Imbil Lookout is located at the top of a steep climb from next to the town’s IGA store with views over the area, in particular towards the coast and the north.
The lookout is only 800 metres from the main road through Imbil but you climb up quite high providing great views of the surrounding area. The parking area is only a few spots and you are presented with the views towards the coast immediately.
There is a podium with compass directions to features you can see in the distance but it appears to be a little out. Mount Cooroy in particular stands out in the distant horizon, close to 28 kilometres away.
Above the car park is a ramp up to a bench seat giving a few more metres to the lookout and a general view from east to north to west. The mountain continues up to the south so you can’t see anything in that direction and there is no way to continue upward.
To the left of the car parking spots is a grass area and a couple of picnic tables offering a pleasant spot to have a picnic lunch to go with the views. Unfortunately, we left our lunch back at camp where we were staying at Lake Borumba so we settled for a quick snack and headed back to camp.
The brown sign for Imbil Lookout is greatly faded – it doesn’t look brown anymore, rather it looks grey. There is a new brown sign next to it indicating the lookout is steep, too steep for caravans. This is definitely true but it isn’t just steep, there is no were to turn around properly, especially if there are a couple of vehicles already up there parked. There are only four parking spots and not much more room.
You may get by with a camper trailer but be aware it is steep and you may need to do a bit of manoeuvring to turn around at the top.
