Choose your perfect patch of sand

For board riders, there’s the World Surf Reserves of Noosa and the Southern Gold Coast. Day trippers can explore the silica sands of Whitehaven Beach or the famed Nudey Beach among a plethora of options.

Turtles call Mon Repos and other beaches in the Southern Great Barrier Reef home, returning every year to lay their eggs. Families, too, return year after year to splash in the safe and patrolled waters of Queensland’s sparkling coastline.

There are the hidden stretches on islands like Lizard and Great Keppel, or secluded sand bars like Vlassof Cay that you’re unlikely to share with another human being, if you choose.

Campers have the world’s four largest sand islands to explore. You can run a half-marathon along them, ride a horse along the sand, or sit with a chef-hatted meal overlooking the waves.

Therein lies the beauty of Queensland beaches: the ever-shifting, but seldom-changing friend you can spend every day with, but rarely do the same activity.

With more than 6,000km of coastline, you’ll easily find a Queensland beach perfect for you.