Mackay Beaches Travel Guides

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...

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...

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....

Illawong Beach

Illawong Beach is a popular windsurfing destination for locals.

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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. ...