Mackay City & Islands Travel Guides

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...

Sarina Beach

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

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. ...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Salonika Beach

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

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...

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...

South Cumberlands National Park

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

Scawfell Island is the...

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....