Mackay Region Travel Guides

Llewellyn Dive Site

Exciting wreck diving is to be had at the historic Llewellyn site, east of Mackay on the Great Barrier Reef. The steamer was last seen departing...

Illawong Beach

Illawong Beach is a popular windsurfing destination for locals.

The beach also offers great views of Dalrymple Bay and excellent fishing....

Mackay Natural Attractions

To get a true perspective of the size and scope of this unique, growing Australian town, head to the Mount Pleasant Lookout. The city lights...

Slade Point

Slade Point Reserve lies at Lamberts Beach stretching 73 hectares and conserving one of the last remaining areas of coastal dunes and paperbark...

Harbour Beach

Located just a short 5 to 10 minute drive north of Mackay city center, Harbour Beach is the locals favourite patrolled beach offering the ideal...

Far Beach

Located just 5-minutes drive from Mackay's city heart, Far Beach offers great views of Flat and Round Top Islands and Dalrymple Bay....

Mackay Regional Botanic Gardens

The Mackay Regional Botanic Gardens are a fine example of the community pulling together to showcase its botanical highlights, which in this...

Lamberts Beach

Lamberts Beach, with fabulous sea views out to the Cumberland Islands, is a seasonally patrolled beach popular for surfers when the swell is...

Dolphin Heads

Located just a short 10 to 15 minute drive from the city centre, Dolphin Heads is a part of the stunning Northern Beaches of Mackay. ...

Bucasia Beach

Bucasia Beach is only 10 to 15 minutes north of Mackay City and is part of Mackay's Northern Beaches. It was awarded a second in the Clean...

Eimeo Beach

Eimeo Beach is a favourite with the locals and is the ideal spot for keen fishermen. The beach is seasonally patrolled with a range of great...

Shoal Point

Located a short 15 minutes from the city centre, Shoal Point is the most northern beach of Mackay's Northern Beaches, offering the perfect...

Grendon Park

Nestled between Half Tide and Salonika beaches is Grendon Park, which has sweeping views of the surrounding coastline. It's a peaceful spot...

Lake Barfield

Lake Barfield is situated between the picturesque beach communities of Half Tide and Salonika Beach, providing visitors with a vast array of quiet...

Kinchant Dam

Kinchant Dam is located in the picturesque Pioneer Valley and is 41 kilometres west of Mackay. The Dam was built on Sandy Creek to provide...

Mia Mia State Forest

Nestled in the foothills of the Clarke Range, Mia Mia State Forest is mostly open eucalypt forest.

Fireclay Road got its name from local...

Salonika Beach

Situated north of Sarina, delightful Salonika Beach is home to many species of native wildlife including the rare loggerhead turtle, sea eagles...

Smalley's Beach

Positioned approximately 35 kilometres north of Mackay, Smalley's Beach is part of the Hibiscus Coast and is also located at the Cape...

Beachcomber Cove Track

Rock-strewn, sandy beaches and hoop pine-dotted hillsides that plunge towards the sea contrast with sub-tropical rainforest and mangrove-fringed...

Sarina Beach

Located just a few minutes from the heart of Sarina, this seasonally patrolled beach is framed by wetlands, creating a unique, distinctive...