Gheerulla campground QLD

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Try Charlie Moreland or Baloomba Creek just south of Kenilworth. (pay sites)

Alan

I'm local on the Sunshine Coast, but haven't actually stayed there. I've driven past and it looked OK, very low key, but reasonable.

As the previous reply said, the other national park spots, like Charlie Moreland or Little Yabba etc are all very lovely and not expensive as they are national park. Lots to choose from around Kenilworth - I think there is also a freebie spot on the Yabba Creek, to the south of Kenilworth and just before the turn off into the main Charlie Moreland area. (Opposite the Sunday Creek turnoff, near the Fig Tree walk - there is a loop in the river which is a public picnic spot that our friends ofdten stay at free.) So it's worth a poke around to find a nice spot near Kenilworth..

If all you need is a stayover place, then at the junction of the Steve Irwin Way and the Bruce Highway (about level with Caloundra but out on the highway) is a recognised layover spot, I haven't seen it in the books but it is a legitimate spot and has approx 5-15 over-nighters. It might seem like it's near traffic, but is sufficiently off the highway and amongst trees,, with toilets and shelters.

An informal one I often drive by is on the Nambour Connection Road (north of Big Pineapple) and at the side of Paynter Creek, near Foley Road. It is a a fairly large day picnic area, with trees and a few areas set back from the road - I have seen people stay overnight there.

Another choice would be next to the Yandina Sports facilities, up near the BMX track at Yandina, they meet on Monday and Wed nights, and there are markets early Sat morning; often people stay in the dirt carpark next to the BMX track ready for the markets. I don't see why you couldn't stay a night or two there just quietly.

so, depending on if you just want a quickly accessible place, or want to get into the hinterland beauty, there are quite a few choices.

Liz