Ellis Beach

There is a delightful cafe & bar situated close to the beach The Ellis Beach Bar & Grill that has Live Jazz with the Cairns Tropic Jazz Club when they visit visit once a month, for details and dates contact Vice President Maggie Nelson @ 07- 40517886.

Located 30 minutes drive North of Cairns is Ellis Beach with a backdrop of extremely high rainforest covered mountains and an outlook to Double Island it is a very pretty beach. Ellis is a popular destination for locals and visitors.

Heading further North you will see the ocean as you drive along the highway, it is a lovely drive all the way to Port Douglas.

There is a Surf Club that has regular Sunday meetings, A Caravan Park with beach side bungalows and absolute beachfront accommodation with many shady palm trees. As with most beaches in North Queensland Free beachfront BBQ’s are provided for picnics.

You will need to drive to this beach, as it is not part of a bus service.

A stinger resistant swimming enclosure is located at Ellis Beach during the summer months (usually November through to April).