Visiting K'gari safely
Safety is our concern, but your responsibility. QPWS brochures, signs and web pages offer you safety information—please read it and heed it.
Be aware:
- K'gari has a network of tracks and roads and a very long eastern beach used by pedestrians, fishers, wildlife and vehicles.
- Some roads are one-way only, some are shared zones—vehicles must give way to pedestrians—and some are management tracks with no public access.
- Look for traffic signs on the upper beach—the beach is considered a road where vehicles are permitted.
- Safety and regulatory signs warn you of the dangers, rules and regulations, and ways to help conserve the special features of K'gari.
- Walking track entrances, camping areas and day-use areas have information and orientation signs, including site-specific interpretive materials.
- 'Aircraft landing zone' signs are located at either end of the designated landing (and take off) areas for the authorised small planes that are permitted to land on the island.
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Find out about the travel options for accessing K'gari and up-to-date information about conditions on the island.
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The best way to protect yourself, fellow visitors and the dingoes (wongari) is by planning ahead to Be Dingo-Safe.
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Essential safety information whilst travelling around and staying on the island to ensure you are prepared and aware of potential hazards.
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It's important to be prepared for a trip to K'gari. Find out what to bring and other essentials to prepare for a safe visit.
- Temporary Closure Beach Camping Zone 9 (Diray and Carree) 24 August to 24 November 2023
- Temporary closure of beach camping zones 3, 4, and 5 for wongari (dingo) management 11 August to 1 December 2023
- Woralie Road Dump Ezy Temporary Closure 13 July 2023 to 13 July 2024
- Park Alert-Tukkee Wurroo (Indian Head) walking track temporary closure 14 June 2021 to 15 December 2023
- Happy Valley grid maintenance - temporary road closure 9 October 2023
- Cornwells Road (Kingfisher Hill) road repairs 9–13 October 2023
- Poison canisters washing up on Southeast Queensland beaches 4 September 2023 to 31 March 2024
- Dingo (Wongari) Seasonal Information - Whelping Season 1 June to 30 November 2023
- Ngkala Rocks to Sandy Cape Beach Conditions 24 August to 24 November 2023
- Threatening dingo activity - Eli Creek and Waddy Point 24 June to 8 October 2023
- K'gari (Fraser Island) Great Walk - advanced booking restriction 1 November 2023 to 29 February 2024
- Cornwells Road, No Heavy Traffic 31 August 2022 to 6 December 2023
- Beware crocodiles
- Be dingo-safe
- Beware marine stingers (jellyfish)
Conditions report
K'gari conditions report Updated 26 Sep 2023
Critical information for your safety is included in the conditions report—always check it before you visit.