Shop/Reception – 8am to 5pm (6pm at peak times, call to confirm)
Check in – 2pm to 5pm (6pm at peak times, call to confirm)
Café – 8am to 2:30pm (5:30pm at peak times, call to confirm)
About Cathedrals on Fraser
Centrally located, dingo-fenced campground on World Heritage listed K’gari (Fraser Island)
Our campground is fully dingo-fenced, so you can relax and enjoy a true K’gari camping experience knowing the kids are safe. Unlike beach camping, you can enjoy a campfire in our designated fire rings (or you’re welcome to bring your own firepit – provided it captures its own coals).
We offer a wide variety of on-site services and facilities including a well-stocked general store with hot food and freshly ground coffee, a fuel station, hot showers, laundry facilities, and much more! We also offer a variety of accommodation options to suit any budget, including cabins, permanent tents, and powered or unpowered campsites.
Centrally-located on K’gari’s east coast, Cathedrals on Fraser is the perfect destination for a relaxing getaway or an action-packed holiday. From the campground, you’re only a short walk to the beach with some of the Island’s best fishing spots and picturesque coloured sand dunes. You’re also just a short drive from the Island’s most popular tourist attractions including Eli Creek, the Maheno shipwreck and Champagne Pools.
If you prefer a more relaxing getaway, the campground offers a peaceful sanctuary, allowing you to kick back and read a book or watch the wildlife – particularly the cheeky goannas and kookaburras. With 116 species of birds recorded on the property, including the elusive Black-breasted Buttonquail, as well as native orchids and a vast array of fungi, Cathedrals on Fraser is a nature-lovers paradise! If you feel like stretching your legs, we also have private access to the Corrigin Sand blow.
Cathedrals on Fraser is family-owned and run and provides all the essentials for a great Island camping experience! So gather your family, round up your friends, and make Cathedrals on Fraser the home base for your next K’gari getaway!
History of Cathedrals on Fraser
In June 2016, Jack and Michelle took over the reins, with fresh eyes and renewed enthusiasm. Their daughter, Maggie, was born a few months later, followed by their second daughter, Jill in 2021 and the family have made the island their home.
They have made some major improvements to the campground and continue to invest heavily in upgrading facilities. With a background in environmental science and education, and a love of the outdoors, they look forward to enhancing your experience at Cathedrals on Fraser.
Change Makers
With no recycling facilities on the island, Jack and Michelle have set up container recycling bins for visitors to use.
10 cents from every eligible container (aluminium, glass, plastic, steel and liquid paperboard drink containers between 150ml and 3L) is donated to RACQ Lifeflight.
K’gari Fraser Island Clean Up
Cathedrals on Fraser is a proud sponsor of the annual K’gari Fraser Island Clean Up weekend.
The campground hosts a thank you evening for Four Wheel Drive Queensland affiliated club members who volunteer their time to clean up marine debris.
About K’gari (Fraser Island)
At 122km long and 22km wide, K’gari is the largest sand island in the world. It is rich with cultural and colonial history, flora and fauna. A magical paradise containing half the worlds perched freshwater dune lakes, spectacular coloured sands, immense sand blows, lush rainforests growing on sand dunes (a phenomenon believed to be unique in the world and part of the Queens Commonwealth Canopy) and abundant wildlife, K’gari is truly a miracle of nature. In recognition of its outstanding natural values, it is inscribed on the World Heritage list.
Brief History
The island was formed approximately 5,000 years ago when rising sea levels flooded the low-lying surrounding areas. The Butchulla people are the traditional owners of K’gari and lived here for at least 5,000 years. Their traditional name for the island is K’gari, derived from a creation story in which a beautiful spirit finds the location so agreeable, she lays down and is turned into the island itself. Captain Cook first sighted the Butchulla people on K’gari in 1770, naming Indian Head after the islanders. European colonisation caused great conflict with the Aboriginal people as land was cleared for forestry and agricultural practices and their native way of life was greatly disturbed. The Island achieved World Heritage listing in 1992, which ensured the end of all forestry, agricultural and sand mining practices.
Wildlife
K’gari and its surrounding waters are home to many species of wildlife, including the purest breed of dingo remaining in Australia. There are 414 species of birds, 90 species of mammals, 102 species of reptiles and 29 species of amphibians (figures courtesy of WildNet database). The waters surrounding K’gari are home to dolphins, rays, turtles, dugongs, and from July to November you can often spot humpback whales on their migration.
Please be knowledgeable about how to respond appropriately to wildlife encounters before you arrive on the island. Remember, you’re coming into their home for your holiday! Please minimise your impact by not feeding or making food available to wildlife.