Mission Beach Hideaway Village, Tom Simpson
If you want to camp with a view, look no further than the campsites around Cairns. We’ve picked our favourite campsites around the popular holiday town, everywhere from a boulder-bound campsite (yup, there’s more to Cairns than the beach) to a camping area on a beach where you can actually swim.
Mission Beach Hideaway Holiday Village, Mission Beach
Your holiday mission, should you choose to accept it, is to find an affordable, but still decent, place to stay. And if you book at Mission Beach Hideaway Holiday Village, you’ll be able to say mission accomplished.
Davies Creek camping area, Davies Creek National Park
If you found yourself up a creek without a paddle, you’d find yourself lucky to land at Davies Creek camping area, a picturesque spot next to Davies Creek. There are eight sites at the camping area, and good facilities.
Downfall Creek camping area, Danbulla State Forest
This open camping area is on the banks of Lake Tinaroo, and has uninterrupted views of the water. There are no defined sites, so rock up, set up tent wherever you like and tell yourself that this is the life. There are flushing toilets and fire rings.
Ellis Beach Oceanfront Bungalows , Ellis Beach
Ellis Beach is the rare beach near Cairns where you can swim all year round, as there’s a net in the ocean to protect a small area of the ocean from stingers. And you can camp right behind the beach, on either a powered or unpowered site.
Your stay at this fantastic campsite will be anything but rocky – Granite Gorge Nature Park has facilities that rank among the best, shady sites, and proximity to the park’s famous boulders.
Home Rule Rainforest Lodge, Ngalba Bulal National Park
Home Rule Rainforest Lodge is almost the gateway to the true north of Australia. So make sure to take advantage of the luxurious facilities at Home Rule for the duration for your stay, as it won’t be as easy to find good facilities in Cape York.
Noah Beach camping area, Daintree National Park
Is camping on a beach in Daintree National Park the ultimate mid-tropics accommodation? We say yes, but you’ll have to nab one of the limited camping spots and see for yourself!
Dunk Island camping area, Dunk Island
Camping is the only accommodation option still available on Dunk Island, which has sustained significant damage after cyclones on this section of the coast. Just off Mission Beach, the island is a back-to-nature paradise, but with better facilities.
