Cooberrie Park Wildlife Sanctuary, Yeppoon: Prices & opening times

The Cooberrie Park Wildlife Sanctuary in Yeppoon, Queensland, offers native animal encounters – including holding a koala.

What is Cooberrie Park?

Cooberrie Park is a wildlife sanctuary in Yeppoon, Queensland. It is fairly standard as Australian wildlife parks go, but if you got kids with you, it should keep them entertained for a few hours. Look at Cooberrie Park as something to do in Yeppoon after your Great Keppel Island day trip.

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Where is Cooberrie Park Wildlife Sanctuary?

Cooberrie Park is in the hinterland to the north-west of Yeppoon along Woodbury Road. It’s a 16km drive from the town centre. It’s a largely open-plan wildlife park, where you can walk amongst the kangaroos.

This Yeppoon wildlife park was formerly a botanic garden, and still has a notably impressive collection of South American trees.

The number one thing to do in Yeppoon is a Great Keppel Island day trip.

What animals can I see at Cooberrie Park, Yeppoon?

Cooberrie Park in Yeppoon mainly concentrates on native Australian wildlife. These include sugar gliders, wombats, koalas, kangaroos, crocodiles and snakes. There are, however, a few exotic species on display.

What are the opening hours at Cooberrie Park, Yeppoon?

The opening hours at Cooberrie Park, Yeppoon, are 10am to 3pm daily. There is an interactive animal show every day at 1pm.

Cooberrie Park Wildlife Sanctuary ticket prices

Adult tickets at Cooberrie Park Wildlife Sanctuary cost $40, with child tickets costing $20.

However, you can pay extra for a series of animal encounters. This is one of the places in Australia where you can hold a koala, with that particular encounter costing $30 per person.

The crocodile encounter, where you get to hold a small freshwater crocodile, costs $30. And an interactive monkey encounter costs $75.

All prices and times are correct at the time of writing, but subject to change in the future. For more information, visit the attraction website.

Other things to do in Yeppoon include swimming at Lammermoor Beach or Yeppoon Lagoon, plus fishing charters.