Bribie Island offers beautiful coastal scenery, low-key bush camping spots, popular boating and fishing areas in Pumicestone Passage, excellent birdwatching opportunities and spring wildflowers.
Location
65km north of Brisbane, linked to the mainland by road bridge.
Accessible by
- 4WD
Park facilities
- Campfires allowed (conditions apply)
- Park office
- Picnic tables
- Toilets
- Tent camping
- Camper trailer camping
- Fishing
- Hiking
- Walking
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![Remember to bring your binoculars!]()
Remember to bring your binoculars!
Photo credit: © Queensland Government
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![Set up camp in one of the many beachside camping areas.]()
Set up camp in one of the many beachside camping areas.
Photo credit: © MJL Photography
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![Remember to bring your fishing gear!]()
Remember to bring your fishing gear!
Photo credit: © Tourism and Events Queensland
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![Look for wildflowers in the heathland and on the beaches.]()
Look for wildflowers in the heathland and on the beaches.
Photo credit: Rose Gray © Queensland Government
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![Picturesque swamps are a feature of the Northern access track.]()
Picturesque swamps are a feature of the Northern access track.
Photo credit: Leanne Siebuhr © Queensland Government
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![Bribie Island is flanked by the Pumicestone Passage and Moreton Bay Marine Park.]()
Bribie Island is flanked by the Pumicestone Passage and Moreton Bay Marine Park.
Photo credit: Darren Jew © Queensland Government
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![Stop for a picnic at Fort Bribie day-use area.]()
Stop for a picnic at Fort Bribie day-use area.
Photo credit: © Queensland Government
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![Watch the crested terns and other seabirds on the beaches.]()
Watch the crested terns and other seabirds on the beaches.
Photo credit: Briony Masters © Queensland Government
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![Base yourself at one of the camping areas.]()
Base yourself at one of the camping areas.
Photo credit: Leanne Siebuhr © Queensland Government
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![Camp site eight could be yours at Mission Point camping area.]()
Camp site eight could be yours at Mission Point camping area.
Photo credit: Leanne Siebuhr © Queensland Government
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![Enjoy one of the Bicentennial bushwalks.]()
Enjoy one of the Bicentennial bushwalks.
Photo credit: Leanne Siebuhr © Queensland Government
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![Enjoy lagoons and creeks on the Ocean Beach drive.]()
Enjoy lagoons and creeks on the Ocean Beach drive.
Photo credit: Rose Gray © Queensland Government
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![You'll have views of the Glass House Mountains from many of the camping and day-use areas.]()
You'll have views of the Glass House Mountains from many of the camping and day-use areas.
Photo credit: Leanne Siebuhr © Queensland Government
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![You'll share Poverty Creek camping area with the kangaroos.]()
You'll share Poverty Creek camping area with the kangaroos.
Photo credit: Rose Gray © Queensland Government
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![Visit the WWII remnants at Fort Bribie day-use area.]()
Visit the WWII remnants at Fort Bribie day-use area.
Photo credit: Leanne Siebuhr © Queensland Government
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![Wander through a wallum heathland dotted with grasstrees and banksias.]()
Wander through a wallum heathland dotted with grasstrees and banksias.
Photo credit: © Charlotte Reynolds
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![Immerse yourself in a lush paperbark wetland and bloodwood forests.]()
Immerse yourself in a lush paperbark wetland and bloodwood forests.
Photo credit: Leanne Siebuhr © Queensland Government
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![Coastal swamps are just one of the fantastic features long this drive.]()
Coastal swamps are just one of the fantastic features long this drive.
Photo credit: Rose Gray © Queensland Government
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![Explore sandy beaches, white dunes, cool creeks and serene lagoons.]()
Explore sandy beaches, white dunes, cool creeks and serene lagoons.
Photo credit: Rose Gray © Queensland Government
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![Delve into a slice of paradise along this bushwalk.]()
Delve into a slice of paradise along this bushwalk.
Photo credit: Leanne Siebuhr © Queensland Government
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![Explore the western part of the island on this track.]()
Explore the western part of the island on this track.
Photo credit: Rose Gray © Queensland Government
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![The camp sites are spread along the eastern beach.]()
The camp sites are spread along the eastern beach.
Photo credit: Leanne Siebuhr © Queensland Government
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![Pitch your tent behind the dunes on the eastern side of Bribie Island.]()
Pitch your tent behind the dunes on the eastern side of Bribie Island.
Photo credit: © MJL Photography
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![The camping area is large and grassy, with plenty of shade.]()
The camping area is large and grassy, with plenty of shade.
Photo credit: © MJL Photography
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Photo credit: Rose Gray © Queensland Government
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![The camping area is on Pumicestone Passage and has a relatively protected anchorage.]()
The camping area is on Pumicestone Passage and has a relatively protected anchorage.
Photo credit: Leanne Siebuhr © Queensland Government
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![Pitch your tent and spend the day fishing in the Pumicestone Passage.]()
Pitch your tent and spend the day fishing in the Pumicestone Passage.
Photo credit: © Tourism and Events Queensland
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![Enjoy a picnic before exploring the WWII remnants.]()
Enjoy a picnic before exploring the WWII remnants.
Photo credit: © MJL Photography
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![The day-use area is on Pumicestone Passage and is surrounded by tall, shady trees.]()
The day-use area is on Pumicestone Passage and is surrounded by tall, shady trees.
Photo credit: Leanne Siebuhr © Queensland Government
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![There are awesome views of the Glass House Mountains in the distance.]()
There are awesome views of the Glass House Mountains in the distance.
Photo credit: Rose Gray © Queensland Government
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![Enjoy a picnic and barbecue beside Pumicestone Passage with views of the Glass House Mountains.]()
Enjoy a picnic and barbecue beside Pumicestone Passage with views of the Glass House Mountains.
Photo credit: © Queensland Government
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![Picnic under the trees and enjoy views over the Pumicestone Passage to the Glass House Mountains.]()
Picnic under the trees and enjoy views over the Pumicestone Passage to the Glass House Mountains.
Photo credit: © Ben Blanche
Essential safety tips for driving on sand.
- Poverty Creek camping area closed from 29 January 2024 for toilet upgrade 3 November 2023 to 15 April 2024
- Improvements to Ocean Beach camping area bookings 28 September 2023 to 31 January 2024
- Poison canisters washing up on Southeast Queensland beaches 4 September 2023 to 31 March 2024
- Bribie Island’s northern breakaway section remains part of the recreation area 30 June to 31 December 2023