Visitor sites and facilities
Summary of Cooloola visitor sites and facilities
Seary's Creek. Picnic in the bush at one of the smaller day-use areas in Cooloola. Photo: DERM.
This is a summary of key visitor sites in Cooloola. For more detailed information, please read about Cooloola.
For your reference:
- Cooloola Recreation Area map (PDF, 1.7M)* (walking track numbers correspond to their location on this map).
- See the walking track page for more details on each walking track number and the Cooloola Wilderness Trail.
- Camp only in designated camping areas.
- Locations marked with an asterisk (*) indicate that wheelchair-accessible facilities are present at that location.
| Location | Permits required | Facilities | Access | Walking tracks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bymien picnic area * | Vehicle access permits accessing the site from Teewah Beach only | Toilets, picnic tables | 2WD from Rainbow Beach Road, 4WD from Teewah Beach, walk |
17, 18, 21, 22 |
Freshwater campground * |
Vehicle and camping permits | Toilets, showers ($1 for hot), phone, camping, water (untreated) | 4WD, walk | 19, Cooloola Great Walk |
| Freshwater day-use area * | Vehicle access permits | Toilets, picnic tables, barbecues, water (untreated) | 4WD, walk | 19 |
| Freshwater camping service point | Vehicle access permits | Portable toilet waste disposal facility, outdoor showers (cold) | 4WD, walk | 19 |
| Freshwater Lake | Vehicle access permits if driving to Freshwater campground and day-use area, before walking. | None | Walk | 19, 20, 21 |
| Double Island Point | Vehicle access permits | Toilets on northern beach side | 4WD, walk | 23, 24, Cooloola Great Walk |
| Teewah Beach (including camping zone) | Vehicle access permits, camping permits if camping | Bins along the beach in the 15 km designated camping | 4WD | 23, Cooloola Great Walk |
| Poverty Point camping area | Camping permits | Camping, QPWS fire rings | 4WD | None |
| Seary’s Creek | None | Toilets | 2WD | 16 |
| Rainbow Beach QPWS Information Centre * | None | Information, over-the-counter permit sales, outdoor permit pack pick-up area for pre-booked sites, toilets | 2WD | 14, 15, 22 |
| Cooloola Way | None | None | 4WD | 11, 12 |
| Freshwater Road | Vehicle access permits from Bymien to Teewah Beach | None | 4WD (from Bymien) | None |
| Kings Bore Road via eastern or western firebreak (Pettigrews Road) | Vehicle access permits | None | 4WD (one-way access to Teewah Beach) | None |
| Cooloola Wilderness Trail | Camping permits | None | Walk (47.9 km) | 5, 8, 11, 12, 13 |
| Neebs waterhole camping area | Camping permits | Camping | Walk | 12, 13 |
| Wandi waterhole camping area | Camping permits | Camping | Walk | 11, 12 |
| Cooloola Great Walk | Camping permits | Camping, toilets, water tanks (full tanks not guaranteed) | Walk (up to 102 km) | - |
| Tewantin QPWS Information Centre * | None | Information, over-the-counter permit sales, outdoor permit pack pick-up area for pre-booked sites, toilets | 2WD | None |
| Elanda Point car park and canoe launch | None | Information | 2WD | 2, 4, 5 |
| Mill Point | None | Information | Walk | 4 |
| Teewah Landing | Vehicle access permits only if driving up the beach to walk in from a beach access track | Jetty | Canoe, boat, walk | 1, Cooloola Great Walk |
| Kinaba Information Centre | None | Information, toilets, jetty and canoe access | Walk, canoe, boat | 2, 3 |
| Fig Tree Point camping and day-use area * | Camping permits | Toilets, picnic tables, camping, water (untreated), jetty, canoe landing | Walk, canoe, boat | 5, 6, 8 |
| Harry's Hut Road | None | None | 4WD, walk | 7, 8 |
| Harrys camping and day-use area * | Camping permits | Toilets, picnic tables, camping, water (untreated), information, jetties, canoe landings | 4WD, walk, canoe, boat | 8, 9, 11 |
| upper Noosa River Camp site 1–3 | Camping permits | Toilets, camping, water (untreated) at camp sites 1 and 2 only | Walk, canoe, boat | 9, 10, Cooloola Great Walk |
| upper Noosa River Camp site 4–15 | Camping permits | Camping | Canoe, boat (electric motors only) | None |
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Last updated 19 April 2011