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Camping on the Gold Coast? Absolutely—where high-rises meet tent pegs and the mozzies think you’re a buffet.

Top picks: Tallebudgera Creek and Burleigh Beach/Kirra Beach Tourist Parks for easy surf and family vibes; South Stradbroke Island (Tipplers and Currigee) for boat-in bush camping; and the hinterland’s Springbrook (The Settlement) and Lamington NP (Binna Burra and O’Reilly’s Campground) for cool rainforest nights.

Book early for school holidays, bring a gas stove (beach and park fire bans are common), and pack repellent unless you enjoy donating blood.

Summer is humid with afternoon storms; winter is crisp, dry, and brilliant—pick your poison and your sleeping bag accordingly.