Camping on the K'gari Great Walk

Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service (QPWS) provides walkers' camps—small, camping areas, with few or no facilities, limited numbers, away from main camping areas and facilities—a real get-away experience.

Camp under the stars and away from the crowds in one of the small walkers' camps along the walk.

Photo credit: Queensland Government

QPWS walkers' camps are available for booking at:

• Jabiru Swamp (water is 700m away, no toilets, no fence)
• Lake Boomanjin
• Lake Benaroon (unfenced)
• Central Station
• Lake McKenzie
• Lake Wabby (unfenced)
• Valley of the Giants (unfenced)
• Lake Garawongera (unfenced).

Dilli Village—privately operated by the University of the Sunshine Coast—offers camping facilities with showers, toilets and a range of cabin accommodation. Camping fees apply and booking ahead is recommended. QPWS camping permits are not accepted if staying at Dilli Village.

QPWS walkers' camp facilities:

• access to toilets nearby—may be up to 200m away (no toilets near Jabiru Swamp)
• access to platform seats
• access to water (treat before drinking)
• dingo-deterrent fences only around the walkers' camp sites at Lake McKenzie, Central Station, Lake Boomanjin.

Book ahead

Camping permits are required and fees apply.

• View the on-screen topographic map.
• Plan your walking times and overnight camping.
• Book your camp sites online.
• If you cannot book online, see camping bookings for other options.

Please note:

• You can stay at each QPWS walkers' camp for a maximum of two nights in a row.
• Your group should have no more than eight people.

A range of other QPWS camping areas on K'gari are available with beach camping permitted within certain zones just in from the beach. Signs along the beach indicate the zones and you must camp within them.

Please note:

• No facilities are provided in most beach camping areas.
• There is no access to drinking water.
• No bush toileting is permitted—campers must bring a portable toilet or, for walkers without a vehicle, a personal hygiene kit to carry toilet waste to the next facility.

Other accommodation

Privately-run accommodation—unit, motel and resort-style—is available at:

• Happy Valley
• Eurong
• Kingfisher Bay Resort.

Holiday houses and cabins are for rent at:

• Dilli Village (also has a camping area)
• Eurong township
• Happy Valley township
• various sites along the eastern beach (Yidney and Poyungan Rocks areas).

Contact Tourism Hervey Bay or visit the Fraser Coast website for more information.

Also see:

• K'gari map (PDF, 503.3KB) for township locations
• K'gari Great Walk topographic map (PDF, 7.3MB) for distances and trip planning.