Poona Lake
A tea-colored dune lake in the rainforest, reached by a roughly 2-kilometer walk from the Bymien picnic area. The white sand shore is good for swimming.
Poona Lake is a perched dune lake in the Cooloola section, with its water stained amber by tea-tree and plant tannins. It is surrounded by white sand beaches and rainforest, and it is quiet and rarely crowded. From the Bymien picnic area beside the Rainbow Beach road, a forest trail runs about 2.2 kilometers one way, roughly 40 minutes on foot, passing tall eucalyptus, ferns and rainforest. You may spot the local Cooloola frog. The water is suitable for swimming, but do not apply sunscreen before entering, in order to protect the lake's ecology. The picnic area can be reached by ordinary car, so four-wheel drive is not needed.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Searys Creek
- Freshwater Lake
- Carlo Sandblow
- Rainbow Beach
- Double Island Point
- Wolf Rock
- Tin Can Bay Dolphin Feeding
- Inskip Point