Location:Lake Boomanjin, K'gari, along the Birrabeen Road (Southern Lakes Road) and the K'gari (Fraser Island) Great Walk, 18 km south of Central Station, or 7 km north of the Dilli Village campsite.
K'gari is opposite Hervey Bay, which is 300 km (approximately 3.5 hr drive) north of Brisbane.
Latitude:-25.556734
Longitude:153.067222
Getting there: From Central Station head south along the Southern Lakes Road / Birrabeen Road to Lake Boomanjin. Park outside the fenced camgpround. If walking from Dilli Village campsite, it is
about a 7 km walk to the Lake Boomanjin campground.
Facilities: Car parking area, toilet, information board, fenced campground with picnic tables and a kitchen sink, a separate fenced walkers campground with steel lock boxes and elevated wooden platforms.
Entrance fee: None at Lake Boomanjin, but you will need to purchase a vehicle permit from the Queensland Government if driving on K'gari. A camping permit is also required if you are camping here.
Water temperature: Mild
Water clarity: Clear
Under foot: Sand
Maximum water depth: Greater than 2 metres
Minimum swimming proficiency required: Beginners near the edge of the lake, where the water is shallow. Experienced swimmers only in the deeper water further
from the shore.
Prohibitions including whether you can bring your dog: No dogs, no fires, no camping outside of the fenced camping areas. No drinking water from the taps at the toilets or the kitchen sink.
No feeding dingos, no attracting dingos using food or food waste, no disturbing of dingoes.
Sun shade: Limited shade at the lake near the campground. No shade at the lake on the main beach. There is limited shade in the two campgrounds.
Opening times: Always open
Wheelchair access: The toilets and campground are not designated as wheelchair accessible, but the ground is fairly flat. The tracks to the lake are not wheelchair accessible.
Managing authority: Queensland Government
Nearby attractions: Lake Benaroon, 7 km to the north.
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