TOURISM

Warm climate, tropical vegetation, unspoilt beaches, great fishing, beautiful Coral Sea, friendly locals - that's Balgal Beach!

Balgal Beach is a beachside community popular as a day and overnight trip destination for locals and tourists to Thuringowa and Townsville. Just a few minutes from Rollingstone, Balgal Beach features a stinger net, which is installed and patrolled from November to May, and an excellent boat ramp facility with easy access to the Palm Island group. It boasts a superb sand beach as well as a wide creek mouth and is a renowned beach and river fishing location.

Other activities include visiting the Anzac memorial, viewing the interpretive historic signage, having a picnic and barbecue at the park, bird watching and fishing.

There is also a licensed cafe and a variety of accommodation which includes Holiday Units, Bed and Breakfast Retreat, and Council’s two designated limited tent camping and vehicle camping areas.

MOVIE! Click on the picture to see a 2 minute YouTube movie of Balgal Beach south. This was taken in March 2007 and shows the beach at mid tide (incoming).

Bird Watching! Balgal Beach is home to a wide variety of tropical birdlife. Graeme Chapman is a well known "twitcher" who regularly visits our region to document the bird life. Click on the picture to reveal the full article from the Townsville Bulletin on Graeme's exploits.

Click on the links to the left of the screen for details of things to do and things to know so you have a more comfortable stay at Balgal Beach.

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