Top rated Picnic grounds in Gold Coast City, Australia to elevate your visit (Updated December, 2023)

Top rated Picnic grounds in Gold Coast City

Experience the best that Gold Coast City has to offer with our curated list of top-rated places. Sorted by average review scores from venues boasting over 30 reviews, these establishments promise exceptional quality and experiences to elevate your visit in the city. This list contains 42 places from Picnic ground category.

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Compass Garden Cafe

Cafe

👍👍 This hidden gem is really beautiful and the cafe is lovely great service and the scone and coffee deal was good and a very reasonable price ☕️🧁🥰

4.90 (47 reviews) (~147.77 km from centre)

Mann River campground and picnic area

Campground

👍👍 Visited in September, site 9. Access from Glen Innes way, windy road, but all bitumen, one small causeway. Big camp sites, personal firepit / BBQ hotplate and billy chain, good quality picnic table on site, also public BBQ area with free electric BBQ. Ample firewood, long burning. BEAUTIFUL running...

4.90 (38 reviews) (~227.02 km from centre)

Mowbray Coffee Co

Cafe

😐 Edit. Minus 2 stars for unreliable opening hours. Sucks when you find a nice place go out of your way to go again only to find they're not open despite advertised hours ☹ Really nice little coffee spot in a great location behind Mowbray Park. Iced Mocha was delicious and they've got some great idea...

4.90 (35 reviews) (~68.72 km from centre)

Burleigh Hill

Picnic ground

👍👍 Best View on the Gold Coast. Perfect for a walk around the Point, great coffee shops, pubs, bars within walking distance. I am sure it's one of the most photographed places on the coast. Nothing better then grabbing a coffee from Nook Coffee Shop (Best coffee on the Gold Coast) and walking up to...

4.80 (1.3K reviews) (~10.58 km from centre)

Booloumba Creek Day Use Area

Picnic ground

👍👍 Great spot for lunch, a swim and exploring the nearby tracks and visit the nearby Gold Mine. We arrived at 12 noon on a Sunday and the carpark was pretty full. There were lots of families swimming in the creek and eating food at the many picnic tables provided. There is a public toilet nearby and a...

4.80 (81 reviews) (~168.85 km from centre)

Point Arkwright Lookout and Picnic Area

Picnic ground

👍👍 Great View, Sun sheltered, Toilets nearby, beach access, excellent and nice area

4.70 (337 reviews) (~164.79 km from centre)

Lake Moogerah Picnic Area

Picnic ground

4.70 (281 reviews) (~84.79 km from centre)

Simpson Falls Picnic Area

Picnic ground

👍👍 An enjoyable short walk up to the falls. Less than an hour at a very leisurely pace, depending on where parked. Not too steep and some nice views of the city from the bridge at the top. Dogs allowed on leash, and there’s plenty of BBQ facilities, benches and toilets not too far from the car park.

4.70 (202 reviews) (~74.49 km from centre)

Chinamans Beach

Picnic ground

4.70 (52 reviews) (~125.49 km from centre)

Peach Trees Day-Use Area

Picnic ground

4.70 (51 reviews) (~179.65 km from centre)

Logan Inlet Day Use Area

Picnic ground

👍👍 What a wonderful public park! Where to start with this review?! I shall section it into 3 parts: Amenities, views and the overall feel. Let's begin. AMENITIES: Picnic Spots - there are both undercover and open picnic spots in plenty and spaced generously apart. BBQ Areas - multiple undercover elect...

4.60 (252 reviews) (~112.25 km from centre)

Picnic Area

Picnic ground

👍 Extensive picnic area that follows East Ithaca Creek from Mt Coot Tha Drive into the base of Mt Coot Tha. Parking available, picnic areas and shelters, water and toilets. Plenty of shady treas and some grass. Short walk to the falls location.

4.60 (148 reviews) (~73.5 km from centre)

Borumba Dam Picnic Grounds

Picnic ground

👍 Pretty awesome views of the dam and lake. The mountains in the background make a great backdrop. There are two BBQs but plenty of tables and an amenities block.

4.60 (131 reviews) (~185.25 km from centre)

Ironbark Gully

Picnic ground

👍👍 Ive been going here for close on 40yrs now. Its great to have a woodfired bbq rather than hohum gas bbqs. They provide wood most of the time but if you want to be safe bring a few bits of your own. There are bbqs scattered throughout the area and most have a shed with seat and table. Theres toilets...

4.60 (79 reviews) (~83.38 km from centre)

Boombana

Picnic ground

👍 Nice location with a couple of tables. No bbq's. A quick loop walk to the large strangler fig is easy for most people and small kids. A longer walk to Jolly's Lookout is worth it especially if you're there early morning. Lots of interesting wildlife and flora. Plenty of shade to keep you cool. The o...

4.60 (70 reviews) (~90.58 km from centre)

Rocks Picnic Area

Picnic ground

👍 A nice short walk in the Karawatha Forest Park (about 20-30minutes, 2km from carpark - depending which entry you select) where you can sit in a permanent park style bench and table and enjoy a picnic, or just a short rest before turning around on a different trail back home. Adjacent are natural ro...

4.60 (67 reviews) (~53.21 km from centre)

Paperbark Flats Picnic Area

Picnic ground

👍👍 Lush green picnic area with plenty of space for the kids to run around and explore. There is parking provided however it can get busy during weekends and school holidays. No barbecues are available however you could always bring a packed lunch from home, stop and get some fish and chips or burgers o...

4.60 (56 reviews) (~66.32 km from centre)

Bymien Picnic Area

Picnic ground

👍👍 Great place for a picnic

4.60 (37 reviews) (~229.77 km from centre)

DOHLES ROCKS PLAYGROUND AND BBQ

Picnic ground

👍👍 The best gift for griffin residents .. Love the new coffee shop and The hot chocolate with marshmallow, that's was so good on winter evenings .

4.50 (163 reviews) (~88.46 km from centre)

McGavin View Park & BBQ Free Public Use Area

BBQ area

👍👍 McGavin View Park is an excellent recreational park by Lake Samsonvale (a.k.a. North Pine Dam). The area is home to koalas and a wide variety of birds. It has parking for about fifty cars. It has free to use gas BBQs, picnic tables with benches, water fountains. The toilets are clean. There is handi...

4.50 (162 reviews) (~94.96 km from centre)

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Top rated Picnic grounds in Gold Coast City, Australia