Lamington National Park Brisbane | Gold Coast

The day-use area is surrounded by lush subtropical rainforest. Photo credit: Nicholas Hill © Queensland Government

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Binna Burra upper day-use area

Set up a picnic lunch surrounded by lush subtropical rainforest and enjoy a few hours relaxing in the shade.

Accessible by

  • Conventional vehicle

Attraction facilities

  • Electric/fuel barbecue (free of charge)
  • Picnic tables
  • Toilets (flush)
  • Wheelchair access (may require assistance)

You’ll be greeted by one of the locals when you arrive at this lush picnic area nestled in subtropical rainforest. Australian brush-turkeys strut and march around the car park and along the walking tracks, resembling feathered soldiers on patrol.

Find a picnic table in the shade and cook lunch on the nearby BBQ. Spend a bit of time soaking up the surrounds before heading off to explore the cool rainforest. The Border Track leaves from here and links up with the Rainforest, Tullawallal, Daves Creek, Coomera and Mount Hobwee circuits, and the Araucaria lookout and Wagawn tracks.

This park is part of the Gondwana Rainforests of Australia World Heritage Area, famed for its ongoing geological processes, evolutionary history, and diversity (especially of rare, threatened and endemic species).

Getting there and getting around

The Binna Burra upper day-use area is in the Binna Burra section of Lamington National Park, 110km south of Brisbane.

  • The day-use area is at the end of Binna Burra Road, 3.5km from the park entrance.

For more details on how to get to Lamington National Park, please see getting there and getting around.

Wheelchair accessibility

This day-use area has wheelchair-accessible toilet facilities and picnic tables. There are no wheelchair-accessible walking tracks in this section of the park.

At Green Mountains section there are two wheelchair-accessible walking tracks. The Centenary track is a 900m universal access track, and the first 700m of the Border Track is accessible for wheelchairs with assistance.

Before you visit

Opening hours

Binna Burra upper day-use area is open 24 hours a day

Check park alerts for the latest information on access, closures and conditions.

Visiting safely

For more safety information see Visiting Lamington safely.