For those camping on the cheap, here are some great campsites we found near Surfers Paradise / Gold Coast.
1 Mt Joyce Base Camp
Lake Wyaralong, Queensland1 hour 24 minutes (85.4 km) drive from
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- ✓ Free
- ✓ Toilets
- ✓ Water (Non Drinking)
- ✓ Walking Trails
- ✓ 2 hours from Brisbane
2 Boonah Bicentennial Park
20 Boonah-Fassifern Rd, Boonah, Queensland1 hour 19 minutes (101.3 km) drive from
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- ✓ Pets Allowed
- ✓ Free
- ✓ Toilets
- ✓ Drinking Water
- ✓ BBQ Areas
- ✓ Caravans
- ✓ Phone Reception
- ✓ Walking Trails
- ✓ 2 hours from Brisbane
3 Fassifern Reserve
49 Cunningham Hwy, Fassifern, Queensland1 hour 27 minutes (112.7 km) drive from
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- ✓ Pets Allowed
- ✓ Free
- ✓ Toilets
- ✓ Caravans
- ✓ Camper Trailers
- ✓ Phone Reception
- ✓ Phone Reception
- ✓ Water (Non Drinking)
- ✓ 2 hours from Brisbane
4 Mt Alford Hotel
Reckumpilla St, Mount Alford, Queensland1 hour 34 minutes (114.5 km) drive from
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- ✓ Pets Allowed
- ✓ Free
- ✓ Toilets
- ✓ Drinking Water
- ✓ Caravans
- ✓ Camper Trailers
- ✓ Phone Reception
- ✓ Kids play park
- ✓ 2 hours from Brisbane
5 Aratula Hotel Motel
6841 Cunningham Hwy, Aratula, Queensland1 hour 30 minutes (117.5 km) drive from
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- ✓ Pets Allowed
- ✓ Free
- ✓ Drinking Water
- ✓ Caravans
- ✓ Phone Reception
- ✓ Cafe onsite
- ✓ 2 hours from Brisbane
6 Fox Willow Farm
7392 (Enter 7390 for GPS) Cunningham Hwy, Mount Edwards, Queensland1 hour 34 minutes (123 km) drive from
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- ✓ Pets Allowed
- ✓ Free
- ✓ Drinking Water
- ✓ Caravans
- ✓ Camper Trailers
- ✓ Phone Reception
- ✓ Phone Reception
- ✓ Allows fires
- ✓ 2 hours from Brisbane
7 Northbrook Creek Camp
1674 Wivenhoe-Somerset Rd, Dundas, Queensland1 hour 33 minutes (134.8 km) drive from
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- ✓ Pets Allowed
- ✓ Free
- ✓ Caravans
- ✓ Phone Reception
- ✓ Phone Reception
- ✓ Water (Non Drinking)
- ✓ 2 hours from Brisbane
8 Lake Clarendon Picnic Area
4 Main Green Swamp Rd, Lake Clarendon, Queensland1 hour 37 minutes (136.6 km) drive from
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- ✓ Pets Allowed
- ✓ Free
- ✓ Toilets
- ✓ Caravans
- ✓ Camper Trailers
- ✓ Phone Reception
- ✓ Phone Reception
- ✓ Walking Trails
- ✓ 2 hours from Brisbane
9 James Hedges Park
Warrego Hwy, Helidon, Queensland1 hour 47 minutes (158.8 km) drive from
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- ✓ Free
- ✓ Toilets
- ✓ Drinking Water
- ✓ BBQ Areas
- ✓ Caravans
- ✓ Camper Trailers
- ✓ Phone Reception
- ✓ Phone Reception
- ✓ 2 hours from Brisbane
10 Poll Crandell Park
Brisbane Valley Hwy, Toogoolawah, Queensland2 hours 8 minutes (168.9 km) drive from
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- ✓ Pets Allowed
- ✓ Free
- ✓ Drinking Water
- ✓ Caravans
- ✓ Camper Trailers
- ✓ Phone Reception
- ✓ Walking Trails
- ✓ 2 hours from Brisbane