Camping on the Gold Coast

The Gold Coast and its hinterland: the coastal strip plus Tamborine, Springbrook and Lamington. The state border meets the sea at Point Danger.

Camping on the Gold Coast, Queensland: 114 campsites (6 tagged free), 45 caravan parks and 33 named 4WD tracks from OpenStreetMap.

Place data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Data refreshed 16 Oct 2026. Attributions

114 campsites, 6 tagged free, 45 caravan parks, 44 rest areas and 33 named 4WD tracks. These counts are what OpenStreetMap records in this region.

Campsites on the Gold Coast

  • Alstonville Showground CampingAlstonville · 217 m · Paid · Toilets
  • Flanagan Reserve Bush CampingBarney View · Paid
  • Lower Portals Bush CampBarney View · 7.1 km
  • CampsiteBeaudesert · 9.4 km
  • CampsiteBeaudesert · 9.4 km
  • CampsiteBeaudesert · 9.5 km
  • CampsiteBeaudesert · 9.4 km
  • CampsiteBeaudesert · 9.4 km
  • Basket Swamp Camping AreaBlack Swamp · 12 km · Free
  • Bonalbo Tourist Park & Camping GroundsBonalbo · Paid · Toilets

And 104 more recorded.

Free camping on the Gold Coast

  • Basket Swamp Camping AreaBlack Swamp · 12 km · Free
  • Mango Tree ParkCanungra · 7.8 km · Free
  • CampsiteLogan Village · 9.8 km · Free
  • Crooked Creek Rest AreaNewmans Pinch · 2.6 km · Free · Toilets
  • Peacock Creek Camping AreaPeacock Creek · 1.6 km · Free
  • Urbenville Forest ParkUrbenville · 507 m · Free · Toilets

Caravan parks on the Gold Coast

  • Advancetown Caravan ParkAdvancetown
  • Mt Nimmel Lodge CampgroundAustinville · Paid
  • Beaudesert Caravan and Tourist ParkBeaudesert · 991 m
  • Treasure Island Holiday ParkBiggera Waters
  • Boonah ShowgroundsBoonah · 306 m
  • Burleigh Beach Tourist ParkBurleigh Heads · Paid
  • Tallebudgera Creek Tourist ParkBurleigh Waters · 2.7 km · Paid · Toilets
  • River Bend Camping GroundCanungra · 4.2 km · Paid · Toilets
  • Sharp Park Camping GroundCanungra · 4.3 km · Paid · Toilets
  • Aquatic Gardens Caravan ParkCarbrook

And 35 more recorded.

Rest areas on the Gold Coast

  • Junior Chamber ParkBeaudesert · 2.3 km
  • Dingo Hill Stopping BayBlack Swamp · 4.4 km
  • Rest areaBlack Swamp · 10 km
  • Sandy Hill Stopping BayBlack Swamp · 7.8 km
  • Andrew Drynan ParkBorder Loop · 4.6 km
  • Border Loop LookoutBorder Loop · 309 m · Toilets
  • Coronation Park Rest AreaCasino · 785 m
  • Northern Rivers Rail Trail - Naughtons Gap Tunnel Rest StopCasino · 8.7 km
  • Rest areaDrake Village · 4.5 km
  • Woodward Park Rest AreaDrake Village · 120 m

And 34 more recorded.

Drinking water on the Gold Coast

  • Water BubblerGaven · 2.3 km
  • Public drinking fountainHope Island · 8.7 km
  • Northern Rivers Rail Trail - Rifle Range Road Rest StopLismore · 5.8 km
  • Public drinking fountainMaudsland · 2.5 km
  • Public drinking fountainMaudsland · 3.1 km
  • Shower and bubblerRedland Bay · 8.6 km
  • Taxi Rank TapRedland Bay · 8.6 km
  • Drinking FountainTallai · 5.8 km
  • Hinze DamTallai · 5.8 km

4WD tracks on the Gold Coast

  • 11extreme · 3.1 km · Bromelton
  • 14extreme · 695 m · Bromelton
  • 16extreme · 90 m · Bromelton
  • 17extreme · 3.4 km · Bromelton
  • 18extreme · 261 m · Bromelton
  • 23extreme · 644 m · Bromelton
  • 31extreme · 371 m · Bromelton
  • 41extreme · 238 m · Bromelton
  • Basket Swamp Camping - Balancing Rockextreme · 3.8 km · Black Swamp
  • Biddaddaba Creek Roadextreme · 825 m · Canungra

And 23 more recorded.

212 drinking-water points are recorded without a name of their own, so they stay in the count and do not get a URL.

8 dump points are recorded without a name of their own, so they stay in the count and do not get a URL.

73 unnamed 4WD ways in this region are not listed individually.