Mmmm, well I've got to say Darlington Park is a lot more "built up" than Janowen, thats for sure if I'm reading your post correctly Grasshopper. (They've even got a kids playground there now, never used to have that)
There is a running creek besides the campground at Janowen, and is quite a nice spot. We try to avoid any destination when there is a 4wd comp on, as I hate camping wall to wall with crowds. (read yahoos!). But we are willing to go anywhere to check things out, the national park sounds good as well.
Hmmm, well that sucks for Darlington Park now. We had not been there for a couple of years.
The creek running through Janowen is the same one that has its source in the National Park - always better to get water from closer to the source.
As a rural property owner and having only large farms around us, I am a bit jaded about paying for the privilege of driving on private property... My neighbour has plenty of hills and gullies to "play" in with a 4x4 but farmers tend to get a very stirred up about anyone tearing up their gullies and making their erosion problems any worse. With 10 acres of our own and a track around our boundary fence I am sure i can make my own fun if required. Circle work had been done in our West paddock in several cars, but not in the wet. Only rain water here = not enough to spend hours cleaning mud off vehicles.
Killarney - The Queen Mary Falls has a camp ground and caravan park nearby.
www.queenmaryfallscaravanpark.com.au
There may even be a camp ground now along Condamine River Road... i have not driven that for over a year now. Last time i did there were several sites where you could see the remains of camp fires and vehicle tracks off to the side of the road. No idea if this is legal or otherwise.
Killarney has at least one camp ground / caravan park in the town itself, the one i recall is on the North side of the road into Killarney from Warwick.
Anyway it is good to see some interest in a trip over the range for the Sth East members
I had hoped to get posts from other Darling Downs members. Only one so far.
As for a weekend of choice - ? Easter we are staying home, and son's b'day party over Easter too
Family and other commitments over a couple of weekends in May and June. I will need to consult the Social butterfly to verify dates.