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Free Things to Do on the Sunshine Coast: Beaches, Parks and Markets
The Sunshine Coast has excellent free activities, anchored by its 60-kilometre stretch of patrolled surf beaches from Caloundra to Noosa. Noosa National Park coastal walk, one of the best headland walks in Queensland, is free to enter. The Glass House Mountains national park walking tracks are free, with paid parking at some trailheads. Eumundi Markets on Wednesday and Saturday mornings are free to browse. Caloundra's Kings Beach rock pools and Bulcock Beach are popular free options at the southern end of the coast. The Sunshine Coast Botanic Garden in Sippy Downs is free and offers a pleasant morning walk. The hinterland towns of Maleny and Montville are free to explore, with cafes and galleries concentrated along their main streets.
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Noosa National Park (Free)
A free national park on the Noosa headland with 2.7km of walking tracks along coastal heathland, with stunning views of Tea Tree Bay and Hell's Gates.
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Sunshine Coast Beaches (Free)
All 60km of Sunshine Coast beaches, from Caloundra to Noosa, are free to access, swim and surf, with consistent surf conditions and warm water year-round.
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Eudlo Creek Nature Walk
A free short rainforest walk near Eudlo, in the hinterland 30 minutes from the coast, with banksias, scribbly gums and creek swimming.
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Mooloolaba Esplanade Walk
A flat foreshore walk along the Mooloolaba beach esplanade, past the marina, the SLSC and the Underwater World entry, with consistent ocean views.
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Glasshouse Mountains Lookout (Tibrogargan)
A free national park lookout on the base of Mount Tibrogargan with views of the Glass House Mountains range, a 1.2km circuit walk with volcanic plug geology.
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