Yeppoon

Yeppoon combines central beach access with a large lagoon, public art, a monthly market and a fishing trip in Keppel Bay. If you’re looking for a hotel in Yeppoon, first consider which interests matter for your trip: time by the water, public art, a market visit or a fishing tour. These places and activities give you specific points of reference for planning your stay around those interests.

Beach and foreshore in central Yeppoon

Yeppoon Main Beach can be accessed from several points along Lagoon Place and Anzac Parade; these access points are in central Yeppoon. The town centre’s foreshore also offers walking paths, playgrounds, and barbecue and picnic areas. This gives you options beyond beach access. If you’d rather go for a walk, play or plan a picnic break, the foreshore offers a different point of reference from Main Beach.

Lagoon, water play and art

Yeppoon Lagoon is a 2,500-square-metre, resort-style lagoon pool right by the beach. There’s a shallow play area for children. The Keppel Kraken is another water play area on the Yeppoon Foreshore, with water cannons, jets and a tipping bucket. The two facilities offer different experiences: a large lagoon pool and an interactive water play area. These features are permanent; operating arrangements may change. Check current information if you’re planning a visit.

At Yeppoon Lagoon, street art featuring pink turtles by Out There and Place Design Group is displayed on a screen wall. The Yeppoon Town Centre Carpark on Queen Street also serves as a multi-storey art gallery. Both examples showcase public art in different forms: a turtle motif on the screen wall and an art gallery in a car park. If art is one of your interests, you can make these two places a focus of your Yeppoon itinerary.

Markets and fishing in Keppel Bay

The Fig Tree Creek Markets are held on the first Sunday of every month at Merv Anderson Park, at the Ross Creek Roundabout in Yeppoon. They offer handmade, locally designed art and crafts, as well as locally made food products. The schedule gives your planning a specific monthly rhythm: if you’d like to visit the markets, plan your travel dates around the first Sunday. Check current information before your visit.

Keppel Bay Fishing Adventures offers a fishing trip from Yeppoon to Pumpkin Island in Keppel Bay. During the trip, you can catch reef fish, Spanish mackerel and trevally; conditions and target species may vary. Unlike Yeppoon’s public places, this experience centres on a trip to the island. The operator’s arrangements may also change, so check current information before making plans.

Getting there and finding a hotel

Yeppoon is accessible by road, rail, coach and air.

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