Townsville Natural Attractions
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"The Moltke" Dive Site
Magnetic Island - "The Moltke" is a wreck dive accessible from the shore on Magnetic Island. The old cargo Boat has been here for over 70 years. The structure is fairly... More
Alligator Creek - Bowling Green Bay National Park
Alligator Creek - Bowling Green Bay is the largest National Park (55 300 hectares) between the city of Townsville and the town of Bowen on the North Queensland coast. The... More
Alligator Creek Track
Townsville - Alligator Creek flows through Bowling Green Bay National Park in a series of cascades, deep pools and waterfalls.
The track to Alligator Falls meanders... More
Arcadia at Magnetic Island
Magnetic Island - Arcadia is the smallest of the four main bays around Magnetic Island. Arcadia surrounds two of the Island’s prominent bays; Alma Bay and Geoffrey... More
Balgal Beach
Townsville - Balgal Beach is a beachside community popular as a day and overnight trip destination for locals and tourists to Thuringowa and Townsville. Just a few... More
Beaver Reef Dive Site
Mission Beach - Located in the protected Beaver Cay Marine Sanctuary off Mission Beach, Beaver Reef is an unspoiled fringing reef surrounding a sandy cay and offers a... More
Billabong Sanctuary
Townsville - Billabong Sanctuary, Townsville North Queensland is Australia's best interactive wildlife sanctuary. Visitors to the sanctuary join in animal encounters.... More
Blencoe Falls, Girringun National Park
Cardwell - Blencoe Falls, Girrungun National Park offers breathtakingly beautiful landscapes. Blencoe Falls tumbles 90 metrea into a rocky pool, before cascading... More
Bluewater
Townsville - Bluewater hosts a picturesque fresh water attraction popular with picnic goers, including barbecues, toilets, showers and play equipment. Access the creek... More
Bowling Green Bay National Park
Townsville - Diverse habitats are protected in Bowling Green Bay National Park, the largest coastal park in the region. Its coastal plains are dramatically set against... More
Broadwater, Abergowrie State Forest
Ingham - Two distinct forest communities feature in Broadwater, Abergowrie State Forest. Endangered riparian rainforest lines the clear waters of Broadwater Creek.... More
Bushland Beach
Townsville - Bushland Beach is part of the Northern Beaches precinct of Thuringowa, located 15 minutes drive from Thuringowa central business district. Access to Bushland... More
Castle Hill
Townsville - Castle Hill is a red rock monolith in the heart of Townsville offering panoramic views, and a slice of military history. There is a popular walking track... More
Cathedral Fig Tree
Mission Beach - The Cathedral Fig Tree, like the Curtain Fig Tree, is a gigantic 500 year old strangler tree. Located in the Danbulla State Forest, the Cathedral Fig has... More
Clump Mountain National Park
Mission Beach - With Bicton Hill at its centre, Clump Mountain National Park preserves one of the few remaining patches of undisturbed lowland tropical rainforest. Many... More
Curtain Fig Tree
Atherton - The Curtain Fig National Park contains the renowned Curtain Fig Tree, an enormous strangler fig tree. Located a short drive out of Yungaburra, a small... More
Dalrymple National Park
Charters Towers - Dalrymple National Park covers an area of 1640 hectares and is located 46 kilometres north or a 30 minute drive from the town of Charters Towers (90 minute... More
Davies Reef Dive Site
Townsville - Davies Reef, off Townsville on the Great Barrier Reef, is home to a number of dive sites from large pinnacles with small caves to prolific coral gardens... More
Edmund Kennedy National Park
Cardwell - Edmund Kennedy National Park is within the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area. Few parts of north Queensland's wet tropics can boast the range of vegetation... More
Elinike Guest Cottages
Echuca - Away from the hustle and bustle of town, Elinike Guest Cottages with an idyllic setting of cottage gardens, bushland and Murray River frontage, is renowned... More
Family Islands National Park
Mission Beach - Family Islands National Park covers a chain of islands near Mission Beach, with lush rainforest and woodlands, surrounded by coral reefs, tidal flats and... More
Fishing at Magnetic Island
Magnetic Island - Magnetic Island fishing just has to be seen to be believed. A catch is virtually guaranteed, and what a catch it can be; 22 pound Coral Trout and 44 pound... More
Fishing on Hinchinbrook Island
Hinchinbrook Island - Hinchinbrook Island abounds in flora, fauna, palm fringed beaches and extensive mangrove lined waterways. The extensive flats and channel systems surrounding... More
Goold Island National Park
Townsville - Goold Island National Park celebrates a pristine tropical island in the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area, where forests spill onto sandy beaches.... More
Great Barrier Reef
Mission Beach - Stretching more than 2000km along the Queensland coastline and covering 35 million hectares, the Great Barrier Reef is the world’s largest coral... More
Hinchinbrook Island National Park
Cardwell - Hinchinbrook National Park on Hinchinbrook Island offers isolation and experience of wilderness. Hinchinbrook is one of Australia’s most impressive... More
Horseshoe Bay
Magnetic Island - Horseshoe Bay is the largest bay on Magnetic Island. Ideal for watersports, almost every watercraft imaginable is available for hire as well as being... More
Jourama Falls Track
Ingham - Jourama Falls in Paluma Range National Park is a popular camping and picnic area beside rainforest fringed Waterview Creek.
