Known as Boom Camp or Piner’s Camp or Piners Landing.

Located at the southern end of Macquarie Harbour up the Gordon River.

History

This was one of the original Piners camps, built to gather Huon Pine. It is an official historic site.

Huts are available for public use at Boom Camp and the former HEC Lower Gordon Camp opposite Warners Landing. The latter is informally known as Sir John Falls Camp.

The Lower Gordon Camp, which previously provided single quarters for approximately 20 HEC employees, had become structurally unstable in part and generally run down in recent years. Major works are currently being undertaken and most of the superfluous single quarters accommodation has been demolished.

Boom Camp, at Pine Landing is maintained by a local community group. It is a single roomed structure equipped to sleep seven people with additional accommodation on a semi-permanent tent site.

A toilet, wood stove, wood shed, new jetty and walkways have recently been installed. The site occupied by the camp is of some historic significance.

The hut at Duncans Camp (Duncs) is a very dilapidated structure which in its present condition is unlikely to be of interest to most visitors. It is, however, of considerable historic value.

Photos courtesy of S Gerrity.