TOURISM operators across the region are ecstatic after a bumper Easter long weekend.

Rainbow Beach tourist information centre owner Sam Mitchell said the weekend exceeded his expectations, with business peaking on Easter Saturday.

"We've had a great Easter," Mr Mitchell said.

"It's been one of our best Easters ever, in the 30 years I've been here."

While business will slow down coming out of the long weekend, he's expecting plenty of tourists through the school holidays.

"They love the great weather," Mr Mitchell said.

"When the sun shines, they'll come out to play."

The weather held out for campers until Monday morning, when almost 80 mm fell on Double Island Point before 9am. 

Inskip Peninsula and Amamoor State Forest camping areas were completely booked out over the weekend, while only a few places in harder-to-reach spots were available at the Cooloola Recreation Area.

Cars queued for hundreds of metres to pass through the infamous Mudlo Rocks at Rainbow Beach on Saturday, with the path only safely accessible at low tide.

Increased numbers of beachgoers put the pressure on lifeguards and lifesavers, with special Easter long weekend patrols running on Double Island Point.

Members of the public came to the rescue of a man caught in a rip at Teewah Beach on Sunday.

Lifeguards arrived as the man was pulled from the water, and put him on oxygen.

Ambulance officers rushed to the scene from Rainbow Beach via the Freshwater Track.

An ambulance spokesperson said the man did not lose consciousness but was suffering from exhaustion. 
The man was taken to Gympie Hospital but later discharged.

Lifeguards also pulled three young children from the water on Sunday at Double Island Point on the western side.
None of the children required medical assistance.

National Parks Minister Dr Steven Miles warned visitors to Fraser Island to expect increased dingo activity, and advised families with children to stay in fenced camping areas.

"Easter just happens to coincide with dingo mating season, which generally runs from March to May each year," Dr Miles said.

"Dingoes can be unpredictable at this time of year and it's vital to be aware of the need to be dingo-safe at all times".

Dr Miles said several new "no camping" and "no driving" zones have been established following the September 2015 landslide at Inskip Peninsula.

"It's a very dynamic system, and these shifts have been occurring regularly in susceptible parts of Inskip Peninsula since time immemorial," he said.

He said the changes were made to reduce risks to visitors, but the peninsula was still very safe.

"Since then, as we know, these changes in the landscape have continued to occur but nowhere near the designated camping areas, which can cater for more than 2000 people," he said.

The threat of landslides didn't seem to worry holidaymakers, with 2300 visitors booked in for Good Friday and Easter Saturday at Inskip.