Gregory has a population of approximately 50 people and is home to the historic Gregory Downs Hotel and Murray’s Place (Café). The Hotel serves up a truly great Aussie feed with a cool drink on the side. The Murray’s has an excellent cup of coffee, good food and scrumptious muffins. There are also public toilets and a playground area with BBQs, tennis courts, a race track, a community hall and an airstrip in Gregory. Originally called Gregory Downs, the town officially changed its name to Gregory in 2013.

When it comes to free campgrounds in Far North West Queensland, the Gregory River offers some of the best free self-contained camping in the Shire. The area is a popular stop-off point for those travelling towards the Boodjamulla (Lawn Hill) National Park, Burketown and the Savannah Way.

Providing all the benefits of remote, low-impact, rustic camping in natural surroundings that are truly beautiful, this is a spot all avid self-sufficient campers should put on their list. Campers should note this is a low-impact area. Please ensure you take all your rubbish home. Maximum length of stay is 7 days.

The traditional owners of the Gregory River are the Waanyi people, who call the river at Gregory Bidunggu or Ngumaurina.

In 1861, William Landsborough came across the river during his 1861 expedition to find the lost Burke and Wills expedition. Landsborough found the river while travelling from Burketown and followed it all the way to the Barkly Tableland. He named it the Gregory River in honour of Augustus Gregory, at the time the Queensland Surveyor General and an explorer.