Editing Bribie Island National Park

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{{Use Australian English|date=September 2014}}
{{Infobox Australian place
| type                   = protected
| name                   = Bribie Island National Park
| state                  = qld
| iucn_category          = II
| image                  = Woorim Beach, Bribie Island, Queensland.JPG
| caption                = Woorim Beach
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| coordinates            = {{coord|26|52|02|S|153|07|36|E|display=inline,title}}
| relief                 = 
| pushpin_label_position = top
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| nearest_town_or_city   = 
| local_map              = yes
| zoom                   = 11
| area                   = 49
| area_footnotes         = 
| established            = 1994
| established_footnotes  = 
| visitation_num         = 986,000 (domestic visitors only)
| visitation_year        = 2012<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 2012 |title=Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service Community Survey 2012 |url=https://parks.des.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0026/156833/community-survey-exec.pdf |access-date=2024-06-01 |website=Department of Environment, Science and Innovation}}</ref>
| visitation_footnotes   = 
| managing_authorities   = [[Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service]]
| url                    = https://web.archive.org/web/20110406112239/http://www.derm.qld.gov.au/parks/bribie-island/index.html
}}
'''Bribie Island National Park''' is an [[List of national parks of Australia|Australian national park]] in the [[City of Moreton Bay]], [[Queensland]],<ref>{{Cite QPN|39395|Bribie Island National Park|access-date=25 June 2017}}</ref> 68 kilometres (42 miles) north of [[Brisbane]]. The park covers approximately one third of [[Bribie Island]]. The tidal wetlands and areas of water around the islands are protected within the [[Moreton Bay Marine Park]].<ref name="smhbi">{{Cite news |url=http://www.smh.com.au/travel/travel-factsheet/bribie-island-20081113-5z0w.html |title=Bribie Island |access-date=6 June 2011 |date=1 January 2009 |newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald  |publisher=Fairfax Media }}</ref>

Visitors are attracted to the park for angling, boating and the views of the nearby [[Glass House Mountains (Queensland)|Glass House Mountains]].

This is a great place for bird watchers and lovers of spring wildflowers.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Science|first=jurisdiction=Queensland; sector=government; corporateName=Department of Environment and|date=2009-10-20|title=Bribie Island National Park and Recreation Area|url=https://parks.des.qld.gov.au/parks/bribie-island|access-date=2022-02-06|website=Parks and forests {{!}} Department of Environment and Science, Queensland|language=en-AU}}</ref> The average altitude of the terrain is 10 metres.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bribie Island National Park topographic map, elevation, relief|url=https://en-au.topographic-map.com/maps/sena/Bribie-Island-National-Park/|access-date=2022-02-07|website=topographic-map.com|language=en}}</ref>

==Access==
The beach is accessible by 4WD from [[Woorim]] on the east side of the island. However, in order to drive in the national park, one must first acquire a ''Vehicle Permit'' from either the [[Bongaree]] Caravan Park or the national parks website. There is also an ''Inland Track'' which goes from White Patch in [[Banksia Beach]] to the top of the Ocean Beach camping area.

==Camping==
There are several camping grounds in the Bribie Island Nation Park. These include: Poverty Creek, which has 12 campsites as well as an open camping ground which holds 80, Gallaghers Point which has six campsites, Mission Point which has 12 campsites which are only accessible by boat, Lime Pocket which has six campsites, also only accessible by boat and Ocean Beach which has 63 campsites. Mission Point has toilets, picnic tables and fireplaces.<ref name="smhbi"/>

A camping permit is required to camp at these sites<ref name="ci">{{cite web |url=http://www.derm.qld.gov.au/parks/bribie-island/camping.html |title=Bribie Island Recreational Area: Camping information |date=21 June 2010 |publisher=Department of Environment and Resource Management |access-date=6 June 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121129014010/http://www.derm.qld.gov.au/parks/bribie-island/camping.html |archive-date=29 November 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> which can be purchased from the Bongaree Caravan Park or the Queensland Department of Environment and Resources Management website. Generators are not permitted and visitors should bring their own firewood.<ref name="ci"/>

== Wildlife ==
At dawn or dusk, [[Kangaroo|kangaroos]], [[Wallaby|wallabies]], [[Dingo|dingoes]], and [[Emu|emus]] can be seen roaming the island.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Kennedy|first=Leesa|date=2017-02-16|title=Wildlife On Bribie Island|url=https://www.gemlife.com.au/news/wildlife-bribie-island/|access-date=2022-02-07|website=GemLife {{!}} Over 50s Resorts|language=en-AU}}</ref>

==See also==
{{Portal|Queensland}}
* [[Protected areas of Queensland]]

==References==
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{{South East Queensland}}
{{National Parks of Queensland}}

[[Category:National parks on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland]]
[[Category:Protected areas established in 1994]]
[[Category:Parks established in the 1990s]]
[[Category:1994 establishments in Australia]]