Palm Cove
A beach resort town north of Cairns, with a seafront road lined with paperbark and coconut trees and a relaxed atmosphere.
Palm Cove lies about 27 kilometers north of Cairns, roughly a 25-minute drive, and is the best-known beach resort town on the northern coast. The seafront avenue is lined with century-old paperbark and coconut trees, and the streets are filled with boutique resorts, restaurants, cafés and spas. The beach is gentle and soft, with a timber jetty for watching the sunrise and fishing. In the dry season you can swim, kayak and stand-up paddleboard. In the wet season (about November to May), box jellyfish are present, and swimming is only permitted inside stinger nets watched by lifeguards. It makes a quiet alternative to staying in the city.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Rainforestation Nature Park
- Kuranda / Skyrail Rainforest Cableway
- Barron Gorge & Barron Falls
- Cairns Botanic Gardens
- Cairns Aquarium
- Cairns Night Markets
- Cairns Esplanade Lagoon
- Rusty's Markets