Free Things To Do, Gold Coast
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Twin Falls Circuit
My absolute favourite Springbrook walk. Four kilometres of rainforest, two waterfalls you can actually walk behind, and a glow-worm cave that lights… See times & book
Purling Brook Falls Circuit
A hundred and nine metres of waterfall — the tallest drop at Springbrook. You walk down a set of stairs into the rainforest, cross a suspension… See times & book
Burleigh Headland Circuit
My pick for visitors who only have an hour. A 2.3km coastal loop around the Burleigh headland with lookouts over Tallebudgera Creek, surfers carving… See times & bookAll Free Things To Do, Gold Coast
Natural Bridge
The poster shot of the Gold Coast hinterland. A natural rock arch with a waterfall pouring through into a cave full of glow-worms. One kilometre… View details
Curtis Falls
Short, easy, magic. A kilometre down into the rainforest at Tamborine ending at a waterfall pouring over basalt columns. Glow-worms behind the falls… View details
Witches Falls Circuit, 3.1km section
Queensland's very first national park section, opened in 1908. Three kilometres of mixed rainforest and eucalypt, past seasonal lagoons that fill… View details
Cougal Cascades
Eight hundred metres each way to the cleanest swimming hole this side of the border. Cougal Cascades is a string of small waterfalls and rock pools… View detailsAraucaria Lookout track
The Araucaria Lookout track is a ripper of a walk through Lamington National Park. You'll wander along a well-maintained dirt track for just over two… View detailsWagawn Peak track
the Wagawn Peak track is a ripper of a climb through Lamington National Park. It's only a touch over two k one way, but don't let… View detailsStairways Falls Track
The Stairways Falls Track is a ripper of a walk through Lamington National Park. You'll trek 3.47km through lovely bushland to reach a stunning… View detailsRainforest Circuit
The Rainforest Circuit at Burleigh Head is a bonzer little loop that winds through proper subtropical rainforest. It's only three-quarters of a kay… View detailsMacDonald Rainforest Circuit
This little ripper of a circuit winds through proper subtropical rainforest—the kind where the canopy's so thick you'll swear it's twilight at noon… View detailsShow 60 more
Jorama Curtis Falls Track
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Broadbeach
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Northcliffe
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The Spit-Miami
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Surfers Paradise Beach
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Kurrawa
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Sheraton Mirage Gold Coast
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Mermaid Beach
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Nobby Beach
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Southport
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Miami Beach
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North Burleigh
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Burleigh Beach
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Burleigh Heads Beach
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The Spit
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Burleigh Heads Dog Beach
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Tallebudgera Creek
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Pacific
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Palm Beach
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Currumbin Inlet
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Currumbin Beach
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Flat Rock
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Bilinga
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Tugun-Kirra
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North Kirra
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Coolangatta Beach
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Coolangatta-Greenmount
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Greenmount Beach
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Rainbow Bay
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Snapper Rocks
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Kirra Beach
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South Stradbroke
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Couran Cove
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FINGAL
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Dreamtime
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Cudgen Creek Beach
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Kingscliff Beach
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Jumpinpin Inlet
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Casuarina Beach
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Art and Craft Market
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Common questions
What is there to do on the Gold Coast for free?
The beaches and the coastal walks, mostly — none of them charge. This page has 43 beaches, 22 walks and 7 markets, including Twin Falls Circuit, Purling Brook Falls Circuit and Burleigh Headland Circuit.
Are the Gold Coast beaches free?
Yes — every beach here is public and there is no entry fee. Broadbeach, Surfers Paradise Beach and Mermaid Beach are patrolled.
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