Beaches

The Mackay region's diverse coastline ranges from city beaches just minutes from town, to deserted National Parks.

Town and Illawong beaches are close to Mackay's Central Business District, just some of the 31 beaches in the Mackay region.

The northern beaches and the picturesque Hibiscus Coast offer easy touring options. Visit Bucasia, Blacks Beach, Dolphin Heads or Eimeo - with its cliff top location offering multi-million dollar views of the coast from the hotel.

Secluded beaches within Cape Hillsborough National Park offer you the chance to see possums and native birds at Smalleys Beach and Ball Bay.

Rocky Hoop Pine headlands form part of Cape Hillsborough, a 816 hectare national park with walking paths including the Jupiera Aboriginal Boardwalk Trail. See wild kangaroos, wallabies and bush turkeys on the beach, an unforgettable memory.

Then head to St Lawrence, a port which was frequented by paddle steamers in the 19th century. The "Serenity Coast" encompasses Sarina Beach, popular Salonika Beach which is home to echidnas, loggerhead turtles and bush turkeys and the industrial coal terminals at Dalrymple Bay and Hay Point.