Find Brisbane River hubs and facilities
Explore, canoe, fish and dock on our waterways. Request mooring at City Botanic Gardens River Hub and Breakfast Creek.
Brisbane’s beautiful natural reserves, mangrove-lined creeks and iconic river create plenty of opportunities for water-based exploring.
Cruise down the Brisbane River, hook a whiting at Deep Water Bend or kayak past saltmarshes in Boondall Wetlands.
Make the most of our city’s waterways and outdoor lifestyle using ramps, fishing platforms, moorings and other facilities.
Brisbane River Access Network
The River Access Network provides locals and visitors with different ways to enjoy and explore the Brisbane River.
The network is made up of 8 river and recreation hubs that support lifestyle and tourism opportunities on the river.
River hubs
River and recreation hubs provide access to and from the Brisbane River for recreational and tourism watercraft, including:
- tour boats and water taxi pick-up and drop-off
- powered recreational vessels, including boats and jet skis
- passive vessels such as canoes, kayaks and stand-up paddleboards.
Recreation hubs are suitable for short-term use by recreational and passive vessels.
The River Access Network includes eight locations across Brisbane.
Before using a hub, make sure you check its size capacity and the weight of your vessel.
View individual river hub locations for more details.
New Farm Park River Hub
Location: New Farm Park, 137 Sydney Street, New Farm.
Waterway access information: External side of the outer pontoon is intended for use by commercial and tour boat vessels of up to 200 tonnes. Inner pontoons are intended for passive and recreational vessels of up to 25 tonnes.
Find out more about the New Farm Park River Hub.
City Botanic Gardens River Hub
Location: City Botanic Gardens, 147 Alice Street, Brisbane City
Waterway access information: External side of the outer pontoon is intended for use by commercial and tour boat vessels of up to 200 tonnes. Inner pontoons are intended for passive and recreational vessels of up to 25 tonnes.
Find out more about the City Botanic Gardens River Hub.
Murarrie Recreation Hub
Location: 55 Metroplex Avenue (no 55) Park, 55 Metroplex Ave, Murarrie.
Waterway access information: Suitable for vessels up to 75 tonnes. Access the hub via a shared path through Metroplex Avenue Park, behind the Brewdog complex.
Status: open
West End Recreation Hub
Location: West End Riverside Lands Park, 60 Kurilpa Street, West End.
Waterway access information: Suitable for vessels up to 75 tonnes.
Status: closed
Dutton Park Recreation Hub
Location: Dutton Park, 359 Gladstone Road, Dutton Park.
Waterway access information: Suitable for vessels up to 75 tonnes.
Status: Open
Northshore Hamilton Recreation Hub
Location: Northshore Riverside Park, 305 Macarthur Avenue, Hamilton.
Waterway access information: Suitable for vessels up to 75 tonnes, single pontoon
Status: open
Kingsford Smith Drive Recreation Hub
Location: Kingsford Smith Drive Recreation Hub, 402 Kingsford Smith Drive, Hamilton.
Waterway access information: Suitable for vessels up to 300 tonnes. Access the hub via Lores Bonney Riverwalk.
Status: open
Riverhills Recreation Hub
Location: end of Sumners Road, in Newcomb Park, Riverhills.
Waterway access information: Pick-up and drop-off for commercial vessels up to 25 tonnes. Launching and short-term use of passive crafts such as kayaks, canoes and stand-up paddleboards
The facility allows users to stay for a period of up to two hours, unless otherwise signed by Council. The facility is suitable for vessels up to 25 tonnes.
Fishing is currently allowed on the pontoon, however, boating activities take priority. Cast nets and crab potting are not permitted on the pontoon to ensure the safety of all users.
Business opportunities
Council is currently working with the Queensland Government to increase opportunities for tourism and hospitality businesses to operate on the Brisbane River.
You can sign up for updates about Council’s River Hub pontoons, marina moorings and commercial opportunities.
You must provide your name, address, email address and information about the type of business you’re interested in doing on the river.
City Botanic Gardens River Hub
Located near Brisbane's original botanic gardens, the City Botanic Gardens River Hub caters to a range of vessels and uses, including:
- pick-up and drop-off points for tour boats and water taxis
- short-term use for powered and passive vessels.
Using the river hub
Follow the rules when using the hub.
- Users of the inner fingers of the pontoon can stay up to 2 hours. No bookings required.
- The inner pontoons are intended for recreational and passive vessels of up to 25 tonnes.
- The external side of the outer pontoon is intended for commercial and tour boats of up to 200 tonnes.
- Pre-booked tour boats can stay up to 30 minutes to pick up and drop off passengers. To pre-book, submit a docking request application.
- No overnight mooring is allowed.
- Fishing is allowed off the pontoons, but boating activities take priority. Net casting and crab pots aren’t allowed.
