Orpheus Island
A national park island in the Palm Islands, with fringing reefs home to giant clams, offering a private luxury resort or permit-based camping.
Orpheus Island lies about 25 km east of Lucinda and belongs to the Palm Islands within the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park. The whole island is a national park. Its fringing reef is well preserved and renowned for giant clams and abundant hard corals, making it ideal for snorkelling and diving. The island has only one high-end boutique resort and a James Cook University research station, along with several simple campsites that require advance booking. Access is by charter boat or water taxi from Lucinda or Townsville, or by resort helicopter. There are no shops and no freshwater supplies, so campers must bring everything they need.
Opening hours
Year-round (requires chartering a boat or staying at the resort)
Nearby sights
- Taylors Beach
- Lucinda Jetty
- Forrest Beach
- Mungalla Aboriginal Tours
- Hinchinbrook Lookout
- Hinchinbrook Island & Thorsborne Trail
- TYTO Wetlands
- Jourama Falls