Fraser Island Attractions

75 Mile Beach (Attraction)
75 Mile Beach, Fraser Island, Queensland 4581, Australia

In the great tradition of many Australian place names, 75 Mile Beach on Fraser Island, was so named because it is approximately 75 miles long. Due to the constant movement of sea and sand, it's not always exactly 75 miles long, but then, '75.173 Mile Beach' just wouldn't have had the same ring to it. 75 Mile Beach runs along most of the east coast of Fraser Island. While it may not be the best ...

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Basin Lake Track (Attraction)
Fraser Island, Great Sandy National Park, Fraser Island, Queensland 4581, Australia

No visit to Fraser Island is complete without visiting Central Station, which was the centre of forestry operations on the island until the 1960s. There are historic displays, old machinery and buildings, but the gem for bushwalkers is via a small access route through the surrounding rainforest to the well-constructed boardwalk overlooking Wanggoolba Creek; an idyllic haven for unique plants. ...

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Central Station (Attraction)
Central Station, Fraser Island, Queensland 4655, Australia

Originally established as a forestry camp when there was logging on Fraser Island, Central Station's beautiful rainforest area houses a display explaining the development of the island and its various flora and fauna, an information centre and picnic area. Central Station has a short boardwalk around Wanggoolba Creek and through the rainforest. ...

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Eli Creek (Attraction)
Seventy-Five Mile Beach, Fraser Island, Queensland 4581, Australia

Eli Creek, the largest creek on the eastern beach of Fraser Island, pours up to four million litres of clear, fresh water into the ocean every hour. Eli Creek is a popular picnic and swimming spot, with a boardwalk that follows the creek inland through banksia and pandanus. Swimming or floating down the swiftly flowing creek from the bridge at the far end of the boardwalk is an invigorating experi ...

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Fraser Island Great!Walk (Attraction)
Fraser Island, Great Sandy National Park, Fraser Island, Queensland 4581, Australia

The stunning Fraser Island World Heritage Area is the setting for the Fraser Island Great! Walk that winds for 90 kilometres between Dilli Village and Happy Valley. Towering rainforests, crystal-clear lakes, coloured sands and vast sand dunes are just a few of the natural wonders you will discover on the walk. Following the pathways of the island's original inhabitants, the Butchulla people, a ...

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Fraser Island, Great Sandy National Park (Attraction)
Fraser Island, Fraser Island, Queensland 4581, Australia

Fraser Island, Great Sandy National Park is a wonderland which can take days to explore. Fraser Island, a World Heritage area, features huge dunes, wide ocean beaches and mighty rainforests growing on sand. Explore the rich cultural history of the Butchulla people and early pioneers. Walk the 90 kilometre Fraser Island Great Walk - or one of many shorter walks. View the landscape by plane or from ...

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Lake McKenzie (Attraction)
Lake McKenzie, Fraser Island, Queensland 4581, Australia

There are many different aspects to Fraser Island, but the awe-inspiring beauty of Lake McKenzie makes it probably the most visited natural site on the island. It is a 'perched' lake, which means it contains only rainwater, no groundwater, is not fed by streams and does not flow to the ocean. The sand and organic matter at the base of the lake form an impervious layer, preventing rainwater from dr ...

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Lake Wabby (Attraction)
Lake Wabby, Fraser Island, Queensland 4581, Australia

Lake Wabby is relatively close to the ocean side of Fraser Island and unlike the other lakes, it supports several varieties of fish. It is known as both a window lake and a barrage lake. Window lakes form when the ground level falls below the water table. Barrage lakes form when a sand blow blocks the waters of a natural spring. This phenomenon is easy to see at Lake Wabby. On one side it's deep g ...

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Lake Wabby Track (Attraction)
Fraser Island, Great Sandy National Park, Fraser Island, Queensland 4581, Australia

The world's largest sand island, Fraser Island is an area of remarkable natural beauty. It was listed as a World Heritage Area in 1992. Lake Wabby is the deepest lake on Fraser Island. Its shore lies at the advancing edge of the Hammerstone Sandblow. The Lake Wabby Track will take you to a splendid lookout offering a view of this barrage lake and the sandblow that is slowly engulfing it. Fr ...

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Maheno Shipwreck (Attraction)
75 Mile Beach, Cathedral Beach, Fraser Island, Queensland 4581, Australia

The Maheno, the most famous of the Fraser Island wrecks, was driven ashore just north of Happy Valley during a cyclone in 1935. Once a well-known trans-Tasman liner, the Maheno was bound for a Japanese wrecking yard when she met her stormy end. Today the hull lies slowly deteriorating in the harsh salt environment, about 10 kilometres north of Happy Valley. ...

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Rainbow Gorge - Kirra Sandblow Circuit (Attraction)
Fraser Island, Great Sandy National Park, Fraser Island, Queensland 4581, Australia

Walk through low coastal scrub and sheltered cypress forest to the coloured sands at Rainbow Gorge on World Heritage Listed Fraser Island. The highlight is the eerie lunar landscape of Kirra Sandblow where a spring-fed stream creates small sand formations and has exposed the underlying sandstone rock. This is an area that affords walkers a special opportunity to indulge in some creative photog ...

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The Cathedrals (Attraction)
The Cathedrals, Fraser Island, Queensland 4581, Australia

The Cathedrals on Fraser Island are coloured sand cliffs that have been sculptured by the wind and rain blowing in off the Pacific Ocean. The colours - red, brown, yellow and orange - are spectacular and are best viewed in the early morning light. The size of the cliff faces are a reminder of exactly how large the sand dunes are on Fraser Island. The Cathedrals are situated on 75 Mile Beach approx ...

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