Camping in the Gold Coast
18 campgrounds · 6 with powered sites · 1 with showers · 4 with a dump point · 4 with tent sites
On the Gold Coast you can camp right by the surf in the middle of everything, or head up into World Heritage rainforest. Springbrook, on the McPherson Range at 600 to 1,000 metres, is part of the Gondwana Rainforests of Australia, and Tallebudgera Creek runs 25 km from its plateau down to the sea at Palm Beach.
Where is the best place to camp in the Gold Coast?
Along the beaches, a run of tourist parks puts you close to the sand, from Kirra in the south through Burleigh, where Burleigh Beach Tourist Park sits behind the beach, up to Main Beach near Surfers Paradise. Further north, parks around Coomera and Helensvale such as Coomera Holiday Village are handy for the theme parks. For the rainforest, The Settlement Camping Area is in Springbrook National Park.
What is there to do in the Gold Coast with kids?
At Burleigh Heads, the Jellurgal Aboriginal Cultural Centre is close to the Burleigh and Tallebudgera parks, next to Burleigh Head National Park. Around Surfers Paradise there is Ripley's Believe It or Not!, from the northern parks Wet 'n' Wild at Oxenford is a short drive, and the Gold Coast Botanic Gardens are in Benowa.
Tap a card for the full page. Every outing is on the map below too. Distances are in a straight line, so the drive is a little longer.
What are the best walks and waterfalls in the Gold Coast?
At Springbrook, sixteen waterfalls drop over the escarpment, with walking circuits past Twin Falls, Rainbow Falls and Purlingbrook Falls. At Natural Bridge, a rock arch over Cave Creek, a night walk takes you to the glow-worm cave behind the waterfall. The rainforest has more than 100 bird species, including lyrebirds and black cockatoos, along with possums, sugar gliders and koalas.
Is it safe to swim in the Gold Coast?
Swim at the patrolled surf beaches, between the flags. Tallebudgera Creek has bull sharks as well as bream and flathead, so treat it as a fishing spot rather than a swimming one.
Are there powered sites in the Gold Coast?
Yes. 6 campgrounds here have powered sites confirmed, including Tallebudgera Creek Tourist Park, Ocean Beach Tourist Park and Nobby Beach Holiday Village. For the rest we are still confirming, so check with the park or holiday park before you book a powered site.
How far is Springbrook from Brisbane?
Springbrook National Park is about 100 km south of Brisbane, in the hinterland behind the southern Gold Coast.
Facts from Wikipedia, "Springbrook National Park" (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Wikipedia, "Tallebudgera Creek" (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Jacobs Well Tourist Park · Photo: Kerry Raymond, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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18 campgrounds
Those with the most confirmed facilities first. A missing facility means nobody has confirmed it, not that it is absent.
Campground · Palm Beach, QLD
Tallebudgera Creek Tourist Park
Powered sites · Tent sites · Showers · Toilets · Dump point · Drinking water · Wheelchair-accessible paths
Tallebudgera Creek Tourist Park is a caravan park in Palm Beach, QLD. OpenStreetMap records 8 facilities. Check availability and current conditions before you travel.
Campground · Miami, QLD
Ocean Beach Tourist Park
Powered sites · Tent sites · Caravan and RV sites · Dump point · Wi-Fi
Ocean Beach Tourist Park is a caravan park in Miami, QLD. OpenStreetMap records 5 facilities. Check availability and current conditions before you travel.
Campground · Springbrook, QLD
The Settlement Camping Area
Tent sites · Caravan and RV sites · Toilets · Drinking water
The Settlement Camping Area is a campground in Springbrook, QLD. OpenStreetMap records 5 facilities. Check availability and current conditions before you travel.
Campground · Mermaid Waters, QLD
Nobby Beach Holiday Village
Powered sites · Dump point · Wi-Fi
Nobby Beach Holiday Village is a caravan park in Mermaid Waters, QLD. OpenStreetMap records 3 facilities. Check availability and current conditions before you travel.
