Thornton, Lockyer Valley, 90 minutes from Brisbane
The whole park.
Your group.
160 acres of bush, cabins for 154, a chef in the kitchen and an adventure course in the trees: high ropes, giant swing, flying fox, climbing tower. Run by the Kokoda Youth Foundation. One group at a time.
Who comes to Kokoda Park
Pick your group. See what a stay looks like.
Schools, companies, clubs and communities book the whole park. Beds, meals, instructors and the adventure course are on site, so the only thing you bring is your people.
Everything on site. One itemised quote. From $119 per student.
Cabins, meals from our own kitchen, qualified instructors and the full adventure course, with the park to yourselves. Every activity runs on Challenge by Choice, so each student pushes at their own pace. We build the program with you around your year level and outcomes, and the quote shows exactly what you are paying for.
- Teachers sleep separatelyLeader accommodation is separate from the student cabins.
- Wet weather has a planAn indoor hall and covered areas keep the program moving.
- Sole use helps your CARA recordThe facilities are used only by your students and your supervisors. Ask us for the risk and safety documents before you book.
- Schools book earlyMost schools lock in camp dates a year ahead. Tell us your term and we will hold what is open.
- Packing lists ready for parentsSummer and winter lists you can send home with the consent form.
What your quote can include
- Cabin accommodation for up to 154, teachers separate
- All meals and morning and afternoon tea, dietaries catered
- Instructor-led activities and all safety equipment
- Indoor hall with AV, pool, campfire circle
- Sole use of the park for your stay
- One contact from enquiry to the day you arrive
A typical day
- 7:00Breakfast in the dining hall
- 8:30Activity block one: high ropes or climbing tower
- 10:30Morning tea
- 11:00Activity block two: archery, crate stack
- 12:30Lunch
- 1:30Activity block three: orienteering and bush skills
- 3:30Pool and free time
- 5:30Dinner
- 7:00Campfire or night walk
- 9:00Lights out
The shape of a typical day. Your program is built with you and confirmed before you arrive.
Activities
- High ropes course
- Giant swing and sugar glider
- Flying fox
- Climbing tower
- Archery
- Crate stack and initiatives circuit
- Orienteering, bush skills, night walks
- Pool
Tell us the year level, numbers and term. We come back within one working day with a quote and open weeks.
A hotel offsite is a room, a projector and a lunch. This is a day.
Team days run 9 to 4. Retreats run two days and a night with the meeting work in the hall and the memorable part outside. Chef-cooked food, all equipment, and the whole park to yourselves.
- Meeting room, lounge and breakout areasAV and Starlink Wi-Fi in the hall. Run the strategy session inside, then walk out to the ropes course.
- One invoice, one contactVenue, food, facilitation and activities on a single itemised quote. Numbers confirmed with you before the day.
- Every dollar does double dutyYour offsite supports free programs for young Queenslanders. Put that in the approval email.
What your quote can include
- Hosted team day with facilitated sessions
- Morning tea, chef-prepared lunch, afternoon refreshments
- All activity and safety equipment
- Hall with AV for workshops and presentations
- Overnight: cabin accommodation, dinner and breakfast
- Sole use of the park
A team day
- 9:00Arrival, tea and coffee, welcome and safety briefing
- 9:30Initiatives circuit: communication and teamwork
- 10:30Morning tea
- 10:50Archery, team competition
- 12:15Chef-prepared lunch
- 1:00Flying fox
- 2:20Afternoon refreshments
- 2:40Crate stack team challenge
- 3:35Wrap-up and reflection
- 4:00Finish
One of our standard team days. Add a leadership workshop, swap activities, or stay the night.
Good for
- Team days and Christmas parties
- Leadership and planning offsites
- Two-day retreats with real meeting time
- Groups from small management teams to whole staff
- Teams who want a day people talk about in March
Tell us your numbers, a date window and what the day needs to achieve. Quote within one working day.
Your program, our beds, meals and bush.
Sporting clubs, church groups, scouts, youth organisations and community groups take the whole park for a weekend. Run your own sessions and add as many facilitated activity blocks as you want.
- Pre-season campsMeeting space for the review sessions, then the ropes course for the bonding. January weekends fill first.
- Self-run or hostedBring your own program and use ours as little or as much as suits.
- Built for youth groupsA child safe organisation with Blue Card holders on every program.
What your quote can include
- Cabin accommodation, leaders separate
- All meals and refreshments from our kitchen
- Meeting and review space with AV
- Facilitated activity blocks, as many as you choose
- Sports court, oval, pool and campfire circle
- Sole use of the park
A pre-season camp
- 9:00Day 1: arrival, camp briefing, team standards session
- 10:30Club-led training or meeting block
- 12:30Lunch
- 1:30Initiatives circuit and problem-solving challenge
- 3:30Pool, recovery or club-led session
- 5:30Dinner
- 7:00Campfire team discussion
- 7:00Day 2: breakfast, then club-led review block
- 10:00Archery or crate stack competition
- 1:00Team commitments, close, depart by 2:00
One of our standard club camps. Church and community weekends follow the same shape with your own program in the blocks.
Good for
- Sporting club pre-season and mid-season camps
- Church camps and youth group weekends
- Scouts, cadets and community organisations
- Leadership camps for student leaders
- Fitness and wellbeing retreats
Tell us the group, numbers, preferred weekend and whether you want facilitated activities. Quote within one working day.
The park
Real, rugged, and yours for the stay
Not a resort. A working outdoor education campus in the foothills of Mount Beau Brummell: cabins, a dining hall with its own kitchen, an indoor hall with AV, a pool, and an adventure course in the trees.
