Mooloolah River National Park

Mooloolah River National Park offers a chance to explore protected coastal lowland habitats close to Mooloolaba on the Sunshine Coast. The park adjoins the Mooloolah River and preserves a varied mix of rainforest, open eucalypt woodland, melaleuca forest, wallum banksia woodland, scribbly gum forest, heath and sedgelands.

Walking tracks and fire management trails provide the main ways to experience the park, with the changing vegetation offering plenty to observe at a relaxed pace. It suits visitors looking for a nature walk near Mooloolaba, including solo walkers, couples and small groups wanting time outdoors without travelling far from the coast. The park is also about an hour’s drive north of Brisbane.

This is a low-key, nature-focused visit rather than a camping destination: the park does not permit camping or campfires. Check the park’s maps and safety information before setting out, and look for current park alerts. There were no alerts listed in the supplied source when it was reviewed.