Habitat Noosa: What makes this Sunshine Coast campsite special?

Habitat Noosa in the Noosa Everglades, Queensland, offers basic camping, glamping, lots of watersports and an on-site brewery.

The first thing to know about Habitat Noosa is that it’s not actually in Noosa. If you want bang central location, go for the Sofitel Noosa or Seahaven Noosa. Habitat Noosa is a 25 minute drive to the north in Boreen Point, on the shore of Lake Cootharaba. It is a campground with a twist or seven, and it’s inside the Noosa Everglades section of Queensland’s Great Sandy National Park.

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Taste coffee and ginger, do rainforest walks, and visit the best lookouts on a highlight-packed hinterland tour.
Take a serene Noosa Everglades cruise along the mirror-like waterways – or canoe through the Everglades.
Learn to surf at a Sunshine Coast surf school – or try paddleboarding instead.
Combine sight-seeing and thrills on a fast boat tour.
Go e-mountain biking on the downhill trails of Tewantin National Park.
Kayak with dolphins as part of a beach 4WD tour.
Explore the Sunshine Coast from above on a seaplane flight.
Take an indigenous cultural tour – with bush tucker tasting.
Visit the region’s best craft breweries and distilleries on a drinks tasting tour.
Go jetskiing through the gorgeous Pumicestone Passage.
Taste wines, cheeses and chocolates on a hinterland food tour.
Watch migrating humpbacks on a whale-watching cruise.

Habitat Noosa Everglades EcoCamp pitches

The Habitat Noosa Everglades EcoCamp is set amongst 65 acres, and offer camping options from simple tent-pitching without power to rather swish glamping. On the unpowered pitches front, there are waterside campsites just 500 metres back from the lake’s edge. There are also powered sites if you prefer. The unpowered camping sites cost from $22.50 a night, and the powered sites cost from $32.50.

Where Habitat Noosa gets interesting is the pre-erected tents. The Wilderness Safari Tents come with a private balcony, power, a fan, one queen bed and two bunk beds. Linen is also provided, and these Wilderness Safari Tents cost from $130 a night.

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Cruise the mirror-like waterways of the Noosa Everglades – a glorious glide through stunning natural landscapes.
4WD along the beaches – AND kayak with dolphins on a day tour full of easy adventure.
Take a dolphin-watching safari down the Noosa River.
Have a go at kayaking, stand-up paddleboarding or waterbiking.
Take a tasting tour of the local craft breweries and distilleries – find out how the locals have devoted themselves to quality.
Get standing on your board by the end of a beginners’ surfing lesson.

Habitat Noosa glamping and activities

Flashier still are the Paperbark Glamping Tents. These come with private en-suite bathrooms, a bar fridge, tea and coffee-making facilities, a deck and a fire pit. They cost from $199 a night.

The Habitat Noosa Everglades EcoCamp is also great for activities. You can hire out kayaks, canoes, stand-up paddleboards, wave skis and tinnies, while there is also a chip and putt golf course.

Paddleboarding at Habitat Noosa in the Noosa Everglades. Photo courtesy of Tourism and Events Queensland.

The other thing that elevates Habitat Noosa above the other Noosa caravan parks is that it has its own microbrewery. There are 11 beers on tap, and you can taste them at the bar.

If I can do just one thing in Noosa, what should it be?

The Great Beach Drive – a four wheel drive adventure up Teewah Beach towards Double Island Point – is fantastic on its own. To go kayaking with dolphins as part of the same trip makes for a genuinely superb day out.

Take it as a massive personal recommendation – the Great Beach Drive plus Kayaking With Dolphins day tour should be at the top of your Noosa wishlist.