Yeppoon parkrun

Youngs Bus service provides a local service between Yeppoon and also Rockhampton, with a bus stop at James Street outside Keppel Bay Plaza approximately 180 metres from the track. If you are getting to Yeppoon parkrun via public transport, the local bus timetable can be found on the Young's Bus Service website.

Currently, only route 20, provides a Saturday bus, at an appropriate time. This is from Emu Park to Yeppoon, leaving Yeppoon at 5.55am.

No other forms of public transport is available in Yeppoon.

The course entrance is visible from Braithwaite Street.

James Street is one of the main routes travelling towards the CBD, and meets Braithwaite Street via a roundabout.

From the Yeppoon beachfront, travel west down James Street for approximately 900 metres.

From the bus stop at James Street, walk 180 metres to the start of the course.

Carparking is available along James Street. Depending on where you park, head towards the intersection of James and Braithwaite Street at the roundabout.

The course is located at Braithwaite Street, Yeppoon, near the roundabout at James Street.

From Rockhampton, turn north onto Tanby Road from the roundabout at Yeppoon Road. Follow Tanby Road for 800 metres and go straight through the roundabout onto Park Street (next exit after Yeppoon Central Shopping Centre). Follow Park Street for 450 metres, stay left through the next roundabout, with the next roundabout at James Street near the entrance of the course.

From Yeppoon beachfront, travel west down James Street for 900 metres. James Street is one of the main routes towards the CBD.

From Emu Park, travel approximately 17 kilometres down Tanby Road before hitting a large roundabout, and follow the same directions as Rockhampton above, by going straight through the roundabout and continuing on Tanby Road.

Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: Jolt Cafe, at the base of the Salt building on the esplanade. Please come and join us!

Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee at Jolt Cafe, at the base of the Salt building on the esplanade - please come and join us!

Yeppoon parkrun is a fun, free event organised by volunteers for the benefit of everyone. We wish to make the event as safe as possible, so participants, spectators and helpers are asked to take care about the following:

• Please be considerate to the park and other park users at all times.
• Children under the age of eleven must be accompanied (within arm's reach) throughout the event by a parent, guardian or appropriate adult of the parent's choice.
• Please arrive by foot, by pedal-power or by public transport if you can - your efforts help to reduce our impact on the park and the planet.
• We invite everyone to consider volunteering at parkrun. Your support helps your parkrun events remain sustainable and free for all in your community, and it’s also a wonderful way to improve your own health and happiness. Please visit the volunteer page for more information.
• Take care near roads and car parks – some vehicles drive very quickly. Please congregate away from the cars and be careful in particular if you have children. If you’re driving to the event, please drive carefully.
• Take care on uneven surfaces – whether on grass or on tarmac. Watch out for cyclists, other participants, pedestrians, children, dogs, wildlife, park animals, vehicles, park maintenance work, falling branches, bollards, posts and other obstacles around the course.
• Please ensure that you are fit enough to walk, jog, run 5k (3.1 miles) with us.
• If you see someone with a serious problem, please stop to help them out and get help as soon as possible.
• If you’re watching, keep clear of participants on the course, and look after any children and dogs you may have with you.
• It is not permitted to run with a pushchair and a dog at the same time.
• You are welcome to take part with one dog by your side, within reach at all times, on a short, handheld, non-extendable lead. The use of waist harnesses is prohibited. Please also see this Support Site entry for further details about parkrunning with dogs.
• parkrunners pushing buggies are welcome, but please take care of others around you and do your best to start at an appropriate place in the field for your pace.

We hope these tips help to ensure that Yeppoon parkrun is fun and safe for everyone.

All parkrun events use Age Grading to help parkrunners compare results.

parkrun events use Age Grading to help parkrunners see progress and compare results.

For more information, please see our Support page.

All parkrun events are organised by volunteers - email yeppoon@parkrun.com to help.

parkrun is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk. For our full safeguarding processes and policies please see our Safeguarding Hub.

To report a safeguarding concern please email safeguarding@parkrun.com.