Notable beach · Cassowary Coast Regional, Queensland
Picnic Beach
Picnic Beach is a beach in Cassowary Coast Regional, Queensland.
Picnic Beach: 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 Picnic Beach
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 Picnic Beach — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: -18.48061, 146.32284. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Picnic Beach
- Mount Straloch · viewpoint · Cassowary Coast Regional · ~5 km · Must-see
- Diamantina Rock · viewpoint · Cassowary Coast Regional · ~8 km · Must-see
- The Thumb · viewpoint · Cassowary Coast Regional · ~18 km · Must-see
- Mount Bowen · viewpoint · Cassowary Coast Regional · ~19 km · Must-see
- Hinchinbrook Island National Park · sanctuary · Cassowary Coast Regional · ~24 km · Must-see
- Orpheus Island National Park · sanctuary · Hinchinbrook Shire · ~45 km · Must-see
- Halifax Bay Wetlands National Park · sanctuary · Hinchinbrook Shire · ~47 km · Must-see
- Brook Islands National Park · sanctuary · Cassowary Coast Regional · ~47 km · Must-see
- Goold Island National Park · sanctuary · Cassowary Coast Regional · ~48 km · Must-see
- Pandora Reef · beach · Hinchinbrook Shire · ~48 km · Must-see
- Paluma Dam · lake · Charters Towers Regional · ~70 km · Must-see
- Wallaman Falls · waterfall · Hinchinbrook Shire · ~70 km · Must-see
- Family Islands National Park · sanctuary · Cassowary Coast Regional · ~71 km · Must-see
- Girramay National Park · sanctuary · Cassowary Coast Regional · ~72 km · Must-see
- Mulligan Falls · waterfall · Cassowary Coast Regional · ~6 km
- Mulligan Falls Restricted Area · waterfall · Cassowary Coast Regional · ~6 km
- Waterfall Creek Falls · waterfall · Cassowary Coast Regional · ~7 km
- Girringun National Park, Wallaman Falls · sanctuary · Hinchinbrook Shire · ~9 km
Other beaches & coast near Picnic Beach
- Pandora Reef · beach · Hinchinbrook Shire · ~48 km · Must-see
- Kurrimine Beach Conservation Park · beach · Cassowary Coast Regional · ~102 km · Must-see
- Cleveland Bay · beach · Townsville City · ~117 km · Must-see
- Alma Bay · beach · Townsville City · ~117 km · Must-see
- Cockle Bay · beach · Townsville City · ~118 km · Must-see
- The Strand · beach · Townsville City · ~124 km · Must-see
- Queens Gardens · beach · Townsville City · ~125 km · Must-see
- Cape Cleveland Beach · beach · Townsville City · ~134 km · Must-see
- Taylors Beach Progress Park · beach · Hinchinbrook Shire · ~20 km
- Blacksand Beach · beach · Cassowary Coast Regional · ~23 km
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Frequently asked
Is Picnic Beach safe to swim today?
No visitor has reported the sea & crowd status for Picnic Beach yet. Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Busiest: Weekends and long holidays.
What is the best time to visit Picnic Beach?
October to March; rough seas and lifeguard warnings June to September. Moderate; weekends busier.
What are the places to visit near Picnic Beach?
Nearby: Mount Straloch (viewpoint, 5 km), Diamantina Rock (viewpoint, 8 km), The Thumb (viewpoint, 18 km), Mount Bowen (viewpoint, 19 km), Hinchinbrook Island National Park (sanctuary, 24 km), Orpheus Island National Park (sanctuary, 45 km).
Is Picnic Beach worth visiting?
Picnic Beach is listed as a notable beach in Queensland on Spotwander.