Guidebook for Turkey Beach

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Guidebook for Turkey Beach

Heron Island - Southern Great Barrier Reef Park

Have a few nights at Turkey Beach if you’re on your way north to Heron Island - we are only about 45 minutes drive south from the Gladstone launch or helicoper to Heron Island https://www.southerngreatbarrierreef.com.au/
Have a few nights at Turkey Beach if you’re on your way north to Heron Island - we are only about 45 minutes drive south from the Gladstone launch or helipcoper to the Heron Island
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Heron Island Resort
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Have a few nights at Turkey Beach if you’re on your way north to Heron Island - we are only about 45 minutes drive south from the Gladstone launch or helipcoper to the Heron Island

Wilson Island - Adults only glamping next door to Heron Island Great Barrier Reef

https://www.wilsonisland.com
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Heron Island Resort
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Day Trips via boat from Turkey Beach

Lovely day via boat from Turkey Beach - picnic, fish and snorkel in the creek, take a walk up to the historic lighthouse - as always check weather and charts beforehand.
Bustard Head Conservation Park
2098 Turkey Beach Rd
Lovely day via boat from Turkey Beach - picnic, fish and snorkel in the creek, take a walk up to the historic lighthouse - as always check weather and charts beforehand.

Sightseeing

Eurimbula National Park can be accessed from Turkey Beach via 4WD track. (Check current road conditions first). Deepwater & Joseph Banks Conservation Park are to the south
Captain James Cook, with botanist Sir Joseph Banks, made his first landing in Queensland on this picturesque coastline. The park is botanically diverse and protects mangroves, coastal vine thickets and littoral rainforest.
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Eurimbula National Park
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Captain James Cook, with botanist Sir Joseph Banks, made his first landing in Queensland on this picturesque coastline. The park is botanically diverse and protects mangroves, coastal vine thickets and littoral rainforest.
Rodd’s Peninsula National Park - a true wilderness park with access via boat or foot. A range of scenery from coastal mangroves and lowland palm forest, dry rocky outcrops, beaches and even coral reefs mark Rodd’s Peninsula as a unique destination.
Rodds Peninsula
Rodd’s Peninsula National Park - a true wilderness park with access via boat or foot. A range of scenery from coastal mangroves and lowland palm forest, dry rocky outcrops, beaches and even coral reefs mark Rodd’s Peninsula as a unique destination.
Gladstone Maritime Museum
60 Flinders Parade
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Mount Larcom Walking Trail
91 Lynn Rd
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Calliope River Historical Village
Lake Awoonga where huge Barramundi can be caught and water skiing is popular. The Barramundi closed season does not apply to Lake Awoonga.
Awoonga Lake
Lake Awoonga where huge Barramundi can be caught and water skiing is popular. The Barramundi closed season does not apply to Lake Awoonga.
Hidden in the rugged ranges of Queensland's central highlands, Carnarvon Gorge features towering sandstone cliffs, vibrantly coloured side gorges, diverse flora and fauna and Aboriginal rock art. https://parks.des.qld.gov.au/parks/carnarvon-gorge/
Carnarvon Gorge Road
Carnarvon Gorge Road
Hidden in the rugged ranges of Queensland's central highlands, Carnarvon Gorge features towering sandstone cliffs, vibrantly coloured side gorges, diverse flora and fauna and Aboriginal rock art. https://parks.des.qld.gov.au/parks/carnarvon-gorge/
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Пещеры Каприкорн
30 Olsens Caves Rd
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Food scene

A great place to stop and have lunch or dinner on your way to Turkey Beach - wonderful pub food and we feel the best steaks in Central Queensland.
Bororen Hotel Motel
A great place to stop and have lunch or dinner on your way to Turkey Beach - wonderful pub food and we feel the best steaks in Central Queensland.
Famous for its fresh mud crab sandwiches - Miriam Vale is on the highway about half hour South of the Turkey Beach turnoff
The Big Crab Restaurant
30 Roe Street
Famous for its fresh mud crab sandwiches - Miriam Vale is on the highway about half hour South of the Turkey Beach turnoff

Brewery & Food

Beautiful, modern waterside restaurant. Great menu - lovely to watch the comings and going’s of the yachts and ships in the harbor whilst sipping a cold beer or bubbly.
Auckland House
60 Flinders Parade
Beautiful, modern waterside restaurant. Great menu - lovely to watch the comings and going’s of the yachts and ships in the harbor whilst sipping a cold beer or bubbly.
Great spot - great food. Have a day trip you won’t be sorry.
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1770 Beach Hotel the tree
576 Captain Cook Dr
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Great spot - great food. Have a day trip you won’t be sorry.

Neighbourhoods

Agnes Water Blues and Roots Festival in February See below for further info: https://www.agnesbluesandroots.com.au/tickets/
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Agnes Water
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Agnes Water Blues and Roots Festival in February See below for further info: https://www.agnesbluesandroots.com.au/tickets/
Great day trip - have a ride on the Lark or a lazy lunch at the local hotel. Fantastic easy walk to the headland with wonderful views.
Cook's Landing Place, Town of Seventeen Seventy
Great day trip - have a ride on the Lark or a lazy lunch at the local hotel. Fantastic easy walk to the headland with wonderful views.
The Marina Parklands feature two playgrounds and a basketball court as well as a number of barbeque areas. The Marina Parklands is also home to several high-profile events including GPC’s Port to Park, the Gladstone Harbour Festival, Symphony Under the Stars and the Mayor’s Carols at the GPC Marina Main Stage The spectacular Brisbane to Gladstone yacht race is held every Easter and finishes at the Marina.
Gladstone Marina Parkland A
The Marina Parklands feature two playgrounds and a basketball court as well as a number of barbeque areas. The Marina Parklands is also home to several high-profile events including GPC’s Port to Park, the Gladstone Harbour Festival, Symphony Under the Stars and the Mayor’s Carols at the GPC Marina Main Stage The spectacular Brisbane to Gladstone yacht race is held every Easter and finishes at the Marina.