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Trinity Beach



Located north of Cairns, just 15 minutes from the airport and referred to as one of the Northern Beaches of Cairns, Trinity Beach stretches for approximately 26 kms along a Sunny Coastline commencing at the northern fringe of the city. The Northern Beaches incorporates the localities of Machan’s Beach, Holloways Beach, Yorkey’s Knob, Trinity Beach, Kewarra, Clifton, Palm Cove and Ellis Beaches. Each is a small, separate township with it’s own distinctive characters and charm.

Trinity Beach is safely nestled between two headlands, providing an ideal bay in which to enjoy relaxing pursuits along its palm-fringed shores. It has a huge selection of take-away shops, restaurants, small shopping centres, and accommodation types. The beach is lined with picnic tables and barbeques that are free to use. The swaying palm trees and aroma of hot fish and chips make Trinity Beach a marvellous place for a family outing or an afternoon get-together with friends.

While Trinity Beach is a residential beach, the road along the beachfront is entirely dedicated to tourist resorts, restaurants and cafes. This beach has a stinger net during the stinger season. When the stinger net is in place, please only swim inside its protective barriers. Swimming outside the nets exposes you to unnecessary dangers.

To access Trinity Beach, drive north along the Captain Cook Highway until you reach the roundabout with the sign directing you to the beach. Take a right turn here and follow the road all the way to the end. Once you reach the beach you can turn either left or right and you’ll find parking all along the beachfront. There are more parking spots on the northern side of the beach, so it’s best to try that end first.



Yorkeys Knob
Separated from Holloways Beach by a narrow channel and a large sand bar, Yorkeys Knob is much larger and surf-prone than it’s southerly counterparts. Of course, the surf here can’t get much higher than half a meter, but that’s pretty good for this part of the world. Yorkeys is home to many Cairns residents but the waterfront is now developing into a tourist location that is the most convenient of all the Cairns beaches. Yorkeys is only 15 minutes drive from Cairns, 5 minutes from Skyrail and Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park, and a short stroll to world-class golf courses.

The estuarine creek at the southern end of the beach is great for fishing, and the adventurous can walk out to sea for dozens of metres along the sand bar at low tide. There are very few people at this section of beach because the road ends many hundreds of metres back along the beach. Yorkeys Knob is a very popular beach for water sports such as jet skiing, wind surfing and kite surfing. This is due to the southeasterly winds hitting the beach on a sharp angle that is just right for launching wind toys. The small amount of surf generated by the sand bar also provides jumps and a thrilling ride.



Holloways Beach
Another of Cairns’s residential beaches, Holloways Beach is growing in stature with the establishment of a resort on the waterfront. Holloways beach is narrow – only a couple of metres in width – but is a lovely spot to cool off, take the dog for a walk, sit and enjoy the fresh air, or cast out a fishing line. A very nice restaurant and cafe make Holloways a pleasant beach in all circumstances. To access Holloways Beach, follow the Captain Cook Highway north until you reach the roundabout and follo the sign. Turn right here and follow the road all the way to the end. This road is well marked with signs, which make it easy to follow.



Machans Beach
Machans Beach is the closest beach to Cairns city, being only 10 minutes drive from the CBD. It is a laid-back residential suburb, and unfortunately the beach was prone to severe erosion many years ago so a large rock wall was erected to prevent the beachfront houses from falling into the ocean. However, there is a large stretch of beach at the far southern end of the bay that is wonderful for afternoon strolls or games or football and cricket. The sand slopes onto the ocean and such a slight angle that at low tide the beach becomes wider than it is long.



Palm Cove
The beach is arguably the most pristine of all Cairns’ Northern Beaches, and it offers picnic tables and free barbeques along its entire length. At the northern end of the beach is a long jetty, described as the most expensive fishing platform in the world by local politicians. Behind the fringe of palm trees lies Palm Cove Accommodation. From backpackers accommodation to 5-star resorts and fine-dining restaurants, Palm Cove has it all. This versatile beach can be used for the most relaxing holiday experience you can find, and can also serve as an exciting venue for water sports and other activities the far north has to offer.



Ellis Beach is located on the northern side of a rocky outcrop that separates it from Palm Cove. This beach has all the beauty and charm that Palm Cove offers, but it is totally undeveloped and far fewer people go there. Ellis Beach is long and thin, stretching for just over 1 kilometre. There is very little swell or surf here because of the rocky outcrop at the southern end and the large Double Island that blocks the sea. At the southern end of the beach the fishing is excellent, and at all other places the sunbathing is great. Ellis has been a nude beach for many years and is mostly tolerated although there has been occasional police patrol, but they are looking for problems and not nudists.







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