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Best Bush Swimming Pools

around Brisbane

In and around Brisbane there are some beautiful bush swimming pools, from dams to rock pools, where you can swim for free. Here are 7 of the best:

Bunya Riverside Reserve

Bunya Riverside Reserve, also known as Bunya Crossing, has a deep waterhole which is perfect for swimming, kayaking, canoeing and fishing

Cedar Creek Falls

One of Tamborine Mountain's most popular tourist attractions with stunning views over the open canyon, waterfall and rock pools

Rocky Hole

Rocky Hole is an idyllic series of bush rock pools in the Mt Mee section of D’Aguilar National Park, that makes a great natural swimming spot on a hot summer’s day

Currumbin Rock Pools

One of the Gold Coast's best-kept secrets, the Currumbin Rock Pools can be found in the picturesque Currumbin Valley

Kondalilla Falls

Kondalilla Falls National Park occupies a stunning corner of the Blackall Ranges in the Sunshine Coast Hinterland. The highlight of any visit is a refreshing

Enoggera Dam

Enoggera Dam, Brisbane’s heritage-listed water reservoir dating from 1866, is The Gap’s bush water playground and one of Walkabout Creek’s leading attractions.

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