Shire of Cooloola

Travel Guide

Rainbow Beach offers a stunning backdrop against the blue green water and the green hilltops. The sands are an array of colours from yellow to rich red. This place gives the adrenaline junkie parasailers an ideal location to launch from and enjoy the views from the sky. Blue skies, sun shining, the water a beautiful turquoise colour and warm. A great place to take a mini break and also a gateway to Fraser Island.
Rainbow Beach offers a stunning backdrop against the blue green water and the green hilltops. The sands are an array of colours from yellow to rich red. This place gives the adrenaline junkie parasailers an ideal location to launch from and enjoy the views from the sky. Blue skies, sun shining, the water a beautiful turquoise colour and warm. A great place to take a mini break and also a gateway to Fraser Island.
On the road out of Rainbow Beach heading towards Seventeen Seventy, forestry is big business. Left side trees, right side, tree removal.
Even at 5am, Rainbow Beach is a stunning place to stay. The coloured sand dunes are still visible as the sun begins to lift over the waters edge. A very special moment for my daughter and I as it was just us up and at the beach that morning.
Sunrise
BIG4 Rainbow Beach Holiday Park

BIG4 Rainbow Beach Holiday Park

3.5 out of 5
308 Carlo Road Rainbow Beach QLD
The price is ￥19,772 per night from Feb 24 to Feb 25
￥19,772
￥21,749 total
Feb 24 - Feb 25
includes taxes & fees
Book a stay at this family-friendly campground in Rainbow Beach. Enjoy free WiFi, free parking, and laundry facilities. Popular attractions Rainbow Beach and ...
8.2/10 Very Good! (293 reviews)
Relaxing family friendly park

Reviewed on Dec 5, 2025

BIG4 Rainbow Beach Holiday Park
Tin Can Bay's Sleepy Lagoon Motel

Tin Can Bay's Sleepy Lagoon Motel

3 out of 5
2 Groper Street Tin Can Bay QLD
The price is ￥14,793 per night from Mar 2 to Mar 3
￥14,793
￥16,401 total
Mar 2 - Mar 3
includes taxes & fees
Stay at this motel in Tin Can Bay. Enjoy free WiFi, free parking, and a garden. Our guests praise the helpful staff and the clean rooms in our reviews. Popular ...
9/10 Wonderful! (613 reviews)
Room and bathroom was spotless and had everything you needed, or you could get it from reception,

Reviewed on Feb 3, 2026

Tin Can Bay's Sleepy Lagoon Motel
RACV Noosa Resort

RACV Noosa Resort

5 out of 5
94 Noosa Drive Noosa Heads QLD
The price is ￥37,603 per night from Mar 11 to Mar 12
￥37,603
￥41,925 total
Mar 11 - Mar 12
includes taxes & fees
Book a stay at this luxury aparthotel in Sunshine Coast. Enjoy free WiFi, free parking, and 2 outdoor pools. Our guests praise the breakfast and the pool in ...
9.4/10 Exceptional! (1,773 reviews)
staff were friendly and helpful, amenities were great and family friendly, pool area was great and meals we had there were up to or above expected. One waitress in the breakfast area, Bridgit, stood out with excellent customer service as I had laryngitis and couldn't talk much and as soon as she ...

Reviewed on Feb 7, 2026

RACV Noosa Resort
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BIG4 Rainbow Beach Holiday Park

BIG4 Rainbow Beach Holiday Park

3.5 out of 5
308 Carlo Road Rainbow Beach QLD
Book a stay at this family-friendly campground in Rainbow Beach. Enjoy free WiFi, free parking, and laundry facilities. Popular attractions Rainbow Beach and ...
8.2/10 Very Good! (293 reviews)
Relaxing family friendly park

Reviewed on Dec 5, 2025

BIG4 Rainbow Beach Holiday Park
Debbie's Place

Debbie's Place

4 out of 5
30 Kurana Street Rainbow Beach QLD
Stay at this apartment in Rainbow Beach. Enjoy free WiFi, free parking, and a garden. Our guests praise the helpful staff and the property condition in our reviews. ...
9.6/10 Exceptional! (727 reviews)
What a lovely place to stay: Clean, neat, perfect location, and incredible hosts -- they even parked our car for us! Great use of space -- in fact we even learned some new ideas for our condo back home. Would stay there again in a heartbeat; definitely EXCEEDED our expectations...

Reviewed on Feb 3, 2026

Debbie's Place
Tiny in The Trees - Cute, Spacious Tiny House set privately amongst the trees.

Tiny in The Trees - Cute, Spacious Tiny House set privately amongst the trees.

Bollier QLD
Stay at this cabin in Bollier. Enjoy a garden, patios, and air conditioning. Popular attractions Bert Smith Memorial Park and Imbil Library are located ...
9.8/10 Exceptional! (37 reviews)
Great little tiny house

Reviewed on Jan 12, 2026

Tiny in The Trees - Cute, Spacious Tiny House set privately amongst the trees.
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Popular places to visit

Rainbow Beach

Inskip Point

4.5/5(2 reviews)

Pick from wave-rippled ocean beaches or sheltered estuarine waters and swim, fish and camp at this narrow finger of land reaching toward Fraser Island.

Inskip Point
Double Island Point Conservation Park featuring landscape views and general coastal views

Double Island Point Conservation Park

Explore the great outdoors at Double Island Point Conservation Park, a lovely green space in Cooloola National Park. While you're in the area, wander around the parks.

Double Island Point Conservation Park
Gympie Gold Mining and Historical Museum which includes heritage elements

Gympie Gold Mining and Historical Museum

You can spend an afternoon studying the exhibits at Gympie Gold Mining and Historical Museum during your travels in Monkland. Take in the festivals and countryside in the area.

Gympie Gold Mining and Historical Museum
Woodworks Forestry & Timber Museum showing signage and heritage elements

Woodworks Forestry & Timber Museum

You can spend time exploring the galleries in Woodworks Forestry & Timber Museum in Gympie. Take in the festivals and countryside in the area.

Woodworks Forestry & Timber Museum

Borumba Dam

Learn about the local history of Lake Borumba with a stop at Borumba Dam.

Borumba Dam

Dingo Creek Vineyard

You can enjoy a tasting or tour at Dingo Creek Vineyard during your travels to Traveston. Amble around the area's forest or visit its spas.

Dingo Creek Vineyard

Cities near Shire of Cooloola

Gympie showing a small town or village, landscape views and a river or creek

Gympie

Sunshine Coast featuring boating, a house and a river or creek

Sunshine Coast

Rainbow Beach

Rainbow Beach

Mountain landscape with trees at Imbil Queensland

Imbil

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