The Whitsundays
Part of the northern Whitsundays, tree-swaddled Gloucester is so close to the Queensland mainland at Hideaway Bay that Captain Cook declared it 'Cape Gloucester'. Quiet and lovely, it hosts two very basic camp sites – the more accessible Bona Bay, and East Side Bay.
Buy camping permits (adult/family per night $6.55/26) online from Queensland Parks & Wildlife before visiting.
27.77 MILES
This serene national park encompasses the Conway Peninsula, once the hunting grounds of the Giru Dala and still home to large swaths of lowland tropical…
29.9 MILES
The largest of the Molle Islands group, South Molle is virtually joined to its reef-fringed siblings, Mid and North Molle Islands. The island is mostly…
28.11 MILES
The rainforest-cloaked, reef-fringed Daydream Island is only 1km long and 200m wide, and very popular with day visitors due to its accessibility. Much of…
13.66 MILES
Little-visited Armit, in the northern Whitsundays, boasts fringing reef, secluded anchorage, nesting birds from October to March, and a peaceful, facility…
27.96 MILES
The most northerly of the Whitsunday group, little Hayman is just 4 sq km in area and rises to 250m above sea level. It has forested hills, valleys and…
5.92 MILES
Little Saddleback, in the northern Whitsundays, sits just north of George Point (on the mainland). The basic, sandy campsite on its western side is…
5.92 MILES
Little Saddleback, in the northern Whitsundays, sits just north of George Point (on the mainland). The basic, sandy campsite on its western side is…
13.66 MILES
Little-visited Armit, in the northern Whitsundays, boasts fringing reef, secluded anchorage, nesting birds from October to March, and a peaceful, facility…
27.77 MILES
This serene national park encompasses the Conway Peninsula, once the hunting grounds of the Giru Dala and still home to large swaths of lowland tropical…
27.96 MILES
The most northerly of the Whitsunday group, little Hayman is just 4 sq km in area and rises to 250m above sea level. It has forested hills, valleys and…
28.11 MILES
The rainforest-cloaked, reef-fringed Daydream Island is only 1km long and 200m wide, and very popular with day visitors due to its accessibility. Much of…
29.9 MILES
The largest of the Molle Islands group, South Molle is virtually joined to its reef-fringed siblings, Mid and North Molle Islands. The island is mostly…
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