The walking track winds along... More
Jourama Falls, Paluma Range National Park
Ingham - Jourama Falls, Paluma National Park and other cascades and rapids on Waterview Creek are fed by streams flowing down from higher slopes. No wonder Paluma... More
Juwun Walk (Wet Tropics Great!Walk)
Cardwell - The Juwun Walk starts at Blencoe Falls in Girringun National Park, a spectacular three-tiered waterfall, which cascades 300 metres down into the Herbert... More
Kennedy Track
Mission Beach - The Kennedy Track is one of the longer walks in the Mission Beach area, taking about four hours to complete the eight kilometre return journey (graded... More
Lake Paluma
Townsville - Lake Paluma is an attractive lake surrounded by World Heritage Rainforest. It provides a water supply for approximately one third of the year. Access is... More
Lake Ross
Townsville - Owned by NQ Water, Lake Ross stores over 200,000 million litres of water and supplies up to 80 per cent of the region's potable water supply. The dam wall... More
Licuala State Forest
Mission Beach - Licuala State Forest boasts several enjoyable walking tracks. Enjoy the native wildlife of the area as you walk around the forest…the Ulysses butterfly,... More
Lissner Park
Charters Towers - While you are out and about in Charters Towers why not have a picnic in one of their beautiful parks. Lissner Park, comprising of seven hectares, includes... More
Magnetic Island National Park
Magnetic Island - Magnetic Island National Park presents a striking landscape of massive granite boulders, towering hoop pines, scenic sandy bays and fringing reefs. The... More
Magnetic Island Walking Tracks
Magnetic Island - For an opportunity to see Magnetic Island’s wildlife and enjoy spectacular views, why not take the time and traverse through the Island’s six... More
Moama on Murray Resort
Moama - Situated on the Murray River nestled in beautiful bushland, Moama on Murray Resort has two and three bedroom luxury villas designed to blend beautifully... More
Moama Regency
Moama - Covered entertainment area with gas BBQ, overlooking in-ground pool. Large lounge room with built in bar, TV, Video, and a gas log-fire. Three queen sized... More
Mount Fox
Ingham - Located south-west of Ingham, Mount Fox was created by a violent volcanic explosion about 100,000 years ago. In the explosion, a lava flow 10 metres thick... More
Mount Spec, Paluma Range National Park
Townsville - Mount Spec, Paluma Range National Park is an accessible, scenic section of Paluma Range National Park, the most southerly park in the Wet Tropics World... More
Murray Falls, Murray Upper National Park
Cardwell - Murray Falls, Murray Upper National Park is one of north Queensland’s prettiest waterfalls, with large volumes of water racing over naturally sculpted... More
Nelly Bay
Nelly Bay - Nelly Bay is Magnetic Island's main residential bay. It is the first point of access to the island, as both the passenger and car ferries terminate here.... More
Paluma and Crystal Creek Rainforest
Townsville City - Paluma Range is a rainforest haven located approximately 60 minutes drive north of the city of Townsville. Paluma village is located on the mountain-top... More
Picnic Bay
Picnic Bay - Picnic Bay is located at the south end of Magnetic Island. There are a number of shops and restaurants situated throughout the Picnic Bay Mall, as well... More
Pioneer Park and Ross River
Thuringowa - Pioneer Park is located in Thuringowa on the banks of the Ross River and Ross River Dam. The park provides recreational facilities and is a popular fishing... More
Pipers Lookout
Townsville - Travel up Hervey Range Road from Thuringowa Central, past the suburbs of Rangewood and Rupertswood to find Piper's Lookout which is near the top of the... More
Reef HQ Aquarium
Townsville - Reef HQ is the world's largest living coral reef aquarium and national reef education centre for the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park. It is the only coral... More
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