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Camping in Molle Islands
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The new Queensland National Parks Booking Service is live for bookings.
Customer account login
If you are making your first booking since 1 July 2024, a new customer account will be created automatically as part of your next booking. Please note your previous login credentials will no longer be valid.
Customers who have made a booking after 1 July 2024, please use your email address to reset your password to access your account.
White sandy beaches, pockets of rainforest and pale blue waters make these picturesque inshore islands a wildlife refuge and a scenic retreat for nature lovers. Campers can choose from large group sites to secluded 'deserted' islands, all with close proximity to the extensive walking tracks of South Molle and Long islands
Camping permits are required and fees apply. A tag with your booking number must be displayed at your camp site.
Our precious Great Barrier Reef World Heritage islands are among the most pest-free islands in the world. They need your help to stay this way. Please be pest-free! before your visit.
Park-specific conditions
Open fires and ash-producing stoves are not permitted on national park islands or intertidal lands adjacent to national park islands. Use gas or fuel stoves for cooking.
Read more about staying safe and looking after the park.
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Sandy Bay, South Molle Island camping area features a good open camping area with a long sandy beach, providing an excellent opportunity for beachcombing. Great for keen bushwalkers, the bay…
- Tent camping
- No caravan camping
- No camper trailer camping
- No campfires
- Toilets
- No showers
- No barbecue
- Picnic tables
- No wheelchair access
- No generators allowed
- No dogs permitted
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Paddle Bay, South Molle Island camping area features a sandy site which backs onto rainforest and overlooks Daydream Island. Well shaded, it offers plenty of opportunity to escape other campers…
- Tent camping
- No caravan camping
- No camper trailer camping
- No campfires
- Toilets
- No showers
- No barbecue
- Picnic tables
- No wheelchair access
- No generators allowed
- No dogs permitted
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Cockatoo Beach, North Molle Island camping area features a number of large campsites around the forest edge face Daydream, Mid and South Molle islands.
- Tent camping
- No caravan camping
- No camper trailer camping
- No campfires
- Toilets
- No showers
- No barbecue
- Picnic tables
- No wheelchair access
- No generators allowed
- No dogs permitted
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Planton Island camping area features a 'deserted island' experience, with tent sites nestled within the island’s dry rainforest. While the island cannot be navigated, a small sandy beach beside the…
- Tent camping
- No caravan camping
- No camper trailer camping
- No campfires
- Toilets
- No showers
- No barbecue
- No picnic tables
- No wheelchair access
- No generators allowed
- No dogs permitted
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Denman Island camping area features a small island offering pleasant bush camping with a remote feel.
- Tent camping
- No caravan camping
- No camper trailer camping
- No campfires
- Toilets
- No showers
- No barbecue
- No picnic tables
- No wheelchair access
- No generators allowed
- No dogs permitted
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Tancred Island, Shute Harbour camping area is close to mainland facilities, however, this private campsite is hidden from Shute Harbour by Repair Island. The area is suitable for walk-in camping…
- Tent camping
- No caravan camping
- No camper trailer camping
- No campfires
- No toilets
- No showers
- No barbecue
- No picnic tables
- No wheelchair access
- No generators allowed
- No dogs permitted
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Sandy Bay, Long Island camping area features a small secluded beach lined with mangroves and backed by rainforest. Walking track depart the campsite allowing you to explore Long Island.
- Tent camping
- No caravan camping
- No camper trailer camping
- No campfires
- Toilets
- No showers
- No barbecue
- No picnic tables
- No wheelchair access
- No generators allowed
- No dogs permitted
- There are currently no park alerts for this park.