Cooloola Recreation Area visitor guide - Department of National ...

Searys Creek—
picnic in the
bush at one of the
smaller day-use
areas in Cooloola.
Photo: Rene Burgess,
Qld Govt.
On-park information and facilities
QPWS information centres are the best
source of information. Cooloola has two
centres—Rainbow Beach and Tewantin—see
map for details. Drop in before heading out
to collect any updated conditions reports or
to read more about the area.
To help visitors find their way through
the park and to enrich their visitor
experience, QPWS provides a host of
orientation and interpretation signs in
the main camping and day-use areas.
Management, traffic, safety, warning and
danger signs are in place to alert visitors
Cooloola day-use areas and information centres at a glance
Location/Facilities Access Description
to potential risks or management issues
that help keep Cooloola beautiful and
its visitors safe. Please read and heed
these signs.
Day-use areas
Pack a picnic and enjoy a short stay at
one of Cooloola’s day-use areas.
• Freshwater is just behind the
foredunes of Teewah Beach.
• Bymien is within subtropical
rainforest off the Freshwater Road.
• Searys Creek is close to a creek-side e
boardwalk off the Rainbow
Beach Road.
• Fig Tree Point and Harry’s Hut are
both on the upper Noosa River.
Boardwalks keep visitors’
feet dry and protect
the fragile creek
side plants.
Photo: Qld Govt.
Photo: Qld Govt.
Searys Creek day-use area 2WD Cool off next to this clear freshwater creek, and watch for small fish and crustaceans
from the boardwalk.
Bymien day-use area
2WD,
walk
Small picnic area set in rainforest. Wheelchair accessible toilet and table facilities
available. Short walking track nearby (not suitable for wheelchairs).
Freshwater day-use area
4WD,
walk
Set behind the dunes on Teewah Beach, the Freshwater day-use area is a good spot
for a picnic or barbecue. Stroll to the beach through coastal dune vegetation.
Cold
Boil before
drinking
Kinaba Information Centre
(unstaffed)
Walk,
canoe/kayak,
motorised vessel
The Sir Thomas Hiley Information Centre (Kinaba) provides great views of Lake
Cootharaba. Visit displays and a self-guided boardwalk through the mangroves.
From here, a narrow channel provides access to the upper Noosa River.
Fig Tree Point day-use area
Boil before
drinking
Walk,
canoe/kayak,
motorised vessel
Follow the signs across Fig Tree Lake to Fig Tree Point camping and day-use area.
Visit the Melaleuca circuit boardwalk through paperbark and cabbage palm wetland.
Harrys day-use area
Boil before
drinking
Walk,
canoe/kayak,
motorised vessel,
4WD
View the culturally listed timber-cutter’s hut known as ‘Harry’s Hut’ and enjoy lunch
with river views. Goannas and brush turkeys frequent this area. Please do not feed
or leave scraps for them or any other wildlife.
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