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Best Things to Do in Sunshine Coast, with kids
Chambers Island is 88% Kids-Friendly
Children get a pirate-ship playground, calm waist-deep river, grass for ball games and child kayaks; parents must supervise because the play area is unfenced and water is only metres away.
Recommended visit duration: 2-3 hours
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Caloundra Aquatic Centre is 88% Kids-Friendly
Kids get fenced splash zone, shallow rock pool, inflatables on event days and learn-to-swim classes; lifeguards and family passes help, yet slides and large water playgrounds are absent.
Recommended visit duration: 2-3 hours
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Kawana Sports Precinct is 87% Kids-Friendly
Kids up to 12 can enjoy heated pools, shaded water-play, cheap kids-club care, and free junior sport viewing. Picnic lawns and change rooms let parents supervise comfortably for long visits.
Recommended visit duration: 2-3 hours
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Sunshine Coast is 87% Kids-Friendly
SEA LIFE, Australia Zoo, calm patrolled beaches and playground-lined foreshore paths keep 3-12s engaged all day; parents must watch children near strong surf and cliff lookouts.
Recommended visit duration: 2-3 days
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Cotton Tree Beach is 86% Kids-Friendly
Kids get a shaded inclusive playground, calm lifeguard-patrolled shallows for sandcastles, nearby Aquatic Centre slides, picnic shelters, toilets and BBQs, but parents must watch tides and road crossings.
Recommended visit duration: 3-4 hours
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Maroochydore Beach is 85% Kids-Friendly
Patrolled swimming, soft sand for games, a nearby playground and BBQ shelters suit children, yet parents must watch for surf rips and bring own shade because no on-sand shade structures are provided.
Recommended visit duration: 2-3 hours
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Keith Hill Park is 84% Kids-Friendly
Two playgrounds, lawns and calm shoreline engage ages 2–12; free barbecues, toilets and parking aid parents, though guardians must watch unfenced water and fast cyclists.
Recommended visit duration: 2–3 hours
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Caloundra Street Fair is 81% Kids-Friendly
Children up to 12 stay engaged with balloon artists, themed dress-ups and stilt walkers, and the Market Team runs a lost-child point; parents must still manage heavy crowd traffic.
Recommended visit duration: 2-3 hours
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Buderim Forest Park is 81% Kids-Friendly
Children up to 12 can roam the flat boardwalk, spot birds and frogs, picnic on lawns and paddle in shallow pool, yet parents must watch for slippery rocks, steep upper stairs and unguarded water.
Recommended visit duration: 2-3 hours
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Point Cartwright Lighthouse is 81% Kids-Friendly
Paved two-kilometre loop is manageable for children, rock-pooling and whale spotting add fun learning, but unfenced cliffs and no playground mean tight supervision; basic toilets are available.
Recommended visit duration: 2-3 hours
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