Campground · Upper Coomera, QLD
Coomera Holiday Village
Powered sites · Tent sites
Coomera Holiday Village is a caravan park in Upper Coomera, QLD. OpenStreetMap records 2 facilities. Check availability and current conditions before you travel.
Campground · Southport, QLD
Broadwater Caravan Park
Powered sites
Broadwater Caravan Park is a caravan park in Southport, QLD. OpenStreetMap records 1 facility. Check availability and current conditions before you travel.
Campground · Burleigh Heads, QLD
Burleigh Beach Tourist Park
Dump point
Burleigh Beach Tourist Park is a caravan park in Burleigh Heads, QLD. OpenStreetMap records 1 facility. Check availability and current conditions before you travel.
Campground · Jacobs Well, QLD
Jacobs Well Tourist Park
Toilets
Jacobs Well Tourist Park is a caravan park in Jacobs Well, QLD. OpenStreetMap records 1 facility. Check availability and current conditions before you travel.
Campground · Austinville, QLD
Mt Nimmel Lodge Campground
Powered sites
Mt Nimmel Lodge Campground is a caravan park in Austinville, QLD. OpenStreetMap records 1 facility. Check availability and current conditions before you travel.
Campground · Advancetown, QLD
Advancetown Caravan Park
No facilities confirmed yet.
Advancetown Caravan Park is a caravan park in Advancetown, QLD. Its facilities have not been confirmed. Check availability and current conditions before you travel.
Campground · Ashmore, QLD
Ashmore Palms Holiday Village
No facilities confirmed yet.
Ashmore Palms Holiday Village is a caravan park in Ashmore, QLD. Its facilities have not been confirmed. Check availability and current conditions before you travel.
Campground · Helensvale, QLD
Gold Coast Holiday Park & Motel
No facilities confirmed yet.
Gold Coast Holiday Park & Motel is a caravan park in Helensvale, QLD. Its facilities have not been confirmed. Check availability and current conditions before you travel.
Campground · Coolangatta, QLD
Kirra Beach Tourist Park
No facilities confirmed yet.
Kirra Beach Tourist Park is a caravan park in Coolangatta, QLD. Its facilities have not been confirmed. Check availability and current conditions before you travel.
Campground · Coombabah, QLD
Lakeview Caravan Park
No facilities confirmed yet.
Lakeview Caravan Park is a caravan park in Coombabah, QLD. Its facilities have not been confirmed. Check availability and current conditions before you travel.
Campground · Main Beach, QLD
Main Beach Caravan Park
No facilities confirmed yet.
Main Beach Caravan Park is a caravan park in Main Beach, QLD. Its facilities have not been confirmed. Check availability and current conditions before you travel.
Campground · Nerang, QLD
Nerang Caravan Park
No facilities confirmed yet.
Nerang Caravan Park is a caravan park in Nerang, QLD. Its facilities have not been confirmed. Check availability and current conditions before you travel.
Campground · Labrador, QLD
Southport Tourist Park
No facilities confirmed yet.
Southport Tourist Park is a caravan park in Labrador, QLD. Its facilities have not been confirmed. Check availability and current conditions before you travel.
Campground · Biggera Waters, QLD
Treasure Island Holiday Park
No facilities confirmed yet.
Treasure Island Holiday Park is a caravan park in Biggera Waters, QLD. Its facilities have not been confirmed. Check availability and current conditions before you travel.
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Region boundary: ABS ASGS Edition 3 Tourism Regions 2021 (Tourism Research Australia), CC BY 4.0. Campgrounds and facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), the operators’ own listings, and the state park services’ open data: © State Government of NSW and NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water 2017 (CC BY 4.0); contains data sourced from the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action, Victoria (CC BY 4.0); © State of Tasmania, Parks and Wildlife Service (CC BY 3.0 AU); Main Roads Western Australia road stopping places (CC BY 4.0).
