Campground · Queensland, Australia
Bowal Creek camping area
K'gari (Fraser Island) Recreation Area
Bowal Creek is a remote beach camping area between Moon Point and Sandy Cape. It takes tents and caravans, and only high clearance 4WD vehicles reach it, with boat access also listed. There are no toilets or facilities and no camp fires.
Bowal Creek camping area is a campground in K'gari (Fraser Island) Recreation Area, Queensland, Australia. You book it ahead through Queensland National Parks Booking Service.

How booking Bowal Creek camping area works
Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service takes the bookings for this campground. Booking system: Queensland National Parks Booking Service.
At a glance
- Type
- Campground
- Site types
- Tent sites, Caravan sites
- Facilities
- Generators 9am to 9pm, under 65 dB, Mobile coverage intermittent
- Rules and limits
- No toilets; no facilities
- No camp fires
- Getting there
- High clearance 4WD vehicles only
- Boat access listed, no detail given
- Booked through
- Queensland National Parks Booking Service
- Location
- -25.03521, 153.19802
In an emergency, call 000. From a mobile phone, 112 also reaches Triple Zero.
This page has no PermitSnag alert for Bowal Creek camping area yet. Book it with QPWS.
Nearby places to stay
Straight-line distance between the agency’s map points.
- Awinya Creek camping areaK'gari (Fraser Island) Recreation Area4.9 km (3 mi)
- Teebing (Wathumba Spit) camping areaK'gari (Fraser Island) Recreation Area7.4 km (4.6 mi)
- Bowarrady Creek camping areaK'gari (Fraser Island) Recreation Area10.4 km (6.5 mi)
- Woralie Creek camping areaK'gari (Fraser Island) Recreation Area13.2 km (8.2 mi)
- Beach camping zone 7 - Wyuna and BuradK'gari (Fraser Island) Recreation Area13.9 km (8.6 mi)
- Beach camping zone 8 - Marloo, Ocean Lake, DulingK'gari (Fraser Island) Recreation Area14.4 km (8.9 mi)
Bowal Creek camping area: questions
Do I need to book Bowal Creek camping area ahead?
Yes. Bowal Creek camping area is booked online through Queensland National Parks Booking Service, run by Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service.
What is the emergency number at K'gari (Fraser Island) Recreation Area?
In Australia, call 000 for police, fire or ambulance, and for search and rescue.