Carlo Sandblow
A giant dune of about 15 hectares above the town of Rainbow Beach, overlooking colored sand cliffs and Double Island Point. It is a popular spot for paragliding and watching the sunset.
Carlo Sandblow is named after a crew member of Captain Cook's 1770 voyage. From the car park at the edge of Rainbow Beach town, a walk of about 600 meters along a forest trail brings you to a desert-like expanse of dunes. The edge drops steeply to colored sand cliffs above the sea, and in the distance you can see Double Island Point and Great Sandy beach. The winds here are steady, making it a famous paragliding takeoff site where you can book a tandem flight. The largest crowds gather in the evening to watch the sunset. The dunes are ecologically fragile, so do not slide down the sand near the cliff edges.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Rainbow Beach
- Poona Lake
- Searys Creek
- Inskip Point
- Tin Can Bay Dolphin Feeding
- Freshwater Lake
- Double Island Point
- Wolf Rock