fees , there ’ s miles of camp spots right on the water ’ s edge . Just a headsup though : cattle roam day and night , they are very friendly and are not scared to enter a camp in search of food scraps .
With a few days under my belt around the dam , my next destination was south : Homevale National Park , where I wanted to explore the area ’ s gold history . Homevale is full of dramatic cliffs , peaks and volcanic vents that produced gold deposits and fertile soils , and now support a diverse plantlife . The Nebo Volcano erupted 34 million years ago and is believed to be one of the second line of volcanoes that erupted down the east coast at that time .
Mount Britton is about an hour ’ s drive from Eungella Dam . It is well signposted towards the town of Nebo . Mt Britton was named by explorer William Landsborough in 1856 after a good friend , James Britton .
The Finch Hatton rail stop .
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