Important Fraser Island Information for Travellers

What to bring

• Swimsuit
• Walking shoes, thongs, sandals
• Towel
• Sunscreen
• Camera

Dingoes

Important
Please keep your distance from the wild dingos and please do not feed them as they can be unpredictable and dangerous.

Camping

You will need a camping permit if camping on Fraser Island.
Your camping booking number is to be written on a camping tag and clearly displayed on the camping structure.

Please leave the area where you stop or stay tidy and exactly how you found it so that everyone can enjoy Fraser Islands natural beauty.

Camp fires may only be lit in communal fire rings provided.

Visitors are encouraged to bring and use their own fuel or gas camping stoves to help Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service (QPWS) in its attempts to reduce the high numbers of burn injuries related to open campfires. The policy on open campfires also aims to reduce the risk of wildfires caused by campfires and helps create a clean-air camping experience on Fraser Island.

Campers who want a campfire in the communal fire rings provided, must bring their own firewood. However it must be untreated, milled timber (e.g. mill off-cuts), not bush timber, as this reduces the risk of introducing foreign pathogens and other pests into the park. Visitors are reminded that all flora in protected areas, including dead trees or fallen limbs, is protected by law and therefore cannot be cut or collected.

Vehicles

You will need a vehicle access permit to drive a 4WD on Fraser Island.
All vehicles brought onto Fraser Island must have a current Vehicle Service Permit (VSP). The VSP booking number is to be written on a VSP tag and affixed to the windscreen of your vehicle.

Practice safe driving through the various sand tracks and do not exceed 80 km/h on the beach stretch.

You will only be able to drive 2WD vehicles around Kingfisher Bay Resort. All other parts of Fraser Island are only accessible with a 4WD vehicle.

Check your vehicle making sure it is in good working order and take spare parts eg. radiator hoses, spare wheels. Bring vehicle retrieving equipment in the case of your vehicle becoming stuck in the sand.

Other

The Island is far too large to see by foot.