- 154 beds in cabins, leader rooms separate
- Dining hall, chef on site, dietaries catered
- Indoor hall with AV and Starlink Wi-Fi, lounge and breakout areas
- Pool, sports court, oval, campfire circle
- High ropes, giant swing, sugar glider, flying fox, climbing tower
- Archery, crate stack, orienteering, bush skills, night walks
- Newly renovated bathrooms, accessible shower and toilet
- 160 acres, and no other group on them
One group at a time
No other group in the dining hall. No strangers on the ropes course.
Kokoda Park hosts one group at a time. Your students, your team, your club get the whole 160 acres, the whole kitchen and every instructor on site.
For the approval email
A hotel offsite is a room, a projector and a lunch
Here the meeting room, the meals, the instructors and the adventure course are on one site and one quote, and the whole place is yours for the day.
What groups say
Clean, well run, and the staff go the extra mile
Fantastic camp, awesome instructors, great program. Our students had a huge amount of fun, built new relationships, challenged their own limits and surprised themselves, stepped out of their comfort zones and grew.
Danielle CooperTeacher, school camp. Google review.
The facilities were ideal for the event. The grounds are well maintained and the facilities were spotless. Both Justin and Jason could not do enough for the attendees. Highly recommended to hold your meeting or event here.
Glen CochraneHorizons Unlimited Travellers Meeting, 2025
The Kokoda team managed to feed us three great meals every day and provided good facilities, both tech and actual, for presentations. We will be back.
Mary-Jane HeseHU Queensland 2025
Kokoda Youth Foundation, since 2004
Courage.Endurance.Mateship.Sacrifice.
Kokoda Park is owned and run by the Kokoda Youth Foundation, the charity behind the Kokoda Challenge. Since 2004 we have been taking young Queenslanders further than they thought they could go. Our own Digital Detox Program runs on these cabins and this ropes course.
Your booking supports free programs for young people. A commercial camp cannot offer you that.
How booking works
Four steps, one person, no runaround
Numbers, rough dates, day or overnight. Two minutes on the form, or a phone call.
A quote, the open dates closest to yours, and the information you need for your kind of group.
With Tara, on site, or on a video walkthrough if you are pressed for time.
A deposit holds the park for you. We confirm final numbers with you before you arrive. Terms in plain English.
213 Mulgowie Road, Thornton QLD 4341. About 90 minutes from Brisbane by road, in the Lockyer Valley south of Laidley. Coach and car access to the site.
Good to know
The questions every organiser asks first
If yours is not here, ask Tara. You will have an answer within a working day.
Do we get the park to ourselves?
Yes. Kokoda Park hosts one group at a time. The cabins, dining hall, indoor hall, pool and adventure course are yours for the stay.
How many people can you sleep?
154 beds in cabins, with separate accommodation for teachers and leaders. Tell us your numbers and we will tell you how it fits.
What does a quote include?
Every quote is itemised, so you see exactly what you are paying for: accommodation, meals from our kitchen, instructors, activities and equipment. Prices start from $119 per person. Self-run stays for community groups are also available.
Can you cater for dietary requirements?
Yes. Our chef cooks on site and caters for allergies, intolerances and dietary preferences. Tell us at booking and confirm final numbers before you arrive.
What happens if it rains?
The program keeps moving. A large indoor hall takes activities during heavy rain, and in hot months walking is kept short or scheduled for the cooler parts of the day.
Do you serve alcohol?
No. Kokoda Park is a youth program venue and we do not sell or supply alcohol. Adult groups can discuss BYO arrangements with us at booking. Nothing is served on any date young people are on site.
Is the site accessible?
The bathrooms are newly renovated and include an accessible shower and toilet. Our independent accessibility report is published through Quality Tourism Australia: read the access report. Tell us about any needs in your group and we will plan around them.
What about medical care?
Instructors hold Wilderness First Aid and the technical qualifications for every activity they run, first aid kits are on site, and the nearest hospital is 25 minutes away. We collect medical and dietary information before you arrive.
Is there Wi-Fi?
Yes. Kokoda Park runs on Starlink internet, so presentations and video calls in the hall work. Tell us if your group needs to stay connected and we will set up the hall for you.
How do deposits and cancellations work?
A deposit holds your dates. We confirm final numbers with you before you arrive, and the full terms come with your quote in plain English.
Can we visit before we book?
Yes. Site visits are by appointment with Tara. If you cannot get out to the Lockyer Valley, we can walk you through on video.
Enquire
Tell us about your group
We reply within one working day, usually the same day, with a quote and the open dates closest to yours. No obligation. No deposit until you are happy.
"The grounds are well maintained and the facilities were spotless. Both Justin and Jason could not do enough for the attendees."Glen Cochrane, Horizons Unlimited Travellers Meeting
Groups who have stayed: Kambu, Gold Coast SUNS, Horizons Unlimited
Got it. Tara has your enquiry.
You will hear from her within one working day, usually the same day, with an itemised quote and the open dates closest to yours.
- 1Tara reads your enquiry and checks the calendar.
- 2You get a quote and a couple of open date options by email.
- 3Walk the park with her, on site or on video, then hold your dates with a deposit.
Kokoda Park, 213 Mulgowie Road, Thornton QLD 4341, is owned and operated by Kokoda Youth Foundation Inc, a registered charity, ABN 39 367 906 920. We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the Lockyer Valley, the Yuggera and Ugarapul people, and pay our respects to their Elders past and present.
About
Our People
The Kokoda Youth Foundation is a locally operated charity that has proudly supported Australian young people and their local communities for 20 years. Our experiential youth programs help young people increase their physical and mental resilience, confidence, and instil the Kokoda values of Courage, Endurance, Mateship and Sacrifice through the story of the Kokoda Campaign in 1942. These programs are offered free of charge, thanks to the generosity of our supporters.
