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A 600m track along the cliffs at the southern end of Cooloola Dr leads to the Carlo Sand-
blow , a spectacular 120m-high dune.
Activities
Bushwalking & Camping
The Cooloola Section of the Great Sandy National Park has a number of national park camp sites
( www.nprsr.qld.gov.au ; per person/family $5.45/21.80) , including a wonderful stretch of beach camping
along Teewah Beach. Book camping and 4WD permits ( www.nprsr.qld.gov.au ; per day/week/month $11/
27.70/43.60) online.
Bushwalking tracks in the national park (maps from the QPWS office on Rainbow
Beach Rd) include the 46.2km Cooloola Wilderness Trail , which starts at Mullens car park (off
Rainbow Beach Rd) and ends near Lake Cooloola.
Camping on the beach is one of the best ways to experience this part of the coast, but if
you don't have camping gear Rainbow Beach Hire-a-Camp ( 07-5486 8633; www.rainbow-beach-hire-
a-camp.com.au ; per day/night from $30/50) can hire out equipment, set up your tent and camp site,
organise camping permits and break camp for you when you're done.
Diving
Wolf Rock , a congregation of volcanic pinnacles off Double Island Point, is regarded as one
of Queensland's best scuba-diving sites. The endangered grey nurse shark is found here
all year round.
Wolf Rock Dive Centre
( 0438 740 811, 07-5486 8004; www.wolfrockdive.com.au ; 20 Karoonda Rd; double dive charter from $220)
High-adrenalin dives for experienced divers at Wolf Rock.
DIVING
Kayaking
Rainbow Beach Dolphin View Sea Kayaking
( 0408 738 192; www.rainbowbeachsurfschool.com ; Shop 1, 6 Rainbow Beach Rd; 3hr tour per person $70) Just
like the name says, this mob offers dolphin-spotting kayak tours.
KAYAKING
Skydiving & Paragliding
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