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Brown Lake
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Restaurants
8 within 3 miles
The Mess
1
1.5 mi
Little Ship Club
47
1.6 mi$$ - $$$ • Quick Bites • Bar • Seafood
Island fruit Barn
46
1.7 mi$ • Quick Bites • Cafe • Australian
CJ's Cafe & Pizza
36
1.7 mi$ • Quick Bites • Pizza • Cafe
Straddie Brewing Co.
3
1.7 miBrew Pub • Seafood • Pub • Australian
St. Stradbroke
3
1.7 miCafe • Seafood • International
Straddie Bakery
27
1.7 mi$$ - $$$ • Bakeries • Cafe • Fast Food
St. Stradbroke
1.7 mi
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Attractions
6 within 6 miles
Naree Budjong Djara National Park
2
0.8 miNational Parks • Nature & Wildlife Areas
North Stradbroke Island Historical Museum
26
1.7 miSpeciality Museums • Children's Museums
Delvene Cockatoo-collins
2
1.7 miArt Galleries
Blue Lake National Park
76
Bodies of Water • National Parks
Dunwich Cemetery
43
Cemeteries
Myora Springs Conservation Area
30
Bodies of Water • Nature & Wildlife Areas
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Tattler
Brisbane, Australia195 contributions
It's a lake
Oct 2020
You can drive right to the lake in a normal car though it is a dirt road. To get all the way around you will need a 4WD. You can walk around, but like all of Stradbroke is in sand. Easy walk though. Looks very clean and pretty.
Written October 12, 2020
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Victoria F
12 contributions
Very sacred place
May 2020
This place is truly mesmerising..again the energy here is tip-top..very beautifully looked after and cared for by the Quandamooka land custodians... this for me was another listening experience... I was bit chicken to go swimming after reading about the giant carpet snake that protects the place..I was the only one there,so my mind got a bit carried away with crazy thoughts I might get eaten...lol
Written April 19, 2021
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Neyvette
Brisbane, Australia42 contributions
Brown lake, a natural jewel on Straddie, worthy of a visit and swim
Aug 2020
Wonderful fresh water lake for family to visit. For the first hour we were the only ones there, it was lovely and quiet, the kids played on the sand/close to shore. Tip - take a picnic and bottle of wine and stay a few hours.
Written August 14, 2020
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Lachgen
Brisbane, Australia24 contributions
No bbqs at Brown Lake
Sep 2020 • Family
Disappointed to find that the wood/fire bbqs we have enjoyed using during other stays have been removed and not replaced with gas or electric bbqs. As we'd only brought uncooked sausages we left to find another picnic spot. Otherwise a lovely spot for a swim and a no cooking picnic.
Written September 23, 2020
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Maggi C
Brisbane, Australia518 contributions
Awesome tour with Kingfisher Tours
Mar 2022
Brown lake, rich in Tannin from the ti trees is also a special place for the Aborigines. It is a safe swimming place with sandy underfoot for paddlers, and its surrounded by ti trees and secluded
Written June 4, 2022
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Rice76
Toowoomba, Australia59 contributions
Nice change from surf
Jan 2020
Good to visit if you don’t want that salty feeling as the brown lake is tea tree leaves. Much warmer too and flat so good for little kids and has a few shady areas for lunch.
Written January 15, 2020
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SeeZWorld
North Stradbroke Island, Australia11 contributions
Hidden Gem
Dec 2019 • Friends
It's a short drive but worth the effort. The cool water and vast expanse of beauty makes this a great place for a family picnic
Written January 5, 2020
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androidjohn2013
Brisbane, Australia105 contributions
A perfect spot to play and picnic
Apr 2018 • Family
Brown Lake is easily accessible by car - the dirt road at the end is well graded but dusty. There is plenty of parking and toilets (long drop eco toilets) are clean and acceptable though not luxurious.
There is a playground , picnic tables and bbq and a great clean beach. Water is warm, tadpoles abound and it is a natural paradise. Thankfully it has not been "tidied up" with marked parking bays, boardwalks, steps or other modern trends but remains natural with goannas swaggering around.
Go, relax, enjoy!
Written April 2, 2018
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Carolyn K
Shanghai, China39 contributions
Day trip to Straddie
Jan 2017 • Couples
What a gem of a place for families with small children, or you like to kayak or canoe.
Lots of shade, playground, picnic tables, good toilets & lovely white sand!
Such a beautiful, peaceful spot!
Highly recommend if its too windy at the beaches.
Written January 11, 2017
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Monique H
Brisbane, Australia230 contributions
Great place for little kids to swim.
Apr 2016 • Family
We stopped by with some fish and chips. There were plenty of picnic tables to sit at while watching wildlife like goanna and ducks.
There was a playground for the kids and tadpoles to catch (and release) which kept them happy for hours.
The water was shallow for a good distance which is perfect for little kids. And a nice sandy shoreline for sand castles.
Overall. A lovely spot for families.
Written May 14, 2016
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