Lizard Island National Park
Lizard Island National Park. Photo: Tourism Queensland.
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Facilities and activities
Welcome
The Traditional Owners—the Dingaal Aboriginal people—welcome you to their country. The islands have great cultural importance for the Dingaal and they ask that you respect their special place.
Location
250km north-east of Cairns
What's special
This group of six high islands lies midway between the coast and the outer barrier reef. Surrounded by coral reefs, the islands are fringed by mangroves and sandy beaches, and cloaked in grasslands, woodlands and wind-sheared heaths.
Maps and useful links
- Lizard Island National Park map
- Cape York Peninsula parks and reserves visitor guide
- Great Barrier Reef Marine Park zoning
- Public moorings and anchoring in the northern Great Barrier Reef North Queensland guide
- Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority's mooring information
- Public moorings and responsible anchoring in the Great Barrier Reef
- Be pest-free! brochure
- Cairns Area Plan of Management
- Sensitive locations in the Cairns Planning Area
- Species lists
