Moreton Island is one of Emma’s most favourite places in the world and it’s not hard to see why. With pristine, 30km beaches and turquoise waves lapping at the shore, it is a beach lovers paradise. If you’re visiting with children, here’s 10 things you can do on Moreton Island with kids.
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Moreton Island
10 things to do on Moreton Island with children
If you’re visiting Moreton Island and wondering what to do with your kids, here’s our ten favourite things to do on Moreton Island with children.
1) Big Sandhills
Moreton Island has huge sand dunes. You can climb the dunes and ‘surf” down them!
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Our family, climbing and surfing the dune.
2) Blue Lagoon Lake
You could hike around parts of the blue lagoon and finish up with a dip in its crystal clear waters.
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Blue lagoon lake
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Blue lagoon
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Swimming blue lagoon
3) Shark spit wreck
Down the beach from the Tangalooma wreck, lie more wrecks; Shark Spit wreck. You can discover the wrecks and the animals that live nearby.
There are starfish hiding in the shallow waters around the wreck, just remember to put them back in lots of water!
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Shark spit wreck
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Finding starfish
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Watching starfish
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Shark spit wreck
4) Kooringal Shore
Explore the shallow shoreline of Kooringal. This shoreline is perfect for kids as it’s constantly so shallow and calm. You could park up all day and spend time picnicking, relaxing, paddling and more here.
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Shallow shoreline of Kooringal
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Hermit crab found in the sand
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Clear and shallow waters
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Low tide
5) White rock whale skull
The beach of white rock is spectacular enough without the impending whale skull. It is magnificent to see and gives a whole new perspective on just how big whales are.
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White rock beach: Moreton Island with kids
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Whale skull
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View of Eagers beach
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Whale skull
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Richard propping up the whale skull
6) Rous Battery
Consider taking in a bit of WWII history with the Rous fortifications.
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Rous battery: Moreton Island with kids
7) Cape Cliff
At the base of the lighthouse stand the volcanic rocks of Cape Cliff which are screaming out for little explorers to climb and jump.
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Cape cliff
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Rock climbing at Cape Cliff
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Volcanic rocks jutting out onto the beach.
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Admiring the view
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Volcanic rocks
8) Cape Moreton Lighthouse
You cannot visit Moreton Island with kids and NOT visit the lighthouse.
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Watch whales breach and tale flap from Cape Moreton
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The view from Cape Moreton.
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Cape Moreton’s Lighthouse
9) Champagne rocks
Probably one of our favourite things to do was watch the waves break over the rocks and run away screaming! The beach here has some waves perfect for bodyboarding.
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The beach near champagne rocks: Moreton Island with children
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Champagne pools
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Waiting for the wave
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Running away from the waves
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Champagne pools
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Champagne pools
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Champagne pools
10) Yellow Patch Beach Pools and Sand Banks
Yellow Patch is perfect for every member of the family. You can swim the sandy banks of Yellow Patch, jump in, snorkel or just relax on the beach.
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Yellow Patch: Moreton Island with kids
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Sandy banks and pools of Yellow Patch
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Jumping off the sand banks of Yellow Patch
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Fishing, Yellow Patch
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Shallow hot pools of Yellow Patch
Where do we recommend you stay?
You’ll need a 4×4 to stay down here as it’s a little off the beaten track but in our opinion, Kooringal is the least touristy area. If you stay down here you must keep an eye on the tide times as you cannot pass the Mirapool Lagoon at high tide!
We stayed at this HomeAway house in Kooringal. There are also homes for rent with AirBNB.
Do You Need To Rent A Car?
We always rent through RentalCars; they get us the best deals and I’ve never had a problem renting through them.
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