Visitor Information Centres

Kick off your Gympie Region adventure at the Gympie Visitor Information Centre, your hub for maps, local advice, and insider tips that make the difference between good visits and great ones. We’re located at Lake Alford Recreation Park, making us easy to find as you enter Gympie from the south. Explore scenic drives, walking trails, state forests, and cultural experiences with confidence, knowing you have current information about conditions and access. Pick up a fossicking licence and receive expert guidance for searching gold and gemstones in the region’s historic goldfields—we’ll explain where you can legally fossick and techniques that improve your chances of finding something.

Friendly staff can assist with accommodation bookings (particularly helpful for last-minute arrangements or special requirements), tour suggestions matched to your interests and fitness levels, and tips on where to spot wildlife or enjoy outdoor adventures based on current conditions and recent sightings.
Ensuring you make the most of your visit by connecting your interests with current opportunities. Planning to swim in creek pools? We’ll tell you which ones are flowing nicely right now. Want to see koalas? We know where they’ve been spotted recently. Interested in heritage? We’ll explain which museums and sites best match your specific historical interests.

Visit the Gympie Visitor Information Centre to plan your adventure, secure your fossicking licence without confusion, and discover all the natural beauty, history, and attractions the Gympie Region has to offer through guidance from people who live here.

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• Quality Tourism Accreditation
• Visitor Information Centre National Accreditation

Stop by the Goomeri Visitor Information Centre, conveniently located along the Wide Bay and Burnett Highways, for local advice and tips to plan your journey through the Gympie Region’s western areas. Our position makes us the natural stopping point for travellers exploring the region’s rural and pastoral country.

Friendly staff provide brochures, maps, and itineraries to help you make the most of your visit, whether you’re exploring nearby attractions like the Goomeri Pumpkin Festival site, scenic drives through pastoral country, or hidden gems that locals treasure but tourists rarely find without guidance.

Take a break on the front deck with a cuppa and enjoy a moment of relaxation before continuing your adventure. Plan your visit to the Goomeri Visitor Information Centre to get local insights that reflect genuine knowledge of the western region’s character, attractions, and current conditions. Our staff understand country travel and can advise on everything from where to see the best wildflowers after rain to which country pubs serve the biggest counter meals.

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