The Sands

The Sands: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this park: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit The Sands

Season: Year-round, evenings.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach The Sands — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -23.98671, 151.37854. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near The Sands

• Wild Cattle Island National Park · sanctuary · Gladstone Regional · ~4 km · Must-see
• Saint Luke's Anglican Church · church · Gladstone Regional · ~6 km · Must-see
• Tondoon Botanic Gardens · sanctuary · Gladstone Regional · ~20 km · Must-see
• Barney Point Esplanade · sanctuary · Gladstone Regional · ~23 km · Must-see
• Lake Awoonga · lake · Gladstone Regional · ~25 km · Must-see
• Gladstone Regional Art Gallery and Museum · museum · Gladstone Regional · ~25 km · Must-see
• Castle Tower National Park · sanctuary · Gladstone Regional · ~27 km · Must-see
• Bustard Head Conservation Park · sanctuary · Gladstone Regional · ~49 km · Must-see
• Curtis Island Conservation Park · sanctuary · Gladstone Regional · ~57 km · Must-see
• Eurimbula Fish Habitat Area · sanctuary · Gladstone Regional · ~60 km · Must-see
• Mount Colosseum National Park · sanctuary · Gladstone Regional · ~65 km · Must-see
• Rundle Range National Park · sanctuary · Gladstone Regional · ~69 km · Must-see
• Cape Capricorn Conservation Park · sanctuary · Gladstone Regional · ~72 km · Must-see
• Wild Cattle Beach · beach · Gladstone Regional · ~6 km
• Tannum Sands Beach · beach · Gladstone Regional · ~6 km
• Awoonga Dam Lookout #1 · lake · Gladstone Regional · ~14 km
• Awoonga Dam Lookout #2 · lake · Gladstone Regional · ~15 km
• Castle Tower Lookout · viewpoint · Gladstone Regional · ~15 km

See everything within a day’s drive of The Sands

Other parks near The Sands

• Bell Park · park · Livingstone Shire · ~124 km · Must-see
• Rockhampton Zoo · park · Rockhampton Regional · ~140 km · Must-see
• Kershaw Gardens · park · Rockhampton Regional · ~140 km · Must-see
• Queensland Alumina Flagpoles · park · Gladstone Regional · ~20 km
• East Shores - Marina Parklands · park · Gladstone Regional · ~27 km
• TB Park · park · Gladstone Regional · ~3 km
• Tannum Blue Park · park · Gladstone Regional · ~3 km
• Seaview Park · park · Gladstone Regional · ~5 km
• Ibis Park · park · Gladstone Regional · ~5 km
• Baade Park · park · Gladstone Regional · ~5 km

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