Comments by "Teagirl009" (@Teagirl009) on "American Blown Away By BEST National Parks in Queensland, Australia" video.

  1. So glad you did this one Ian🙂. I love their channel. I've watched quite a few of their videos, always so informative and so well done. Re national parks entry, it varies from state to territory. Some states require permits for some parks (yes there's annual passes available), others don't require permits but may charge a small fee for camping for example. Others may charge vehicle entry but free for cyclists or on foot. But I'd say more are free than not free. In Queensland - you do not need a permit for any of the national parks. (Aside from vehicle permit for driving on K'gari/Fraser and Moreton ). Camping fees do apply to some parks. And these are usually pretty affordable eg $28 for a family or $7 single person. Qld also has the most relaxed drone rules. You can fly a drone in any Qld national park without a permit. Other states can be strict about drones in national parks. Western Australia you will need a permit for entry into their national parks, so an annual pass there would be a definite saver if you're planning to explore WA. In NSW - Park entry fees for vehicles apply at only 45 out of 870 national parks and reserves. And camping fees for some too. Anyways you get the idea, I won't got through every state and territory 😆. Bribie island is indeed lovely. And that ocean beach I have visited before and had all to myself. Same with the beach I used to live near in Sydney. I'd often be one of the only people there. There's always going to be crowded tourists beaches like Bondi, Coogee, surfer paradise on the gold coast etc. But there's also plenty of none crowded virtually empty beaches, especially on week days. Aside from Bribie, some other Qld NAT parks I've visited - Moreton, Rainbow Beach, The GC hinterland - Lamington and O'riellys and Springbrook. On the sunshine coast - glasshouse mountains nat park, noosa nat park, cooloola. Unfortunately I haven't been to any outback Qld parks or even to outback Qld at all. And definitely have a lot more up far north to see. Spent 14 years in Sydney and saw some amazing parks around there And greater NSW too. Mate the state/territory tourism offices need to bring you guys here for a year on a working holiday visa, promoting Australia.😃
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