Townsville Area Travel Guides

Fish Bowl

Hastings Reef in the Great Barrier Reef off Cairns is a large, popular diving and snorkelling reef and home to the "Fish Bowl". ...

Toomulla Beach

Somewhat more isolated, Toomulla Beach is a great place for birdwatchers. It also boasts a boat ramp and great camping spot for the whole family...

Dunk Island National Park

Dunk Island National park, is one of the national parks in the Family Islands group, and is the largest and most northerly of the islands. The...

Jambal (Snake) Wet Tropics Walk

The Jambal Walk begins at the Blencoe Falls section of Girringun National Park. Your first taste of the walk is a spectacular three-tiered...

Cloudy Creek Track

Cloudy Creek is 1 of a variety of short walks in the Paluma area. This walking track leads through the rainforest from McClelland's lookout....

Coral Sea Battle Memorial Park

The Coral Sea Battle Memorial Park is Australia's largest war memorial. The park was created to commemorate an air and sea battle which took...

Family Islands National Park

Part of the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area, this chain of stunning islands near Mission Beach is clad in lush rainforest and woodlands and...

Tam O'Shanter National Park

This park contains one of the largest remaining areas of coastal lowland rainforest in the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area. It includes a rare...

Queens Gardens in Townsville

The Queens Gardens in Townsville are public gardens which were established in 1870 featuring mature trees, lawns and gardens, caged birds, picnic...

Mount Spec, Paluma Range National Park

Mount Spec is an accessible, scenic section of Paluma Range National Park, the most southerly park in the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area....

Bushland Beach

Bushland Beach is part of the Northern Beaches precinct of Thuringowa, located 15 minutes drive from Thuringowa central business district. ...

Jourama Falls Track

Jourama Falls in Paluma Range National Park is a popular camping and picnic area beside rainforest fringed Waterview Creek.

The walking...

Michaelmas and Upolu Cays National Park

Michaelmas and Upolu Cays National Park are one of the most important seabird breeding sites on the Great Barrier Reef. It is a unique nesting...

Townsville Conservation Park

Townsville Town Comman Conservation Park are coastal wetlands on Townsville's northern outskirts. Excellent seasonal birdwatching. Bird hides....

Donnington Air Park

Donnington Air Park is the Woodstock Airport. Located on the Flinders Highway at Woodstock Donnington Airpark is known for its Airshows.

Clump Mountain National Park

Bicton Hill (Clump Mountain) National Park is a small coastal section overlooking Mission Beach and Bingil Bay. It contains some of the few...

Lake Paluma

Lake Paluma is an attractive lake surrounded by World Heritage Rainforest. It provides a water supply for approximately one third of the year....

Goold & Brook Islands National Parks

Goold & Brook Islands National Parks are 830ha in size and located north of Hinchinbrook Island. Both parks are part of the Great Barrier...

Cape Pallarenda Conservation Park

A scenic coastal park close to Townsville, Cape Pallarenda is the site of a former quarantine station dating from 1915. Enjoy a picnic or barbecue...

Nelly Bay

Magnetic Island is located just off the coast of Townsville. The National Park here is home to Australia's largest colony of koalas and a huge...