Camping on the Cooloola Great Walk
Camping at Dutgee walkers' camp.
Photo credit: Robert Ashdown © Queensland Government
The Cooloola Great Walk has:
- Four small walkers’ camping areas between the southern and northern entrances; Brahminy walkers' camp, Dutgee walkers' camp, Kauri walkers' camp, and Litoria walkers' camp.
- Water tanks at each camping area.
- Toilets at each camping area.
- A 'maximum stay' rule—only one night's stay in each walkers' camp—to ensure everyone has the opportunity to walk through this long-distance track and be assured of camping availability.
Please note:
- Cooloola Great Walk is an e-permit camping zone.
- Camping permits are required and fees apply.
- A permit tag with your booking number must be displayed at your camp site.
Be aware: Camper numbers are limited.
- Maximum length of stay at each walkers' camp is one night.
- Maximum group size is six people.
- Advance bookings are essential.
- Bookings can be made up to 6 months in advance.
- Find out more about Cooloola Great Walk walkers' camps.
- Book your camp site online.
- If you cannot book online, see camping bookings for other options.
Great Walkers’ etiquette
- Be self-sufficient.
- Camp only when and where you have booked.
- Stay on the track.
- Never waste water.
- Observe camping quiet time after 9pm.
Leave no trace
- Only use existing tent sites.
- Use human waste disposal kits.
- Never dig trenches.
- Never damage plants or hurt animals.
- Don’t tie rubbish bags or tent ropes to trees.
- Pick up everything! Leave your campsite in the same (or better) condition than when you found it.
Cooloola Recreation Area, Great Sandy National Park
Vehicle Access Permits are required to drive through designated areas in the Cooloola Recreation Area. For all other camping within the recreation area, camping permits are required and fees apply.
- Find out more about the Cooloola Recreation Area.
- Book your camp site and vehicle permits online.
- If you cannot book online, see camping bookings for other options.
For more information, please read the guidelines on walk safely and walk softly. View the safety video clips relevant to the Cooloola Recreation Area.
Other accommodation
Near Tewantin (Noosa) and Rainbow Beach
A range of holiday accommodation is available in and near the towns of Tewantin and Rainbow Beach. For more information, visit www.queenslandholidays.com.au
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Soak up the remoteness of this walkers’ camp and enjoy superb views over Lake Cootharaba and glimpses of the ocean.
- Tent camping
- No caravan camping
- No camper trailer camping
- No campfires
- Toilets
- No showers
- No barbecue
- Picnic tables
- No wheelchair access
- No generators allowed
- No dogs permitted
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After a tiring day’s walk, relax near the banks of the Noosa River and a cultural site once known as Log Landing.
- Tent camping
- No caravan camping
- No camper trailer camping
- No campfires
- Toilets
- No showers
- No barbecue
- Picnic tables
- No wheelchair access
- No generators allowed
- No dogs permitted
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Rest your weary feet at this walkers’ camp amid grasstrees and open eucalypt forest and be serenaded by the calls of Cooloola’s ‘acid’ frogs.
- Tent camping
- No caravan camping
- No camper trailer camping
- No campfires
- Toilets
- No showers
- No barbecue
- Picnic tables
- No wheelchair access
- No generators allowed
- No dogs permitted
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After a long hot day’s walk, settle in for the night amongst cool towering rainforest that, remarkably, grows on sand.
- Tent camping
- No caravan camping
- No camper trailer camping
- No campfires
- Toilets
- No showers
- No barbecue
- Picnic tables
- No wheelchair access
- No generators allowed
- No dogs permitted
- There are currently no park alerts for this park.
Conditions report
Cooloola conditions report Updated 4 Oct 2023
Critical information for your safety is included in the conditions report—always check it before you visit.