Camping in Bundaberg

Bundaberg is known nationally for its turtles. Just north of Bargara, Mon Repos has the largest concentration of nesting marine turtles on the east coast of the Australian mainland, loggerheads, flatbacks, greens and the odd leatherback among them. Inland, the Burnett River winds past citrus towns to the sandstone cliffs of Cania Gorge.

Where is the best place to camp in Bundaberg?

The choice is the beach or the gorge country. On the coast, Bargara, Burnett Heads and Elliott Heads are 13 to 18 km from the city, and several parks there, such as Bargara Beach Caravan Park, are a short walk from the beach. Inland, BIG4 Breeze Cania Gorge sits in the gorge north of Monto, a good base for the national park's short walks, and the citrus towns of Gayndah and Mundubbera on the Burnett River each have a caravan park.

What is there to do in Bundaberg with kids?

The turtles are the highlight: they come ashore after dark from mid-November to February, and the hatchlings head for the water from mid-January to late March, with Queensland Parks rangers running guided tours each night in season. On the coast, Bargara and Kellys beaches are good for swimming and fishing, and Elliott Heads has a surf beach plus calmer water on the river side for paddleboarding. In Bundaberg, Alexandra Park Zoo is by the river, and in North Bundaberg, the Hinkler Hall of Aviation is next to Bert Hinkler's house. South towards Childers, Snakes Downunder is a reptile park and zoo.

• Flying High Bird Sanctuary – Animals, Apple Tree Creek. Closest campground: Sugar Bowl Tourist Park & Backpackers, 3 km
• Fairymead House Museum – Museums and history, Bundaberg North. Closest campground: Finemore Tourist Park, 1 km
• Bert Hinkler House – Museums and history, Bundaberg North. Closest campground: Riverdale Caravan Park, 2 km
• Hinkler Hall of Aviation – Museums and history, Bundaberg North. Closest campground: Riverdale Caravan Park, 2 km
• Alexandra Park Zoo – Animals, Bundaberg West. Closest campground: Finemore Tourist Park, under 1 km
• Snakes Downunder Reptile Park & Zoo – Animals, Doolbi. Closest campground: Childers Central Caravan Park, 1 km
• Eidsvold Historical Museum – Museums and history, Eidsvold. Closest campground: Eidsvold Caravan Park, under 1 km
• Gayndah Heritage Railway – Museums and history, Gayndah. Closest campground: Gayndah Heritage Railway, under 1 km
• George Shafer Collection – Museums and history, Eidsvold. Closest campground: Eidsvold Caravan Park, under 1 km
• Monto Historical and Cultural Centre – Museums and history, Monto. Closest campground: Monto Caravan & Cabin Park, under 1 km
• Monto Museum of Art – Museums and history, Monto. Closest campground: Monto 72hr RV Stopover s/c only, under 1 km
• Mundubbera and District Historical Museum – Museums and history, Mundubbera. Closest campground: Three Rivers Tourist Park, under 1 km
• Biggenden Museum – Museums and history, Biggenden. Closest campground: Mountain View Caravan Park, under 1 km
• Gayndah Museum – Museums and history, Gayndah. Closest campground: Gayndah Caravan Park, under 1 km
• Bundaberg Railway Museum – Museums and history, Bundaberg North. Closest campground: Finemore Tourist Park, 1 km
• Bundaberg Museum – Museums and history, Bundaberg North. Closest campground: Finemore Tourist Park, 2 km
• Burrum and District Museum – Museums and history, Howard. Closest campground: NRMA Woodgate Beach Holiday Park, 23 km
• Brooweena Museum – Museums and history, Brooweena. Closest campground: Mountain View Caravan Park, 24 km
• Mundubbera War Memorial Swimming Pool – Swimming, Mundubbera. Closest campground: Three Rivers Tourist Park, under 1 km
• Biggenden Swimming Pool – Swimming, Biggenden. Closest campground: Mountain View Caravan Park, 1 km

What are the best walks and nature spots in Bundaberg?

Cania Gorge National Park has family-length walks to Dripping Rock (1.1 km), The Overhang (1.6 km) and Bloodwood Cave (1.3 km), past 70-metre sandstone cliffs where rock wallabies and platypus live. The longer Giants Chair and Fern Tree Pool circuit is 5.6 km and needs moderate fitness. Cania Dam, about 20 km north of Monto, covers old 1870s gold diggings.

