Fraser Island Camping

Hi Brett,

Personally I would not swim on the surf side as I have fished there many times and have seen the sharks cruising along the beach. We have even been fishing out on a sandbar and sharks have come through the gutter between us and the beach. Maybe I am a little paranoid about that as they are probably only following the bait and tailor schools at the time that I am fishing but still a bit worrying. I probably am being paranoid since lots of people do swim there but ....

The lakes are great for a swim and the western side is pretty good with kids as well.

If you are self sufficient then beach camping is a good option, if you like a hot shower and toilets close then try Cathedral Beach or Dundabarra. If you are going in school holidays then the roads across the island can get busy and so can popular places like Central Station and Lake Mackenzie. Now that they have closed Hook Point there are supposed to be "Family Friendly" camping areas with no cars on the beach down there so perhaps enquire about that.

Tim.

Just got back from 6 days camped about 1km north of Happy Valley in Eli Camping Area. Great spot, but a mongrel missle dodging dingo wouldn't leave us in peace. Cleaning up after a meal with rubbish bag within metres of us it grabbed it when our backs was turned and commenced to remove it. Every night left rubbish bag in back of vehicle but on last night left bag inside our touring style tent. Dingo appears about 3am and rips hole in flyscreen door a half a metre away from my old mans head where he was sleeping to get to bag.
As far as kids go it was a very aggressive and you would have to be extremely watchful. Let ranger know when we left.
So don't go there at moment - and don't swim in ocean

A second here for Tim's post.... I wouldn't swim in the ocean there, and Dundaburra or Cathedral Beach are nice spots to camp. The lakes are the place to swim, anyway..... they are all worth a visit!

And stick to the rules that the info pack gives you and listen to the rangers.... we always have and haven't ever had drama with the wildlife.

Cheers

Brian

Plenty of sharks in the water there ... I'd stick to the lakes, or go over to the other side of the island.

Jack

Thanks for the replies so far... all useful info (we definitely don't want to be swimming with the sharks).
Another question... is there anywhere on the island (pub/bar) that we can go to, to watch the AFL Grand Final. Sad question I know, but there is a slim chance my team might make it this year!

Brett