Queensland Australia
54 Days / 13 stops
From Gold Coast traveling North in July
We travelled from the Gold Coast as far north Cairns in our Jayco Camper trailer, with stops along the way including Agnes Waters, Cania Gorge, Yeppoon, Cape Hillsborough and many more! We had so much fun we upgraded our camper to a caravan at the end of the trip to continue exploring QLD.
Full time trip number 3!
The day is finally here, we’re hitting the road again for some full time QLD traveling, we haven’t set a time limit and we will
Gold Coast Holiday Park – QLD
Our first stop is our favourite caravan park, the Gold Coast Holiday Park!Day one we thankfully had fine weather to get ourselves setup, kids and
Sandstone Point Big4 – QLD
This was our first time to Bribie Island and wow what a great park. We had a nice grass/astroturf site right oposite the pool. There’s
Australia Zoo – QLD
We spent a huge day at Australia Zoo in Beerwah, we travelled from Sandstone point Big4.This wildlife park is very tidy and easy to get
Cobb & Co Nine Mile Campground – QLD
Cobb & Co is just north of Noosa and was such a great place for kids, about 10 families here and room for many more,
A drive through Gayndah – QLD
We woke up to frost covering everything still in the shade, pretty cool! Today we are heading to Cania Gorge, a 360km (4.5hrs) drive from
Cania Gorge – QLD
A long day driving to get to this one, a stop over at the big orange for lunch and ice creams got us through to
Agnes Waters – QLD
What a drive between Cania Gorge and Agnes Waters. There was a “Road” connecting the 2 but it was pretty much one lane dirt the
Alkoomi farm stay – QLD
2 nights at a family owned cattle farm, great location not far from the hwy. We had clear skys and beautiful sunrises and sunsets with
Miriam Vale – QLD – Recommended lunch stopover!
We always stop at Miriam Vale, inland from 1770, south of Rockhampton. It has a great playground (Alf Larson Park), toilets, cafes, takeaway burgers and
Rockhampton Free Zoo & Botanical Gardens
Another regular stop over for us is the Free zoo and Botanical gardens in Rockhampton. It’s a great place to wait for your site to
Yeppoon – QLD
We stayed at the Capricorn Yeppoon Holiday Park, a little out of town and a great park. It is opposite Mulambin Beach, you can walk
Capricorn Caves – North Rockhampton – QLD
Wow, what a surprise this area was, we did the Cathedral Cave 45min tour, it was suitable for kids and so awesome, they absolutely loved
Rockhampton – QLD
We didn’t stay in Rockhampton this trip, but visited for the day from Yeppoon. We found an awesome area called Mount Archer. You can drive
Barra Crab – Clairview – QLD
Warning honest review ahead 😉 This place was interesting, I could see it being awesome when not school holidays & a weekend, it was pretty
Cape Hillsborough – QLD
Wow this place did not disappoint. Spectacular views any time of day, kangaroos all over the park, wallaby’s at the beach at sunrise, and great
Airlie Beach – QLD
We celebrated Harlans 8th Birthday while in Airlie, we were surrounded by ducks and curlews daily and got to see Ceder creek falls flowing after
Does anyone else recreate photos from previous trips?
These photos were taken 5 years apart at the Airle Beach Lagoon. Oh how they grow! #backintime #comparephotos #airlebeach #travellingfamily #travelaustraliawithkids #timeflys #babiestobigkidsovernight #bigkids
Rolling Stone – QLD (Just north of Townsville)
Great tourist park called Rollingstone Beachfront Resort, it’s right on the beach, no wind, beautiful sunrises. Close to the Big & Little crystal creeks and
Paluma Range National Park – Little Crystal Creek – QLD
Located just north of Townsville, inland from Rolling Stone is the Little Crystal Creek. We spent a whole day exploring this area, starting off at
Jourama Falls, Paluma Range National Park – QLD
We did the drive out to Jourama Falls, theres a shallow causeway water crossing, but no worries. On the way up the walk there are
Paronella Park – QLD
Wow what a cool story behind this unique place. Built in the 1930’s this place has survived many floods and cyclones. It was THE place
Babinda Boulders – QLD
On our way to Cairns we stopped into the Babinda Boulders, a beautiful waterfall area. Babina Boulders was an easy paved walk and they have
Cairns Coconut – QLD
We stayed at the Cairns Coconut big4 park which has so much for kids too. This is our second stay at this holiday park, love
Cairns Aquarium – QLD
The kids and I really enjoyed the Cairns Aquarium, a great range of animals and wonderful layout. It still has a very new feel about
Mamu Skywalk – QLD
The Mamu Skywalk is a Rainforest Canopy Walkway. An elevated walkway, 350m long, rising from ground level to 15 m above the ground, meandering through
We want to upgrade the camper!
So we hit a bit of a crossroads with our trip, we are LOVING travelling but the setup of the camper, limited storage and no
The drive home day 1 – Ingham – QLD
We are on our way home to sell and upgrade the camper trailer we made it to Ingham. We did a motel stop in Ingham
The drive home day 2 – North Rockhampton – QLD
We are on our way home to upgrade the camper to a caravan and stayed in a budget model for the night in Rockhampton, so
We are HOME! – The trip wrap up:
– Days away: 54 – Setups: 13 – Motels: 2 – Rainy days: 7 – Kms travelled: 4000 ish – Pairs of shoes broken: 5
