Bribie Island

Boat ramp

Bellara, Marine Parade (North & South)

Sylvan Beach at Bellara – Bribie Island's main ramp, four lanes with a floating walkway on the Pumicestone Passage just north of the bridge, toilets and water, and 106 shared bays. Rebuilt with its car park under the Bellara foreshore renewal.

Boat ramp

Bongaree, Fifth Avenue (North)

The northern of the two Bongaree ramps on Welsby Parade – a single lane with toilets and water, sharing 30 bays with its two-lane neighbour, on the Passage south of the Bribie bridge.

Boat ramp

Bongaree, Fifth Avenue (South)

The southern Bongaree ramp on Welsby Parade – two lanes, toilets and water, 30 bays, on the Passage side of the island. Flagged tide-limited: the banks off Bongaree dry on a spring low.

Campsite

Gallagher Point Camping Area

Gallagher Point is a small, low-key bush camping area on the western side of Bribie Island, about 65km north of Brisbane, sitting on the shores of Pumicestone Passage with views across to the Glass House Mountains and Toorbul. It's genuinely tiny — just 6 numbered sites, max six people each, on a mix of sand, dirt and grass, 2km north of White Patch. Facilities are nil, so you bring everything: drinking and cooking water, gas stove (or untreated mill off-cut firewood), rubbish bags, insect repellent, and ideally a portable toilet since there are none provided. Fires are allowed in the provided rings outside of bans, generators aren't permitted, and mobile coverage is poor. Access is high-clearance 4WD with low range only — no 2WD, trail bikes or motorbikes are even allowed a permit for the recreation area — via the bridge, north along Sunderland Drive and White Patch Esplanade, then 180m down the Poverty Creek access track and 3km in on the camping area track at 30km/h. You can also arrive by boat or kayak, though there are no launching or recovery facilities. The catch worth knowing: sites are sometimes closed to bookings due to flooding on very high tides, and there's a standing park alert about tidal inundation restrictions running to December 2026 — so check alerts and tides before you commit. You need both a camping booking and a separate vehicle access permit, with number plate recognition cameras in use. Good spot for sheltered paddling, swimming, and fishing for bream, flathead, whiting, tailor and mangrove jack.

Historic site

Bribie Island WWII Bunkers

Northern Bribie Island was fortified during the Second World War as part of the ring of positions watching the approaches to Moreton Bay. Bunkers, gun emplacements and observation posts were poured quickly and low, with narrow openings and siting chosen for lines of sight rather than comfort. They were never built to last. Sand, wind and salt have half-buried most of them, and some are visible only as angular concrete breaking through the dune contours. There is no central complex and no signage. Several are unstable or partially collapsed, and shifting sand can undercut edges without warning.

Historic site

Woorim Beach WWII bunker

Woorim Beach WWII bunker