Lamington National Park Brisbane | Gold Coast

Lush rainforest, ancient trees and stunning waterfalls make Lamington National Park an outstanding place to visit! Photo credit: Nick Hill © Queensland Government

Be inspired: Long hikes in Lamington take you back through time

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to step back in time, not hundreds of years but millions? Photo credit: Lightcapturer © Queensland Government

Be inspired: Meet Lamington’s iconic and elusive wildlife—let the show begin!

Roll up, roll up! You’re about to meet the show-stopping performers of our Gondwana World Heritage Area rainforest! Photo credit: Lightcapturer © Queensland Government

Be inspired: 8 family-friendly walks around the Gold Coast

Calling nature enthusiasts of all ages! If you’re looking for nature therapy the whole family can enjoy, there’s no better place than Queensland’s biggest playground—Queensland National Parks! Photo credit: Anna Osetroff © Queensland Government

Be inspired: Refresh in the ‘green behind the gold’—5 bushwalks on the Gold Coast

Queensland National Parks in the Gold Coast hinterland offer bushwalks where you can refresh in cool mountain air, immerse your senses in lush green forests and feast your eyes on breathtaking scenery. Photo credit: © Tourism and Events Queensland

Camping in Lamington

Visitors are advised that the camping area at Green Mountains is now known as O’Reilly’s Campground. The campground has undergone an extensive makeover as part of a collaborative project between the Queensland Government and O’Reilly’s Rainforest Retreat and now includes:

  • 24 tent sites
  • 21 campervan sites (some powered)
  • 17 safari tents (sleeping up to five people with two tents being wheelchair accessible)
  • shared ensuite pods to service the safari tents
  • a communal camp kitchen and fire pit with stunning views of the McPherson Range
  • a new amenities block
  • a small meeting room known as ‘The Hub’.

These works have been completed as part of the Green Mountains Camping Area Ecotourism Revitalisation Project.

Find out more about O’Reilly’s Campground, including how to book.

A privately-managed campground is also available and is adjacent to the Binna Burra section of the park that has facilities and is within short walking distances to all graded walking tracks.

Some opportunities for remote, walk-in bush camping are available within the park. Please read the bush camping summary and check availability before booking your site.

Camping permits are required and fees apply. Camping permits for remote, walk-in bush camp sites must be booked online and in advance for all weekends, public and school holidays. A tag with your booking number must be displayed at your camp site.

A QldParks-Wifi hotspot is available at the Green Mountains Information Centre to explore Queensland's national parks online, plan your visit, or check road conditions and local weather. All users are obliged to read terms and conditions first and follow them.

  • Rainforest camp site with a nearby lookout featuring uninterrupted views towards stunning Mount Warning and the Tweed River coast.

    • Tent camping
    • No caravan camping
    • No camper trailer camping
    • No campfires
    • No toilets
    • No showers
    • No barbecue
    • No picnic tables
    • No wheelchair access
    • No generators allowed
    • No dogs permitted
  • Spend the night in the historic Illinbah clearing located in open forest beside the upper reaches of the Coomera River.

    • Tent camping
    • No caravan camping
    • No camper trailer camping
    • No campfires
    • No toilets
    • No showers
    • No barbecue
    • No picnic tables
    • No wheelchair access
    • No generators allowed
    • No dogs permitted
  • Navigate past cool mountain streams and tranquil pools to this rainforest camp site on a crest of the Darlington Range.

    • Tent camping
    • No caravan camping
    • No camper trailer camping
    • No campfires
    • No toilets
    • No showers
    • No barbecue
    • No picnic tables
    • No wheelchair access
    • No generators allowed
    • No dogs permitted
  • Lost World—Creek remote bush camp site is an off-track camping area. It is a rough bush camp site located in tall open eucalypt forest near a creek.

    • Tent camping
    • No caravan camping
    • No camper trailer camping
    • No campfires
    • No toilets
    • No showers
    • No barbecue
    • No picnic tables
    • No wheelchair access
    • No generators allowed
    • No dogs permitted
  • Lost World—Saddle remote bush camp site is an off-track camping area. It is a rough bush camp site located in tall open eucalypt forest.

    • Tent camping
    • No caravan camping
    • No camper trailer camping
    • No campfires
    • No toilets
    • No showers
    • No barbecue
    • No picnic tables
    • No wheelchair access
    • No generators allowed
    • No dogs permitted
  • Camp in a misty, cliff-top forest at a site that has immense significance for both conservation and history.

    • Tent camping
    • No caravan camping
    • No camper trailer camping
    • No campfires
    • No toilets
    • No showers
    • No barbecue
    • No picnic tables
    • No wheelchair access
    • No generators allowed
    • No dogs permitted
  • Walk through a continuous canopy of green on the way to this remote camp site deep in the Lamington rainforest.

    • Tent camping
    • No caravan camping
    • No camper trailer camping
    • No campfires
    • No toilets
    • No showers
    • No barbecue
    • No picnic tables
    • No wheelchair access
    • No generators allowed
    • No dogs permitted
  • You’ll be glad to shed your pack after a day of trekking to this peaceful mountain camp site shrouded in clouds.

    • Tent camping
    • No caravan camping
    • No camper trailer camping
    • No campfires
    • No toilets
    • No showers
    • No barbecue
    • No picnic tables
    • No wheelchair access
    • No generators allowed
    • No dogs permitted
  • Follow Running Creek from the foothills, up the narrowing valley to this quiet camp site in thick rainforest.

    • Tent camping
    • No caravan camping
    • No camper trailer camping
    • No campfires
    • No toilets
    • No showers
    • No barbecue
    • No picnic tables
    • No wheelchair access
    • No generators allowed
    • No dogs permitted
  • Spend a night deep in the southern Lamington rainforest and close to the site of the 1937 Stinson Airliner crash.

    • Tent camping
    • No caravan camping
    • No camper trailer camping
    • No campfires
    • No toilets
    • No showers
    • No barbecue
    • No picnic tables
    • No wheelchair access
    • No generators allowed
    • No dogs permitted