Camping information
Camping in Lamington National Park
There is one camping area in the Green Mountains section of Lamington National Park, and a privately-managed campground adjacent to the Binna Burra section of the park. Both camping areas have facilities and are within short walking distances to all graded walking tracks.
The Green Mountains camping area is managed by QPWS at the Green Mountains section of Lamington National Park. It is adjacent to the day visitor car park at the end of Lamington National Park Road, via Canungra. Camping permits are required and fees apply. Camping permits must be booked online and in advance for all weekends, public and school holidays.
Water, toilets and hot showers are provided. Please supply all your drinking water as water quality cannot be guaranteed. If using water from the camping area or in the park boil or treat with water treatment tablets before drinking. There is also an industrial bin for rubbish. Bring a fuel stove as no open fires are allowed in the park. There are no powered sites and caravans are not accommodated.
A tag with your booking number must be displayed at your camp site.
Some opportunities for remote, walk-in bush camping are available within the park. For more information, please check the bush camp site locations and availability before booking your site.
Park-specific conditions
Camping permits must be booked in advance for all weekends, public holidays and school holidays.
Bush camping is permitted from February to November.
Read more about staying safe and looking after the park.
Remote bush camping
Limited bush camp sites are available in remote areas of Lamington National Park between February and November. All remote bush camping sites are closed from 1 December to 31 January the following year.
These can only be reached by walking using either a topographic map or GPS. Remote bushwalking in Lamington National Park requires special skills.
Bushwalkers must:
- have a high level of physical fitness, navigational skills and bush sense
- be well prepared.
Group size is limited between 4 and 8 campers per night per site. Bush camping requires good bush skills, minimal impact practices and thorough preparation.
Bushwalkers intending to bush camp must:
- book a camp site online, over-the-counter, or by phone.
Green Mountains camping area
Green Mountains camping area. Photo: Katya Thompson, DERM
Situated on the side of a grassy sloping hill with tent and campervan sites cut into the slope. An informal dirt road rings the camp sites.
All walking tracks are located within easy walking distance.
The commercially managed O'Reilly's Rainforest Retreat is nearby on private land.
Location: Adjacent to the day-use visitor car park at the end of Lamington National Park Road. It is 200 m from the QPWS information centre, where you can get walking track information.
Maps: Green Mountains access map (PDF, 566K)* and the Green Mountains camping area map (PDF, 98K)*.
Access: The camping area is accessible by conventional vehicle. Caravans and buses cannot be accommodated. Although most of the camping area is accessible by car, it is necessary to park a short distance from some of the camp sites.
Number of sites: 20 well defined, numbered tent sites, 10 numbered campervan sites and 10 numbered Gold Coast Hinterland Great Walk tent sites. Maximum of 4 adults per tent site. One campervan per campervan site. Great Walks tent sites maximum of 2 tents per site.
Camp sites are suitable for: walk-in camping and campervans. There are no powered sites. Campervan and tent sites are interspersed throughout the camping area. Campervan sites are indicated by a post with a campervan symbol. Sites are not suitable for caravans or camper-trailers as the campervan sites do not allow enough room for annexes to be erected or vehicles to be parked alongside.
Camp site surface: Hardened surface (mixture of compacted crusher dust and sand).
Facilities: Water (boil before using), composting toilets, hot showers and an industrial rubbish bin. The nearby resort has a public phone. There are no shelter sheds or barbecue facilities in the camping area.
Open fires: Prohibited. Fuel or gas stoves recommended.
Generators: Not allowed.
Essentials to bring: Fuel or gas stove, insect repellent, washing up basin, ground sheet to place under your tent to prevent wear, warm clothes and wet weather gear.
Bookings: Book online, over-the-counter or by phone.
Mobile phone coverage: Poor.
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Bush camping
A small number of walk-in, bush camping opportunities are available at specific sites in the national park for experienced, well-equipped walkers.
Bush camping is permitted between February and November each year.
Locations: There are 10 remote bush camp sites located throughout Lamington National Park.
Maps: Topographic maps for Tyalgum, Beechmont and Lamington.
Access: Walk-in only.
Number of sites: Bush camping is permitted at a small number of designated sites. You can stay at each site for one night only. Numbers of campers range between 4 and 8 campers per night.
Camp sites are suitable for: self-sufficient, walk-in camping.
Camp site surface: Dirt.
Facilities: None. Campers must be self-sufficient. Water collected from creeks should be treated before drinking. All rubbish (including food scraps) must be carried out.
Open fires: Prohibited. Fuel stoves recommended.
Generators: Not allowed.
Essentials to bring: Fuel stove, drinking water, extra food, rubbish bags, first-aid kit, topographic map, compass, torch, warm clothing, wet weather gear and a small trowel for burying faecal waste.
Bookings: Advance bookings are required and must be booked online, over-the-counter or by phone.
Mobile phone coverage: Poor.
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Last updated 25 October 2011