Bribie Island info required

I live there but havent done either. There is a ranger station on the island that can provide you with information. You need a permit to do the beach but not sure about the other. Its all in the National park so you probably do and last I heard some of it was closed.
Ring 13 13 04 for camping in National Parks or www.qld.gov.au/camping

Steve - if you use the menu at the top of the site - click on Treks to check if we have trek notes for this region. A quick check through the Qld listing of treks show a trek note for Bribie Islands exists, so if you click that it will take you that page with all the information you should need.

This is the link:

Bribie Island Trek Note

I noticed that this one has not yet been converted to the new format, but the information should be correct. You can let us know your feedback when you get back perhaps?! :-) Enjoy

Steve,

Have been up the beach many times. If it is high tide and not raining when you arrive it will be very heavy going at the bottom of the island. You may even be in the surf near the camp sites at the top. The beach is usually good with very few ruts from creeks etc.

You will have to drive across the Island to the surf side on a main road. There is only one access to the beach all others have been closed. Drive across the Island. Turn left when the road ends at the pub and continue until you come to a 4x4 only track a couple of Km from the pub.

Main advice is to call the ranger before going as the beach does vary. and check tides BOM

Lovely island but take the insect repellent and enjoy.

Redeye

Haven't been there for a couple of months.
Beach conditions can change quickly.
Rangers will have more upto date information.
The new inland track from the Rangers Station past Poverty Point is real good to drive (or it was last time) and brings you out near the beach camping area.

I live on Bribie and do the beach and inland track quite often.

2 weeks ago was the last time I went up the beach and there is one of the lagoons that has broken through to the sea which means there is now a stream across the beach. The water is about 300mm deep where we went through but there is also a drop off where the water has washed the sand away. This can be from 100mm to over 300mm depending where you meet it.

The inland track is very soft sand past Poverty Point and is well sign posted in the daylight - at night time, you could get lost in the myriad of tracks that you are not allowed to go on - there are dozens of them and they only have very small no entry signs. EPA will fine you if they find you on these tracks in the morning lost.

If you let your tyres down (25 psi in our Rangie) and have a high clearance vehicle, the sand should be no problem but I have seen low clearance 4WD's incl Suzukis getting towed because of the deep ruts in the sand past Poverty Point.

A permit is required and previous posts have covered that issue.

My suggestion is to camp at Poverty Point camp which is easy to find in the dark, then go up the inland track next day. A booking is reqd for Poverty Point - and don't forget the Mozzie repellent as the Mozzies are vicious this year on Bribie away from civilisation.

HAve fun on our great island

Stevesub

Personally I wouldn't hazard the trip at night without back up

Did it 2 weeks ago and I would suggest you go to Inskip instead, not much to do with so little beach

Wayne

Did it 2 weeks ago and I would suggest you go to Inskip instead, not much to do with so little beach

Wayne