For those camping on the cheap, here are some great campsites we found near Cairns. 
                #10 Rocky Tate River Camp
 
         
         
         
         1 Rating
                                          
              Almaden Gingerella Rd, Barwidgi, Queensland
    1 Rating
                                          
              Almaden Gingerella Rd, Barwidgi, Queensland
                              2 hours 59 minutes (234.7 km) drive from Cairns
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              - ✓ Pets Allowed
- ✓ Free
- ✓ Caravans
- ✓ Camper Trailers
#9 Chillagoe Cockatoo Hotel Motel
 
         
         
         
         1 Rating
                                          
              3 Tower St, Chillagoe, Queensland
    1 Rating
                                          
              3 Tower St, Chillagoe, Queensland
                              3 hours 5 minutes (199.4 km) drive from Cairns
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              - ✓ Pets Allowed
- ✓ Free
- ✓ Caravans
- ✓ Camper Trailers
- ✓ Phone Reception
- ✓ Cabins Available
- ✓ Walking Trails
- ✓ 4WD Trails
- ✓ Telstra 4G
#8 Sandy Tate River Free Camp
 
         
         
         
         2 Ratings
                                          
              , Queensland
    2 Ratings
                                          
              , Queensland
                              2 hours 46 minutes (185.4 km) drive from Cairns
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              - ✓ Pets Allowed
- ✓ Free
- ✓ Camper Trailers
- ✓ Swimming
- ✓ Allows fires
#7 Emu Creek Crossing
Herberton / Petford Road, Queensland2 hours 39 minutes (154.7 km) drive from Cairns
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              - ✓ Pets Allowed
- ✓ Free
- ✓ Caravans
- ✓ Camper Trailers
- ✓ Swimming
#6 McLeod Creek
 
         
         
         
         2 Ratings
                                          
              Mulligan Hwy, Mt Carbine, Queensland
    2 Ratings
                                          
              Mulligan Hwy, Mt Carbine, Queensland
                              1 hour 55 minutes (143.2 km) drive from Cairns
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              - ✓ Pets Allowed
- ✓ Free
- ✓ Caravans
- ✓ Camper Trailers
- ✓ Fishing
- ✓ Swimming
- ✓ Allows fires
#5 Irvinebank Camp Area
 
         
         
         
         5 Ratings
                                          
              2656 Herberton-Petford Road, Irvinebank, Queensland
    5 Ratings
                                          
              2656 Herberton-Petford Road, Irvinebank, Queensland
                              1 hour 54 minutes (133.4 km) drive from Cairns
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              - ✓ Pets Allowed
- ✓ Free
- ✓ Toilets
- ✓ Caravans
- ✓ Camper Trailers
- ✓ Phone Reception
- ✓ Water (Non Drinking)
- ✓ Fishing
- ✓ Swimming
- ✓ Allows fires
- ✓ Telstra 4G
#4 Walsh River
 
         
         
         
         3 Ratings
                                          
              Watsonville, Queensland
    3 Ratings
                                          
              Watsonville, Queensland
                              1 hour 46 minutes (121.5 km) drive from Cairns
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              - ✓ Pets Allowed
- ✓ Free
- ✓ Camper Trailers
- ✓ Phone Reception
- ✓ Swimming
- ✓ Allows fires
- ✓ Telstra 4G
- ✓ Optus 4G
#3 Eureka Creek
 
         
         
         
         3 Ratings
                                          
              65217 Burke Developmental Rd, Dimbulah, Queensland
    3 Ratings
                                          
              65217 Burke Developmental Rd, Dimbulah, Queensland
                              1 hour 39 minutes (113.4 km) drive from Cairns
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              - ✓ Pets Allowed
- ✓ Free
- ✓ Caravans
- ✓ Camper Trailers
- ✓ Phone Reception
- ✓ Water (Non Drinking)
- ✓ Fishing
- ✓ Swimming
#2 The Boulders Camp Site
 
         
         
         
         29 Ratings
                                          
              The Boulders Rd, Babinda, Queensland
    29 Ratings
                                          
              The Boulders Rd, Babinda, Queensland
                              57 minutes (70.4 km) drive from Cairns
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              - ✓ Free
- ✓ Toilets
- ✓ Caravans
- ✓ Camper Trailers
- ✓ Showers
- ✓ Phone Reception
- ✓ Water (Non Drinking)
#1 Green Patch
 
         
         
         
         30 Ratings
                                          
              Bruce Highway, Gordonvale, Queensland
    30 Ratings
                                          
              Bruce Highway, Gordonvale, Queensland
                              28 minutes (29.7 km) drive from Cairns
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              - ✓ Pets Allowed
- ✓ Free
- ✓ Toilets
- ✓ Phone Reception
- ✓ Water (Non Drinking)
- ✓ Walking Trails
- ✓ Allows fires
- ✓ Telstra 4G
- ✓ Optus 4G
 
      

 
              
     
                                                  