• Giants Chair Lookout/Fern Tree Pool circuit – Walk, Cania Gorge National Park. Closest campground: Cania Gorge Tourist Retreat, 1 km
• Bargara Beach – Swimming spot. Closest campground: Bargara Beach Caravan Park, 1 km
• Bloodwood Cave – Cave, Cania Gorge National Park. Closest campground: Cania Gorge Tourist Retreat, under 1 km
• Cania Dam Lookout – Lookout. Closest campground: BIG4 Breeze Cania Gorge, 2 km
• walk to Dripping Rock – Walk, Cania Gorge National Park. Closest campground: Cania Gorge Tourist Retreat, 2 km
• walk to The Overhang – Walk, Cania Gorge National Park. Closest campground: Cania Gorge Tourist Retreat, 2 km
• Elliott Heads – Swimming spot. Closest campground: Elliott Heads Holiday Park, under 1 km
• Dragon Cave – Cave, Cania Gorge National Park. Closest campground: Cania Gorge Tourist Retreat, under 1 km
• Archers Lookout – Lookout. Closest campground: Gayndah Caravan Park, 1 km
• Shuhs Lookout – Lookout. Closest campground: Mount Perry Caravan Park, 2 km
• Cania Dam Wall lookout – Lookout. Closest campground: BIG4 Breeze Cania Gorge, 2 km
• McConnell Lookout – Lookout. Closest campground: Gayndah Caravan Park, 7 km
• Wain's Hill Lookout – Lookout. Closest campground: Three Rivers Tourist Park, 10 km

When is the best time to go camping in Bundaberg?

Come between November and March if you want to see the turtles at Mon Repos, and book the ranger tours through Queensland Parks.

Are there powered sites in Bundaberg?

Yes. 9 campgrounds here have powered sites confirmed, including BIG4 Breeze Cania Gorge, Monto Caravan & Cabin Park and Mount Perry Caravan Park. For the rest we are still confirming, so check with the park or holiday park before you book a powered site.

How far is Bundaberg from Brisbane?

Bundaberg is about 384 km north of Brisbane by road. Inland, Gayndah is about 147 km south-west of Bundaberg and Monto, the town for Cania Gorge, about 175 km west.

Facts from Wikipedia, "Mon Repos Conservation Park" (CC BY-SA 4.0), Wikipedia, "Bargara, Queensland" (CC BY-SA 4.0), Wikipedia, "Elliott Heads, Queensland" (CC BY-SA 4.0), Wikipedia, "Cania Gorge National Park" (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Wikipedia, "Monto, Queensland" (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Map of campgrounds in Bundaberg

31 campgrounds

• BIG4 Breeze Cania Gorge — Cania, QLD. caravan sites, dump point, powered sites, showers, tent sites
• Cania Gorge Tourist Retreat — Moonford, QLD. caravan sites, tent sites, toilets, wifi
• Monto 72hr RV Stopover s/c only — Monto, QLD. caravan sites, dump point, toilets, wifi
• Monto Caravan & Cabin Park — Monto, QLD. caravan sites, dump point, powered sites, tent sites
• Mount Perry Caravan Park — Mount Perry, QLD. caravan sites, powered sites, showers, toilets
• Lake Wuruma Campground — Wuruma Dam, QLD. caravan sites, tent sites, toilets
• Mountain View Caravan Park — Biggenden, QLD. dump point, powered sites, tent sites
• Three Rivers Tourist Park — Mundubbera, QLD. dump point, powered sites, wifi
• Elliott Heads Holiday Park — Elliott Heads, QLD. powered sites, wifi
• Gayndah Heritage Railway — Gayndah, QLD. caravan sites, toilets
• Glenlodge Caravan Village — Thabeban, QLD. dump point, powered sites
• Wyper Park Scout Camp — South Bingera, QLD. caravan sites, tent sites
• Apollo Gardens Caravan Park — Bundaberg East, QLD. powered sites
• Bargara Beach Caravan Park — Bargara, QLD. wifi
• Eidsvold Caravan Park — Eidsvold, QLD. powered sites
• Absolute Waterfront Tourist Park — Bargara, QLD
• Cane Village Holiday Park — Avoca, QLD
• Childers Central Caravan Park — Childers, QLD
• Citrus Country Caravan Park — Mundubbera, QLD
• Finemore Tourist Park — Bundaberg West, QLD
• Gayndah Caravan Park — Gayndah, QLD
• Lake Paradise — Coringa, QLD
• Lighthouse Caravan Park — Burnett Heads, QLD
• Miara Holiday Park — Miara, QLD
• Midtown Caravan Park — Millbank, QLD
• Moore Park Beach Holiday Park — Moore Park Beach, QLD
• NRMA Woodgate Beach Holiday Park — Woodgate, QLD
• Oaks Beach Caravan Park — Burnett Heads, QLD
• Oakwood Caravan Park — Oakwood, QLD
• Riverdale Caravan Park — Bundaberg North, QLD
• Sugar Bowl Tourist Park & Backpackers — Childers, QLD

Region boundary: ABS ASGS Edition 3 Tourism Regions 2021 (Tourism Research Australia), CC BY 4.0.