Burrum Coast National Park

Thanks John, think maybe he might just read this and send me one haha.
Cheers Bruce

I got three a little while back as we needed one. We do have one on the ute, Snowy the white 60, Moses of course, Nick's green GU and I think his camper trailer too........

I put my last one on the Wizard and another from a couple of years ago on the camper trailer.
Cheers Bruce.

Dave do you know the area well?. I have been told that when you drive in to the park (from bundy-childers rd) you reach the beach and turn left, this takes you out of the nat park and is a good camping spot. I have been there before and am thinking about camping there but im a campfire person so would like to camp outside the nat park.

Hi Crewser, just checked out QPWS and you are allowed camp fires in the Kinkuna Section. Sorry I dont know anything about that other camp area, hope fully Dave will have some thing for you.
Cheers Bruce.

I do know it well.

I'm imagining that you are entering from the Woodgate end rather than the Coonarr Beach end.

If that's correct you just keep following the Bundaberg or Beach signs until it's obvious that you are nearly at the beach, then go straight on and you are at the Southern self registration point.

I'm not sure what you have been told about turning left and leaving the NP. If you turn right you will eventually reach One Mile Creek (being that the creek is one mile from Theodolite Creek)

If you have entered the park from the Coonarr beach end then you will go past the sandmining area and then turn to the left across the front of it, this area is held in a mining lease but is not currently utilised, access to this area is illegal and there have been stories of people getting caught (guess that the neighbouring lease keeps their eye out) and of the lease owners being held liable if people trespass on their land (DMNR is a pretty tough customer when it comes to recreation on land with mining leases)

You will discover a little village of beach shacks in this area, it looks a little like Duelling Banjos territory but some of them have had a lot of money spent on them. According to NPs they are being tolerated until the active mining moves to that area, at which point they will be demolished.

The beach in front of these leases is under the control of the Burnett Shire Council. and while vehicles are allowed on the beach between One mile creek and Coonarr Creek you are supposed to obtain a permit from Burnett Shire council, trouble is that they don't have any such permit available.

The beach between Coonarr Creek and Elliot Heads South is closed to vehicles. (but there is a very, very overgrown and challenging track known as the Coonarr Esplanade).

Even with all of the varying access rights,Kinkuna is such a fantastic, quiet and peaceful destination for the well prepared and self sufficient traveller. I hope that you have a great time. There is still a huge area of NP that you can explore and much that you can do, oh and a good beach for swimming too...

cheers

thanks for the info dave.