Fitzpatrick Trackhead
Closest Town: Wee Jasper
Toilets: Yes
Water: Yes
Includes: It is equipped with running water, toilets, hot showers, electric BBQs and covered seating areas.
Booking: This Trackhead is managed by Wee Jasper Reserves and a camping fee is payable to Wee Jasper Reserves Trust managers
Access: Fitzpatricks Trackhead / Accessed via the Wee Jasper Road from either Yass or Tumut.
Fitzpatrick Trackhead is one of 3 major trackheads on the Hume and Hovell Track.
There is plenty of camping space and it is popular with car campers and caravaners as it is located on Wee Jasper Road at Wee Jasper.
This Trackhead is named after one of the convicts on the expedition: James Fitzpatrick. Fitzpatrick was transported from Ireland for an offence under the Insurrection Act. He was assigned to Hamilton Hume and was rewarded for his work after the expedition with a Ticket of Leave. He went on to accumulate property, including the mansion and property “Glenlee” at Campbelltown. He died there in 1882, aged 85.