Water play and swimming for kids in Rockhampton, Yeppoon & Capricorn

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14 places to cool off across the region: water parks, pools, beaches, lakes and swimming spots, nearest first from Rockhampton. Choose your suburb at the top to sort from where you are staying.

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Nearest first, from Rockhampton

Beaches and islands

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Monkey Beach
Coral reef close to shore; about 40 min walk from Fishermans Beach on Great Keppel Island.
ferry to Great Keppel Island (about 30 min), then about 40 min walk from Fishermans Beach
Over 30 minutes
from Rockhampton
Kinka Beach
Beach
Kinka Beach
Long beach beside Causeway Lake; toilets at the lake on the Scenic Highway side.
about 40 min
Photo: LBM1948, CC BY-SA 4.0
Lammermoor Beach
Beach
Lammermoor Beach
Toilets, showers, BBQs and picnic tables at Lioness Park.
about 45 min
Photo: XavierT3000, CC BY-SA 3.0

Waterfalls, lakes and swimming

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2nd World War Memorial Aquatic Centre (Southside Pool)
Wandal
under 5 min
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Water park
42nd Battalion Memorial Pool (Northside Pool)
Frenchville
about 5 min
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Pool
Gracemere Swimming Pool
Gracemere
about 15 min
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Water park
Cedric Archer Park Water Play
Gracemere
about 15 min
Over 30 minutes
from Rockhampton
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Mount Morgan Swimming Pool
Mount Morgan
about 40 min
Causeway Lake
Lake
Causeway Lake
Very shallow tidal lake between Kinka and Mulambin beaches; popular for kayaking; picnic and BBQ areas.
about 40 min
Photo: RegionalQueenslander, CC BY-SA 4.0
Don Ireland Swimming Complex, Emu Park
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Don Ireland Swimming Complex
Emu Park
about 40 min
Photo: RegionalQueenslander, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Swimming spot
Emu Park Main Beach
Calm beach with playground, BBQs and showers; patrolled Saturday afternoons and Sundays mid-September to Labour Day.
about 40 min
Over 1½ hours
from Rockhampton
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Woorabinda Swimming Pool
Woorabinda
about 2 hr 30
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Rolleston Swimming Pool
Rolleston
about 4 hr

Big playgrounds

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Kershaw Gardens playground
Park Avenue
Rockhampton's big destination playground: the monorail, a 30 m double flying fox with an all-abilities harness, timber play tower, Wyatt's Wonder Web, omnispinner and bird's-nest swing, plus a free water play area (7.30am-7.30pm daily).
under 5 min

Also in this region, more than 4 hours from Rockhampton

Emerald (about 4 hr 15): Emerald Court Action, Emerald Aquatic Centre, Emerald Regional Botanic Gardens, Emerald Library, Outback Exploratorium Science Museum, Pioneer Cottage
Capella (about 4 hr 30): Capella Library, Pioneer Village
Springsure (about 4 hr 30): Bauhinia Memorial Swimming Pool, Bicentenial Library & Art Gallery
Sapphire Central (about 5 hr): Gemfields Library
Willows (about 5 hr 45): Bogantungan Railway Museum
Drive times are estimated from the distance, so treat them as a guide. Tap a card for the full page.
Region boundary: ABS Tourism Regions 2021 (Tourism Research Australia), CC BY 4.0. Outings from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and venues' own listings; nature spots from OpenStreetMap and park services.