Camping - Great Sandy Nat. Park - Cooloola

Hi,

You will just catch the first weekend of QLD school holidays so things will be busy. The holidays start on the 23rd as this day has been made a pupil free day.

I reckon the beach will be crowded with limited if any sites available. It could be difficult to find peace and quiet at that time I think.

Options I can think of would be Inskip Reserve which is out towards where you come off the barge from Fraser but again I think it will be very busy. You can also camp at Freshwater which is just up behind the dunes near to where beach camping ends in the North. Also will be busy at this time.

If you go to www.epa.qld.gov.au and select camping bookings and navigate your way in I know Freshwater can be booked on line and I think Inskip Reserve may be the same. Be careful when booking Freshwater that you get a site that can accept a camper as not all do.

The only other spot would be the caravan park in Rainbow Beach which you can pre-book and if you CLICK HERE you will be taken to their web site for more info.

I know the area pretty well so drop me an email if I can help out with any more information.

It is a really popular place and at school holidays is very busy generally.

Rokkitt ,you have nil-zip-zero chance of a peace and quiet beach camp inbetween rainbow and noosa during the holiday period ,that stretch of beach becomes a hoon paradise with campers tent peg on tent peg ,Inskip maybe a bit queiter ,not by much though as the elbow slapper whiting should be on , know of 1 fishing "club" of 150 "members" whose annual 2week trek to Inskip starts on the 22nd.

Hi Rokkitt,

Brian's made some very good comments there. Teewah can get very busy, but you 'may' be lucky during the first week of the hols. Freshwater campgrounds will be quieter and more peaceful, but not all sites are made for a camper and it's a 'first in best dressed' basis. You could go down the Cooloola Way and camp at Harry's Hut which is on the Noosa River, as bush setting, but if it's rained, the track gets very muddy. Good luck :o)

Isnt there a van park called carls on the water just in from rainbow beach but may be crowed as well.

Hi,

We will really need some peace and quiet after ten days on Fraser, I would like to see some of the wildlife and relax (just fish) before we return to Melbourne so maybe Bribie is the way to go.....

Are we likely to get a spot? with only 6 or 7 sites available for camper trailers....any other suggestions? - we have the camper trailer and kids in tow.

Thanks
Rod

have a look here
https://www.epa.qld.gov.au/parks/iaparks/gds/IAGDS020.do?parkId=4
you can book specific sites online and from memory it says which specific sites are suitable for camper trailers. It a lot slower pace than cooloola no fires allowed though

If you return through Gympie, then Kenilworth is only about 50klms South, on your way home.
The Foresty has an excellent camping reserve called 'Charlie Moreland Park' - Phn (07) 5446 0925.
It is a large area, plus there is another called ' The Overflow'.
There are also other camping grounds in the forestry (with different names).
It may be less busy than the beaches - here is the Qld Govt Site: https://www.epa.qld.gov.au/parks/iaparks/gds/IAGDS050.jsp
Look for 'Kenilworth' in the names drop list. It will then load the names of the various campgrounds. This site has good info on all the parks - just search.

Just before Kenilworth is the small town of Imbul. There are several campgrounds there, including one in a deer park.

There are several camping grounds just as you come off the beach at Tewantin. One has recently closed (Wilderness) but there are 2 others (adjacent to the Camel Rides). Sorry but I do not know the name of the camp grounds.

Closer to Brisbane is the town of Woodford, near which is NCBR - Nerum Creek Bush Retreat. Very nice campgrounds. www.ncbr.com.au/

Regards...................Keith

Hi,

Thanks for your tips, we have now booked into "Harry's Hut" campsite on the Noosa River - we will hire a Kayak and enjoy the campfire for a few days......so glad I posted here before heading to Teewah!

Rod