Cooloola Coast

Cooloola National Park to Fraser Island

Cooloola National Park (56 600 ha) forms the southern portion of Great Sandy National. Stretching south from Rainbow Beach to the Noosa River at Tewantin, it provides a haven for indigenous flora and fauna.
The Cooloola Coast has a lot to offer from 4WD Adventure, Swimming, Wildlife, Sun and Sand, or just pure relaxation. It's was our back yard for a while and Pablo and I have spent many days roaming around this whole region of which the Cooloola Coast and Fraser Island are both one small part to explore and having fun.
The Islands diverse in its heritage and naming combined with its natural and cultural history. Then there's the settlement history and that's what you'll see when you visit today in a pristine and preserved environment.

Coloured Sands - are enormous, impressive sandy cliffs, which can be up to 200 metres in height. Erosion has exposed a palette of as many as 72 different coloured sands which have been produced by combinations of iron oxide and leached vegetable dyes.

Cherry Venture
5 km north of Freshwater, along Teewah Beach, is the wreck of the Cherry Venture, a 1600-ton cargo ship sailing from New Zealand to Brisbane, which ran aground amid rough seas and disabling winds on July 8, 1973. Four years were spent trying to refloat the vessel before it was abandoned to its present fate as a curiosity upon the beach.

Rainbow Beach was originally known as Back Beach was first gazetted in 1969 to service the thriving sand mining industry in the area.When the mines were forced to close in 1976 due to pressure from the environmentalists, tourism and fishing took over as the primary industries in the area. Rainbow Beach is a great place to stop and enjoy the evening warmth. As we will be staying there, there will be an opportunity to wander around the township, along the beach, swim at your leisure and of course. Like all Aussie and UK towns, It has a great pub. Hope you're good at pool?

Double Island Point was named by Captain James Cook on Friday 18th of May 1770 as written in his log.
At 2pm we made sail with the wind at SW and at daylight saw the land extending as far as N 3/4 E. The point set last night bore SW by W, distant 3 or 4 leagues. I have named it Double Island Point, on account of its figure (Lat 25 58'S, Long 206 48'W). The land within this point is of a moderate and pretty equal height, but the point itself is of such an unequal height that it looks like 2 small islands laying under the land; it likewise may be known by the white cliffs on the N. side of it.
The Double Island Point Lighthouse was completed in 1884 and is 12 metres in height. Whales can be seen in good numbers from the point during the Whale Watching Season (July to November)The Surf at Double Island Point is a Right Hand Point Break with a length of 50 to 150 metres and on a good day can be 300 to 500 metres.
Located a short distance off Double Island point is Wolf Rock a formation of four volcanic pinnacles and is considered to be one of the top ten Scuba Diving destinations in Australia.
Some excellent fishing can be had either from the Beach or Rocks. As we drive up the Cooloola Coast we eventually come to the end of the beach. This is Double Island Point and its here that we have to travel through and across the point to get to the other side. If there is going to be a place where we get stuck, it will probably be here as the approach to the access is soft and very boggy. Once we have achieved this, we can take a drive to the point and climb to the top. It's here that we have usually spotted anything from Sharks, Manta Rays, Dolphins and many other varieties of marine life. From here, it's a short drive to Rainbow Beach where we will spend the night.

Cooloola National Park to Fraser Island

Cooloola National Park (56 600 ha) forms the southern portion of Great Sandy National. Stretching south from Rainbow Beach to the Noosa River at Tewantin, it provides a haven for indigenous flora and fauna.
The Cooloola Coast has a lot to offer from 4WD Adventure, Swimming, Wildlife, Sun and Sand, or just pure relaxation. It's was our back yard for a while and Pablo and I have spent many days roaming around this whole region of which the Cooloola Coast and Fraser Island are both one small part to explore and having fun.
The Islands diverse in its heritage and naming combined with its natural and cultural history. Then there's the settlement history and that's what you'll see when you visit today in a pristine and preserved environment.

Coloured Sands - are enormous, impressive sandy cliffs, which can be up to 200 metres in height. Erosion has exposed a palette of as many as 72 different coloured sands which have been produced by combinations of iron oxide and leached vegetable dyes.

Cherry Venture
5 km north of Freshwater, along Teewah Beach, is the wreck of the Cherry Venture, a 1600-ton cargo ship sailing from New Zealand to Brisbane, which ran aground amid rough seas and disabling winds on July 8, 1973. Four years were spent trying to refloat the vessel before it was abandoned to its present fate as a curiosity upon the beach.

Overnight: Rainbow Beach Holiday Village

Cooloola Coast and Rainbow Beach