Bribie Island is a national park in Queensland

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, 68 km north of Brisbane

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. The park covers approximately one third of Bribie Island. The tidal wetlands and areas of water around the islands are protected within the Moreton Bay Marine Park

Moreton Bay Marine Park

The Moreton Bay Marine Park was established in 1992 to protect ecologically significant habitats in Moreton Bay. The World Heritage listed park extends from Caloundra south to the Gold Coast Seaway. The park's border extends up to the highest tidal mark and covers a total of 3400 km2.The park...

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Visitors are attracted to the park for angling, boating and the views of nearby Glass House Mountains.

Access

The beach is accessible by 4WD from Woorim on the east side of the island. However, in order to drive in the national park, one must first acquire a Vehicle Permit from either the Bongaree Caravan Park or the nation parks website. There is also an Inland Track which goes from White Patch in Banksia Beach to the top of the Ocean Beach camping area.

Camping

There are several camping grounds in the Bribie Island Nation Park. These include: Poverty Creek, which has 12 campsites as well as an open camping ground which holds 80, Gallaghers Point which has six campsites, Mission Point which has 12 campsites which are only accessible by boat, Lime Pocket which has six campsites, also only accessible by boat and Ocean Beach which has 63 campsites. Mission Point has toilets, picnic tables and fireplaces.

A camping permit is requited to camp at these sites which can be purchased from the Bongaree Caravan Park or the Queensland Department of Environment and Resources Management website. Generators are not permitted and visitors should bring their own firewood.