Nature at its best, this is a beautiful spot to relax for a while.Water is pristine. Not far from the highway.
When you go to Cardwell make sure you visit the beautiful Murray Falls. It is well worth the journey.
After the cyclone the falls where absolutly fantastic the grand kids loved them and so did the adults. There is a camping area there and it wasn't far to walk to reach the falls great photo opportunity.
Murray Falls, located at the Girrramay National Park, is suitable for a day visit or an extended stay with a camper, tent or caravan as there is plenty of grassed space to set up camp. There are BBQs, Toilets and decent car parking available. Very shaded areas and swimming holes that are safe for kids. A walking track that is of moderate difficulty takes you to the top of the Falls with a spectacular view of the National Park!A short boardwalk from the camping grounds takes you to the base of the falls where there are two viewing platforms, perfect photo opportunities with the waterfall and boulders behind you.Definitely worth taking the time to visit, whether for a whole weekend or just for a couple of hours.
Murray Falls is a beautiful and impressive waterfall as well as a great swimming spot. It was my favourite out of all the waterfalls I saw in FNQ. When looking up at the waterfall at the lookout, have a look round the bottom pool (more still water than fast flowing) as we saw about 7 very small turtles swimming around, who were about the size of a tea saucer. It's heaps of fun exploring down stream and there are places to lie down and have the fast flowing water rush over you. Love his spot!
Located only about 20 km off the main highway, if you have time on your way to or from Townsville / Mission Beach, it's worth the detour to spend some time here.The falls are a beautiful cascading or tiered formation, rushing down a few large, sloped rock formations with moderately high volume flow.According to the sign-posted restricted area notices, access to the river / swimming at the base of the falls is prohibited, but as you see from other travellers' pictures (some as recently as December 2014), this seems to be commonly disregarded. See http://nprsr.qld.gov.au/parks/murray-falls/pdf/raa-murray-falls.pdf.
Enjoyed the peace and quiet of Murray Falls in the tropical wet season. The swimming holes were cool and refreshing and entertained our kids for hours.
love the falls and the board walk around it but to get to the top it is quiet a uphill hike and lots of stars great for camping. but they need to fix up the road a bit to make it better for all cars
The waterfalls are beautiful, and there are nice swimming holes. It is a great spot for camping with the basic facilities (toilets, shower...). Bring spray for the mossies!!
Lovely waterfall, falling dramatically from surprisingly high rocks. The falls are an easy walk from a well tended campsite and set in pretty countryside. The path is safe and there are some good viewing points. This is a worthwhile stop.