BINGIL BAY
Bingil Bay is south of Cairns by about 140km, just shy of a twohour drive along the coast, and just north of the more well-known and popular Mission Beach on the Cassowary Coast section. The spacious, shaded campsites are to be pre-booked. An amenities block offers showers, toilets and a small cooking section. There is a dayuse area with limited parking.
The beach is a beautiful, long, curved coastline lined with magnificent palm trees, the stuff of many a social media photo. Keep an eye out in the surrounding area for cassowaries. The Bingil Bay Café is a short stroll up the road; there are few other facilities in these parts.
The rocks on Thornton Beach are surprisingly bouncy!
Bingil Bay is the stuff of many social media pics.
Sites at Bingil Bay must be booked.
THORNTON BEACH
Thornton Beach, or North Thornton Beach, is a little different to most beaches and lies about 130km north of Cairns, a good 2.5-hour drive. Well, it’ s a lot different!
There is no sand here, and it ' s hard to find because of the lack of signage and information. From the northern end of the sandy section of Thornton Beach, you ' ll have to walk along the Cape Tribulation Road for a few hundred meters. The track down to the rocky beach is hard to spot and partially overgrown, with little to no maintenance.
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