Riverwalk
The City Botanic Gardens Riverwalk is a shared riverside pathway that provides access to the City Botanic Gardens River Hub.
The riverwalk extends from the City Reach Boardwalk, at the corner of Alice Street and Edward Street, to Bunya Walk within the botanic gardens.
Find boat and canoe ramps
Plan your river route using the map.
Select an icon to check the location of a boat or canoe ramp.
Water safety
Follow the onsite signage at all hubs and river facilities to keep yourself and others safe.
To learn how to use the river safely, read Maritime Safety Queensland’s Brisbane River Code of Conduct.
Fishing platforms
Cast a line and try your luck or take in the water views at a land-based fishing platform.
You'll find platforms in picturesque parks and reserves across the city.
Bulimba Riverside Park, Bulimba
Location: Bulimba Riverside Park, 57 Addison Avenue, Bulimba.
Cameron Rocks Reserve, Hamilton
Location: Cameron Rocks Reserve, 79 Kingsford Smith Drive, Hamilton.
Captain Doug Hislop Park, Murarrie
Location: Captain Doug Hislop Park, 69 Metroplex Avenue, Murarrie.
Carmichael Park, Tingalpa
Location: Carmichael Park, 175 Boundary Street, Tingalpa.
Chelsea Road Park (nos. 399-551), Ransome
Location: Chelsea Road Park (nos. 399-551), 439 Chelsea Road, Ransome.
Colmslie Reserve, Morningside
Location: Colmslie Reserve, 420 Lytton Road, Morningside.
Kookaburra Park - West, Karana Downs
Location: Kookaburra Park - West, 11 Nalya Crescent, Karana Downs.
Moggill Ferry Reserve, Moggill
Location: Moggill Ferry Reserve, 3882 Moggill Road, Moggill.
Northshore Riverside Park, Hamilton
Location: Northshore Riverside Park, 305 Macarthur Avenue, Hamilton.
Sandgate Foreshores Park, Sandgate
Location: Sandgate Foreshores Park, 1 Flinders Parade, Sandgate.
Tinchi Tamba Wetlands Reserve, Bald Hills
Location: Tinchi Tamba Wetlands Reserve, 397 Wyampa Road, Bald Hills.
Tingalpa Creek Reserve, Chandler
Location: Tingalpa Creek Reserve, 99 Chelsea Road, Chandler.
Tuckeroo Park
Location: Tuckeroo Park, 1553 Nudgee Road, Nudgee Beach (access and car park via Nudgee Road).
West End Riverside Lands Park, West End
Location: West End Riverside Lands Park, 60 Kurilpa Street, West End.
Boat ramps, canoe ramps and pontoons
Access the Brisbane River from a ramp or rest at a pontoon along the water’s edge.
Launch and retrieve your boat, canoe, kayak or other vessel from a ramp along Brisbane’s waterways.
Take a quick break from your paddle at a pontoon or landing (other than ramps and hubs).
You can dock for up to 10 minutes, unless signed otherwise.
Pontoon locations
Amazons Place Park, Sinnamon Park
Location: Amazons Place Park, 60 Thomas Macleod Avenue, Sinnamon Park
Waterway access facilities: Single pontoon
Waterway access information: Amazons Place pontoon | Status: closed from 11 August 2025 until further notice
Cliveden Avenue Reserve, Oxley
Location: Cliveden Avenue Reserve, 449 Cliveden Avenue, Oxley
Waterway access facilities: Single pontoon
Waterway access information: Cliveden Avenue Reserve pontoon (Oxley Creek) | Status: open
Colmslie Reserve, Morningside (also known as Colmslie Recreation Reserve.)
Location: Colmslie Reserve, 420 Lytton Road, Morningside
Waterway access facilities: Single boat ramp, Single pontoon
Waterway access information: Colmslie Reserve boat ramp | Status: open
Colmslie floating walkway | Status: open
Note: There is a fishing platform at this location as well.
Heath Park, East Brisbane
Location: Heath Park, 48 Hilton Street, East Brisbane
Waterway access facilities: Canoe ramp, Single pontoon
Waterway access information: Heath Park canoe ramp (two canoe ramps) | Status: open
Heath Park pontoon (Norman Creek) | Status: open
Jindalee Boat Ramp Park, Jindalee
Location: Jindalee Boat Ramp Park, 99 Mt Ommaney Drive, Jindalee
Waterway access facilities: Canoe ramp, Double boat ramp, Single pontoon
Waterway access information: Jindalee Boat Ramp (-27.52949568, 152.9286555) | Status: open
Mt Ommaney Drive Canoe Ramp | Status: open
Jindalee Pontoon | Status: open
Kangaroo Point Cliffs Park, Kangaroo Point
Location: Kangaroo Point Cliffs Park, 29 River Terrace, Kangaroo Point
Waterway access facilities: Canoe ramp, Single pontoon
Waterway access information: Kangaroo Point canoe ramp | Status: open
Naval Stores pontoon | Status: open
Kangaroo Point Cliffs Park is also known as River Terrace Park.
