Parklands is a suburb in the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia, located adjacent to and north of the larger town of Nambour. At the 2011 Australian Census the suburb recorded a population of 235. The suburb is bisected by the Bruce Highway. A large section of bushland in eastern Parklands, called the Parklands Conservation Park, has been set aside for recreational use and is very popular for mountainbiking, with a number of defined and marked trails. 15 km of tracks are open to the public during daylight hours. Camping is not permitted in the park.