Pilgrim Sands

Pilgrim Sands: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this beach: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Pilgrim Sands

Season: October to March; rough seas and lifeguard warnings June to September.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Pilgrim Sands — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -16.06723, 145.46443. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Pilgrim Sands

• Cape Tribulation · beach · Douglas Shire · ~2 km · Must-see
• Mount Pieter Botte · viewpoint · Douglas Shire · ~8 km · Must-see
• Daintree Rainforest · sanctuary · Douglas Shire · ~15 km · Must-see
• Thornton Peak · viewpoint · Douglas Shire · ~18 km · Must-see
• Fan Palm Conservation Reserve · sanctuary · Douglas Shire · ~19 km · Must-see
• Bloomfield Falls · waterfall · Douglas Shire · ~25 km · Must-see
• Mount Alexandra · viewpoint · Douglas Shire · ~25 km · Must-see
• Low Isles Light · beach · Douglas Shire · ~46 km · Must-see
• Devils Thumb / Manjal Jimalji · viewpoint · Douglas Shire · ~50 km · Must-see
• Newell Beach · beach · Douglas Shire · ~50 km · Must-see
• Church of St David · church · Douglas Shire · ~56 km · Must-see
• Mount Carbine Tableland · viewpoint · Mareeba Shire · ~61 km · Must-see
• Batt Reef · beach · Queensland · ~63 km · Must-see
• Mount Lewis National Park · sanctuary · Mareeba Shire · ~64 km · Must-see
• Archer Point Conservation Park · sanctuary · Cook Shire · ~68 km · Must-see
• Mowbray National Park · sanctuary · Douglas Shire · ~70 km · Must-see
• Great Barrier Reef · beach · Queensland · ~70 km · Must-see
• Annan River (Yuku Baja-Muliku) National Park · sanctuary · Cook Shire · ~73 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Pilgrim Sands

Other beaches & coast near Pilgrim Sands

• Cape Tribulation · beach · Douglas Shire · ~2 km · Must-see
• Low Isles Light · beach · Douglas Shire · ~46 km · Must-see
• Newell Beach · beach · Douglas Shire · ~50 km · Must-see
• Batt Reef · beach · Queensland · ~63 km · Must-see
• Great Barrier Reef · beach · Queensland · ~70 km · Must-see
• Cape Tribulation Beach · beach · Douglas Shire · ~1 km
• Myall Beach · beach · Douglas Shire · ~3 km
• South Noah Beach · beach · Douglas Shire · ~12 km
• Kangkiji Beach · beach · Cook Shire · ~21 km
• Cow Bay · beach · Douglas Shire · ~23 km

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