K'gari Great Walk Gear List
The K'gari walkers camps are small, with few or no facilities: toilets nearby, platform seats and water you must treat before drinking. It is an offence to feed a wongari (dingo), and open fires are not allowed on Queensland Parks managed areas of K'gari except in two fire rings.
What the walkers camps provide
Toilets nearby and platform seats
The camp pages describe a small camping area with few or no facilities and toilets nearby, plus platform seats.
From Queensland National Parks Booking Service: Lake McKenzie Great Walk camp sites
Water that you treat
The camp pages say there is access to water and that you must treat it before drinking.
From Queensland National Parks Booking Service: Lake McKenzie Great Walk camp sites
A wongari (dingo) deterrent fence
The Lake McKenzie camp has one around it, and the booking pages recommend camping with children in fenced areas.
From Queensland National Parks Booking Service: Lake McKenzie Great Walk camp sites
Wongari (dingo) rules
Never feed or leave food out
It is an offence to feed a wongari, or to make food available to one, anywhere on K'gari. Penalties apply.
From Queensland National Parks Booking Service: Lake McKenzie Great Walk camp sites
Do not attract or disturb wongari
The same offence covers intentionally attracting or disturbing one, on public or private land.
From Queensland National Parks Booking Service: Lake McKenzie Great Walk camp sites
Fire and cooking
No open fires
Open fires must not be lit on Queensland Parks managed areas of K'gari, except in the fire rings at Dundubara and Waddy Point.
From Queensland National Parks Booking Service: Lake McKenzie Great Walk camp sites
Fire ring fuel
Where the fire rings are used, you supply your own clean, untreated milled timber or bring fuel.
From Queensland National Parks Booking Service: Lake McKenzie Great Walk camp sites
Booking
Plan your camps first
The booking page tells you to read the Queensland Parks K'gari Great Walk section and decide which hike-in camps you want before you book.
From Queensland National Parks Booking Service: K'gari (Fraser Island) Great Walk
Check Park Alerts
The booking page asks you to check Park Alerts for anything that may affect your permit booking.
From Queensland National Parks Booking Service: K'gari (Fraser Island) Great Walk
Gear questions for the K'gari Great Walk
What facilities do the K'gari Great Walk camps have?
The camp pages describe small camping areas with few or no facilities, with toilets nearby, platform seats and water that you must treat before drinking.
Can you have a campfire on the K'gari Great Walk?
No. Open fires must not be lit on Queensland Parks managed areas of K'gari, except in the fire rings at Dundubara and Waddy Point.
What are the wongari rules on the K'gari Great Walk?
It is an offence to feed a wongari (dingo), make food available to one, or intentionally attract or disturb one anywhere on K'gari. Penalties apply.
Sources
- Queensland National Parks Booking Service: K'gari (Fraser Island) Great Walk
- Queensland National Parks Booking Service: Lake McKenzie Great Walk camp sites
Checked against the agency pages above on 30 October 2026. This page names no products, and it lists what the agency says, in our words. Check the agency page for rules that changed since.
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