Mackay City & Islands Travel Guides

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...

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....

Smith Islands National Park

Goldsmith is the largest island in this group of continental islands off Mackay, protected in Smith Islands National Park. Goldsmith has a rocky...

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...

South Cumberlands National Park

Off the central Queensland coast lies the Cumberland group protected in South Cumberland Islands National Park.

Scawfell Island is the...

Campwin Beach

Located north east of Sarina, Campwin Beach is excellent for land-based fishing and has a great picnic area.

The Beach boat ramp provides...

Sarina Beach

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

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. ...

Brampton Island Track

Scenic continental Brampton Island was once part of a mainland mountain range. Today it is surrounded by sparkling turquoise waters, rising from...

Salonika Beach

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

Brampton Islands National Park

Rocky headlands dotted with hoop pines, open grasslands, woodlands, sheltered bays, and coral rubble and long sandy beaches make these islands...

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...

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...

Illawong Beach

Illawong Beach is a popular windsurfing destination for locals.

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

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...

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...