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Maheno (Beach Camping Zone 5)

Campground

Contact

75 Mile Beach Road, Cathedral Beach, Queensland.

info@des.qld.gov.au

nprsr.qld.gov.au/parks/fraser/camping.html

Description

Vehicle access permits must be purchased for every vehicle before entering K'gari. Camping permits for QPWS camping areas are required and must be purchased before setting up camp-fees apply. A camping permit booking number must be clearly displayed at your camp site. Permits cannot be purchased from rangers on the island. The camping structures of all people registered under a booking must be in one location and not more than 3m apart. This campground is located on the Eastern Beach of Fraser Isalnd in Beach camping zone 5 (Eli Creek to The Pinnacles). High clearance 4WD is reuired for access. Drive on the defined foredune access tracks-not on the dunes or over beach vegetation. Camp sites are unpowered and suitable for tent camping beside your 4WD, walk-in camping and off-road camper trailers. There are no facilities. Visitors are strongly encouraged to bring portable chemical toilets for use in beach camp zones. The nearest portable toilet waste disposal facilities are located at southern entrance to Cornwells camping area, the Woralie Road eastern beach entrance, Dundubara camping area and the Orchid Beach beach entrance. The nearest QPWS waste transfer stations to dispose of rubbish are located south of Cornwells camping area, south of the Maheno camping area, north of Dundubara (Red Canyon), and near the Orchid Beach township. The nearest water taps are located outside the Eurong QPWS information centre (north of Eurong township) and at the Dundubara and Waddy Point camping areas. Bring your own water containers and treat water before drinking. Generators are permitted from 9am to 9pm, sound rating must be less than 65 decibels (2.0Kva). Open fires and pets are prohibited.