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Cape Kimberley Beach in Daintree National Park

Beach · Daintree National Park

Cape Kimberley Beach

A long beach walk with Snapper Island offshore.

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Beach
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Right here
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Cape Kimberley Beach

Overview

About Cape Kimberley Beach

Why stop

  • Several kilometres of shore make this a proper coastal walk.
  • Snapper Island gives the shoreline a clear focal point.

Heads up

  • Crocodiles and marine stingers make this a poor swimming stop.

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Where it is

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BeachCape Kimberley Beach-16.27604, 145.47439
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Plan your stop

Before you go

Getting there and staying safe

It’s a side trip via Cape Kimberley Road after crossing the Daintree River. The last stretch is unsealed, so allow more time than a roadside pull-in. Parking is available at the beach access, but I couldn’t confirm public toilets or drinking water there; bring your own water and sun protection.

Queensland Parks’ advice is clear: don’t swim where crocodiles may live. Marine stingers are another coastal hazard, so treat this as a shore walk and view rather than a swimming stop.

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  • CautionCape Tribulation–Bloomfield Road: 4WD onlyThe Cape Tribulation–Bloomfield Road is open from Cape Tribulation through to Wujal Wujal, but restricted to four-wheel-drive vehicles because adverse driving conditions have left the surface…Official details
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“Cape Kimberley Beach is ahead, with a long sweep of sand facing Snapper Island. From the car park, a short path through paperbark swamp brings you onto the shore.”

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More about Cape Kimberley Beach

A long beach walkCape Kimberley Beach is a several-kilometre sandy shore on the Coral Sea, between Cape…

Cape Kimberley Beach is a several-kilometre sandy shore on the Coral Sea, between Cape Kimberley and the Daintree River mouth. The road reaches its northern end; from the beach car park, the river mouth is roughly 2.5 km along the sand, so make this a proper out-and-back walk rather than a quick stop. Snapper Island sits offshore, with the Low Isles farther out in the distance.

The view from the sandThe forested cape makes a green backdrop, with Snapper Island offshore and Low Isles farther…

The forested cape makes a green backdrop, with Snapper Island offshore and Low Isles farther away. For a photograph, keep the headland at one edge and the open sea across the foreground; that gives the view more shape than pointing straight out over the water.

A name with a dateExplorer and politician George Elphinstone Dalrymple named the cape on 24 October 1873 for John…

Explorer and politician George Elphinstone Dalrymple named the cape on 24 October 1873 for John Wodehouse, 1st Earl of Kimberley, then Secretary of State for the Colonies. Snapper Island, in the view from the beach, is traditional sea country of the Eastern Kuku Yalanji.

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Wildlife

Wildlife in Daintree

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Southern Cassowary688 sightingsSouthern CassowaryMost seen around 5 PMSighting mapSaltwater Crocodile1,788 sightingsSaltwater CrocodileMost seen around 4 PMSighting mapSpectacled Flying-fox242 sightingsSpectacled Flying-foxMost seen around 6 PMSighting mapBoyd's Forest Dragon332 sightingsBoyd's Forest DragonMost seen around 10 AMSighting mapVictoria's Riflebird46 sightingsVictoria's RiflebirdMost seen around 7 AMSighting mapLace Monitor188 sightingsLace MonitorMost seen around 10 AMSighting map

Sighting maps show where each species has been reported across Daintree. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.

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Trails nearby

EasyCape Kimberley Walk5 km · 1.5 hr · At the trailheadA 5 km beach walk to the Daintree River mouth.EasyJindalba Boardwalk Loop0.7 km · 45 min · 6.1 km awayA short rainforest loop for creek views and ancient king ferns.EasyJindalba Rainforest Walk0.1 km · 10 min · 6.1 km awayA short, accessible rainforest path leads to a clear creek lookout.ModerateJindalba Circuit Track3 km · 1.5 hr · 6.1 km awayLeave the easy boardwalk for a rougher rainforest circuitEasyDaintree Discovery Centre Walk0.9 km · 1 hr · 6.5 km awayA ticketed canopy walk through cassowary country and rainforest stories.

More stops nearby

Beach · 4.7 km awayCow Bay BeachA rainforest-backed beach with coves worth exploring at low tide.Sight · 5.3 km awayMount Alexandra Lookout (Walu Wugirriga)A quick panorama from rainforest to river mouth and reef.Picnic area · 6.1 km awayJindalba Day-use AreaPair a rainforest picnic with the easy boardwalk or tougher circuit.Sight · 6.5 km awayDaintree Discovery CentreFive tower platforms lift you into different rainforest layers.Food · 7.9 km awayFloravilla Ice CreamerySeasonal tropical-fruit ice cream in a shady Daintree garden.

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