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Nature lovers have plenty to experience in the Townsville region, spoilt for choice with bushlands, rainforest, wetlands and waterfalls, not to mention the amazing wildlife. Discover Hinchinbrook and the Tyto Wetlands and Girringun National Park or visit Magnetic Island with over 25kms of walking tracks that take in everything from bays to bush and don’t forget to see Australia’s largest natural koala colony. Take-in the largest single drop waterfall in Australia – 268m wall of water – at Wallaman Falls. Keep an eye out for some of the over 400 different bird species in the region. 



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Beaver Reef Dive Site

Mission Beach, Cassowary Coast Area
Beaver Reef is one of the most popular dive sites off Mission Beach with coral gardens, bommies and sloping coral walls in depths to 22 metres. Off the southern side of the reef is a site called Shark Alley.

Mount Spec, Paluma Range National Park

Mutarnee, Townsville Area
Free Entry
Paluma Range National Park, the southern gateway for the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area. Mount Spec straddles the summit and escarpment of the Paluma Range, rising 1000 metres above the Big Crystal Creek floodplain.

Magnetic Island Dive Site

Magnetic Island, Townsville Area
Magnetic Island is a popular destination off Townsville for day trips or an extended stay. The island has many sheltered bays that are great to snorkel or dive, as they have a surprising amount of coral and some great marine life.

S.S City of Adelaide

Magnetic Island, Townsville Area
Free Entry
See the Instagram-Famous SS Adelaide, Australia.com’s most liked post of 2018. 186,502 (and counting) likes can’t be wrong, this shipwreck in the waters of Magnetic Island is a sight to behold. The city of Adelaide ran aground at Cockle Bay in 1916 while being transported.

Wallaman Falls, Girringun National Park

Ingham, Hinchinbrook Area
Free Entry
Discover Wallaman Falls, Australia's highest permanent single drop waterfall, in Girringun National Park, west of Ingham. Surrounded by World Heritage rainforest, Stony Creek plunges 268 metres in a clear single-drop, often through a rainbow-fringed cloud of mist.

Taylors Beach

Ingham, Hinchinbrook Area
Free Entry
Taylors Beach is a quiet beachside community centrally located between Forrest Beach and Lucinda and known by locals as an angler's paradise. With Orpheus Island and fringing reefs only a short distance away, Taylors Beach offers a wide variety of fish.

Saunders Beach

Saunders Beach, Townsville Area
Free Entry
Saunders Beach is part of the Northern Beaches precinct of Townsville. Saunders Beach has a residential community and some commercial accommodation. The beach is largely untouched and visitors frequently have the beach to themselves.

Lake Paluma

Paluma, Charters Towers Area
Free Entry
Lake Paluma is an attractive lake surrounded by World Heritage Rainforest. It provides a water supply for approximately one third of the year. Weather proof shelters for day use with barbecues are available and camping sites for longer stays.

Paluma and Crystal Creek Rainforest

Townsville City, Townsville Area
Free Entry
Embrace the natural beauty of the Paluma Range National Park, the southern gateway to the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area. Here you can escape the coastal lowland heat and relax in the cool mountain air of the Paluma Range.

Inkerman Hill

Home Hill, Burdekin Area
Free Entry
Inkerman Hill, a 10 minute drive south of the township of Home Hill, has recently been upgraded! With funding received through the Queensland Government's Scenic Lookout Upgrade Program, the Burdekin Shire Council is now able to provide their valued visitors a more enjoyable experience.
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