COMMUNITY NOTICE
Please be advised that The Spit on Dunk Island is currently undergoing upgrades.
There is temporarily no access to the BBQ facilities & restricted access to the toilets on The Spit. For your safety please avoid all fenced off areas due to construction work.
The walking trails / National Park are not affected. Limited camping sites are still available & bookings can continue to be made via Mission Beach Water Taxi on +61 (7) 4068 8310.
Thank you for your understanding.
WELCOME TO DUNK ISLAND GREAT BARRIER REEF
Dunk Island, a beautiful rainforest island with a stunning tropical environment is 6kms long and 2kms wide covering an area of about 970 hectares. The tropical verge of Dunk Island is wonderful for cool rainforest walks of which there are many, and a climb to the summit at Mount Kootaloo, the highest point on the island at 271m, will reward you with stunning views. Three quarters of the island is national park and the shoreline and surrounding waters are a designated marine park. Dunk Island is known for its tropical rainforest, sandy beaches, rocky shoreline and hilly terrain. The island is home to more than 90 bird species, mammals, reptiles and the stunning electric blue Ulysses butterfly, which is the island’s symbol.
The Dunk Island Spit camp ground, day use area and Family Islands National Park are open for public use. Please see links below for bookings & details. All other areas including the resort, airport, pools & farm are private property and off limits, see the map below for more details.
CAMPING ON DUNK ISLAND GREAT BARRIER REEF
Camping for a few nights is a great way to explore Dunk Island, true campers will love the untouched feel you get on Dunk Island. With the bare essentials covered – flushing toilets, hot showers and drinking water – plus a few luxuries (mobile reception), there’s little more than you, a few fellow campers and Mother Nature. You’ll have to bring your own food, drinks and BBQ lighter, as there are no restaurants or shops on the island.
Dunk Island has nine standard campsites (approximately 10 x 6m in area) which can accommodate a maximum of eight people per campsite. Each site has its own picnic table & seats, with toilets and showers only a short walk away.
- Camping is only permitted within the designated campsites.
- 3 weeks maximum stay. Extension on application
- VIEW CAMPSITE RULES
BOOK A CAMPSITE:
Please contact the Mission Beach Dunk Island Water Taxi office for availability and booking enquiries.
- The price to book a campsite is $6.15 per person, per night.
- info@missionbeachwatertaxi.com
- +61 (7) 4068 8310
TRANSPORT BY FERRY:
Mission Beach Dunk Island Water Taxi office
- info@missionbeachwatertaxi.com
- +61 (7) 4068 8310
Mission Beach Charters
- info@missionbeachcharters.com.au
- +61 475 885 205
Camping Information
- Drinking Water (tap)
- Flushing Toilets
- Hot Showers
- Gas Barbecues (BYO BBQ lighter)
* PLEASE NOTE BBQ AREA CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE DUE TO UPGRADED - Picnic Tables on each site
- Camp Site Surface – Sand
- Telstra & Optus mobile reception
- Pets – PROHIBITED
- Campfires are permitted within your campsite only
- Generators – PROHIBITED
- REMOVE ALL OF YOUR RUBBISH either on your own vessel or on the ferry – help keep our National Parks perfect.
Please note: There are no medical services available on the island. In an emergency please call 000 and ask for the ambulance service.
DAY VISIT TO DUNK ISLAND GREAT BARRIER REEF
Dunk Island provides opportunities for the perfect day out from Mission Beach. Day trips to Dunk Island offer visitors the opportunity to enjoy the natural beauty of the Family Islands National Park. There are a number of activities for visitors to enjoy, nature walks that offer spectacular scenery, a picnic on the spit, a swim in the ocean (see Jellyfish Info sheet) or a laze down by the beach.
All visitors must bring adequate food and water for the day.
TRANSPORT BY FERRY:
Mission Beach Dunk Island Water Taxi office
info@missionbeachwatertaxi.com
(07) 4068 8310
or
Mission Beach Charters
info@missionbeachcharters.com.au
0475 885 205
Please note: There are no medical services available on the island. In an emergency please call 000 and ask for the ambulance service.
DUNK ISLAND GREAT BARRIER REEF - MAP
NATIONAL PARKS
Dunk Island is part of the Family Island National Park and is situated within the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park.
Dunk Island is the largest Island in the Family Islands National Park and more than three quarters of the island is declared National Park. The waters that surround Dunk are a conservation zone within the Hinchinbrook Management Area of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park. Visitors are encouraged to enjoy these beautiful natural spaces in accordance with the rules for both parks.
Please do not disturb or remove any flora, fauna or habitat within the Marine & National parks.
Great Barrier Reef
The Great Barrier Reef is one of the great wonders of the world, and Dunk Island provides a great access point to see some of its attractions.
On October 26, 1981, the Great Barrier Reef was inscribed onto the World Heritage list. The Park covers 345,000 square kilometres and is both the largest World Heritage listed natural area and marine protected area. Comprising 2,900 reefs, 600 continental islands and 300 coral cays, the Reef extends 2,300 kilometres from the tip of Cape York to just south of Gladstone and is between 60km and 250km in width.
There are approximately 1,500 species of fish, 360 species of coral, one third of the world’s soft coral, up to 8,000 species of molluscs, between 400-500 species of algae, 600 species of echinoderm, 17 species of sea snakes, 22 species of seabirds, 32 species of shorebirds, 6 species of marine turtles, and 30 species of cetaceans.
As the home of Australia’s most recognised attractions, the Marine Park generates over $5 billion in tourism each year, with around 1.9 million annual visitors. Almost 85% of people visiting access the Reef from Tropical North Queensland (Cairns, Port Douglas and Cape Tribulation) as well as the Whitsundays.