Ken Fletcher Park, Tennyson
Location: Ken Fletcher Park, 167 King Arthur Terrace, Tennyson
Waterway access facilities: Single pontoon
Waterway access information: Pontoon: open (wheelchair accessible)
Mowbray Park, East Brisbane
Location: Mowbray Park, 78 Lytton Road, East Brisbane
Waterway access facilities: Single pontoon
Waterway access information: Mowbray Park pontoon | Status: closed
Northshore Riverside Park, Hamilton
Location: Northshore Riverside Park, 305 Macarthur Avenue, Hamilton
Waterway access facilities: Recreation hub - 75 tonnes, Single pontoon
Waterway access information: Northshore Hamilton Recreation Hub | Status: open
Orleigh Park, West End
Location: Orleigh Park, 68 Hill End Terrace, West End
Waterway access facilities: Single pontoon
Waterway access information: Orleigh Park pontoon | Status: open
Paragon Street Park, Yeronga
Location: Paragon Street Park, 53A Paragon Street, Yeronga
Waterway access facilities: Single pontoon
Waterway access information: Status: open
This pontoon is only accessible from the river.
Preston Road Park, Carina
Location: Preston Road Park, 276 Meadowlands Road, Carina
Waterway access facilities: Single pontoon
Waterway access information: Pontoon (Bulimba Creek) | Status: open
Sherwood Arboretum, Sherwood
Location: Sherwood Arboretum, 87 Jolimont Street, Sherwood
Waterway access facilities: Single pontoon
Waterway access information: Status: open
Sir John Chandler Park, Indooroopilly
Location: Sir John Chandler Park, 151 Harts Road, Indooroopilly
Waterway access facilities: Single boat ramp, Single pontoon
Waterway access information: Boat Ramp | Status: open
Pontoon | Status: open
Also known as Bougainvillea Gardens and Thomas Park.
South Brisbane Riverside Lands Park, South Brisbane
Location: South Brisbane Riverside Lands Park, 23A Hockings Street, South Brisbane
Waterway access facilities: Double boat ramp, Single pontoon
Waterway access information: Riverside Drive boat ramp | Status: open
Riverside Drive pontoon | Status: open
Also known as Peace Mile.
Tinchi Tamba Wetlands Reserve, Bald Hills
Location: Tinchi Tamba Wetlands Reserve, 397 Wyampa Road, Bald Hills
Waterway access facilities: Single boat ramp, Single pontoon
Waterway access information: ***The boat ramp, pontoon and floating walkway will be partially closed to the public on Wednesday 12 and Wednesday 19 February.***
Deep Water Bend Reserve boat ramp | Status: open
Deep Water Bend Reserve pontoon | Status: open
Deep Water Bend Reserve floating walkway (boat ramp access pontoon) | Status: open
Tuckeroo Park
Location: Tuckeroo Park, 1553 Nudgee Road, Nudgee Beach (access and car park via Nudgee Road)
Waterway access facilities: Boat ramp (multiple lanes), Multiple pontoons
Waterway access information: Kedron Brook floodway (4 lane boat ramp) | Status: open
Kedron Brook floating walkway | Status: open
Breakfast Creek boat moorings
There are moorings at Breakfast Creek for long-term boat storage.
There are 16 mid-stream moorings at Breakfast Creek.
The mooring fee at Breakfast Creek is $161.15 per month.
Dinghy storage is an additional $7.27 per month, subject to availability.
You must have permission to moor at Breakfast Creek.
1. Before you apply
- Understand your fees.
- Read important mooring information.
- Prepare your supporting documents:
- ship master’s or recreational boat operator’s licence
- photo identification (if not incorporated in the licence)
- vessel registration certificate (where registration is required by law)
- Certificate of Currency for Public Liability Insurance of at least $10 million.
2. Submit your application
Download a copy of the mooring application. Lodge a completed form with your supporting documents:
- by email to lease.management@brisbane.qld.gov.au
- in person at:
Brisbane City Council
Library and Customer Centre
266 George Street (Brisbane Square)
Brisbane City Qld 4000
3. After you apply
- We’ll review your application and supporting documents.
- If successful, we’ll send you an invoice for the mooring fees.
- You must follow the conditions of your permit.
Mooring facilities
There are 16 mid-stream pile moorings at Breakfast Creek.
There are no onsite toilet, shower or laundry facilities.
Tidal flows
The Brisbane River and major tributaries, including Breakfast Creek, have an ocean tidal flow of up to 2 metres every 11.5 hours.
Height limit
The Breakfast Creek moorings are upstream of the Breakfast Creek Bridge, near Newstead House.
Contact
For more information about Breakfast Creek boat moorings, phone Council on 07 3403 8888.