Gold Coast and hinterland region

see also:

• helpful travel links and information - Australia
• camping in Queensland
• camping in Australia in Winter
• my blog post on travel tips to the wet tropics
• tropical north Queensland
• Whitsundays, Mackay and Townsville region
• brisbane
• Sunshine Coast - Fraser Island / K'gari region
• Queensland travel tips
• New South Wales travel

• the Gold Coast is extremely popular with young families thanks to the warm weather in Winter and the Theme Parks such as Sea World and Dream World
• most of the coast has been built up and has very limited tent camping opportunities unless you wish to use the Holiday parks which prioritise caravans and are not generally a great tent camping experience.
• tent campers may be better suited to heading up to the hinterland such as Lamington Nat Park or heading out to the Moreton Bay Islands
• most camp sites must be pre-booked

• Clancys camping area
• Emu Creek camping area

• rises to 1135m from the surrounding Darling Downs and South Burnett Valley
• 35km of walking tracks
• Dandabah camping area
• other walk-in camping areas

• southern and northern sections
• Archer camping area
• Neurum Creek camping area
• other walk-in camping areas

• the Scenic Rim
• wild dogs can be a problem
• 150km of walking trails
• two sections Binna Burra and Green Mountains
• Binna Burra campsite
• O'Reillys campground
• other walk-in camping areas

• 2hr barge trip and 4WD is a necessity

• located on the NSW-Qld border and has 7 peaks
• walk-in camping only

• in the Gold Coast hinterland
• The Settlement camping area - 11 sites

• boat-based camping only

• numerous camp grounds in the Minjerribah Recreation Area

• Andrew Drynan Park camping
• Bigriggen Park camping
• Burgess park camping area
• Captain Logan camp on Wivenhoe Dam
• Centenary Park camping area
• Darlington Park camping area
• Flanagan Reserve camping area
• Lake maroon camping area
• Lumley Hill camping area
• Maidenwell camping area