They say the best things in life are free and that’s certainly true in Tropical North Queensland!
Here’s some great things to do that won’t cost you a cent:
– There are hundreds of gorgeous beaches all along the coast where you can spend all day swimming, sunbaking or playing a classic game of beach cricket.
– Head to one of national parks in Tropical North Queensland, which are threaded with a huge network of walking trails taking you through lush rainforest, past sparkling volcanic crater lakes and to stunning lookouts.
– Tropical North Queensland is famous for its waterfalls and swimming holes, so spend some time splashing around in the crystal-clear water.
– Jump behind the wheel and see where the road takes you. There are a number of beautiful drives in the region, like the Great Barrier Reef Drive from Cairns to Port Douglas, the Waterfall Circuit through the Atherton Tablelands and the Canecutter Way through rolling sugarcane fields.
Free activities
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Cairns Botanic Gardens
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art galleries
Janbal Gallery
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atherton tablelands
Mt Hypipamee
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atherton tablelands
Hallorans Hill
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art galleries
Mareeba Heritage Museum
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art galleries
Cairns Art Gallery
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cape york
Kalkajaka National Park (CYPAL)
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art galleries museums
Riversleigh World Heritage Site, Boodjamulla (Lawn Hill) National Park
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camping
The Gamaay Dreaming Track
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art galleries
Yarrabah Arts and Cultural Precinct
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atherton tablelands
Windy Hill Wind Farm, Ravenshoe
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art galleries museums
Nganyaji Interpretive Centre
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Atherton War Memorial
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atherton tablelands
Herberton War Memorial
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atherton tablelands
Chillagoe-Mungana Caves National Park
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Curtain Fig Tree
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atherton tablelands
Danbulla National Park and State Forest
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atherton tablelands
Millstream Falls National Park
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atherton tablelands
Davies Creek Mountain Bike Park
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atherton tablelands
Cathedral Fig Tree
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Lake Eacham, Crater Lakes National Park
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atherton tablelands
Lake Koombooloomba
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atherton tablelands
Ellinjaa Falls
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atherton tablelands
Emerald Creek Falls
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atherton tablelands
Lake Tinaroo
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atherton tablelands
Little Millstream Falls
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Millaa Millaa Falls
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atherton tablelands
Millstream Falls
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atherton tablelands
Souita Falls
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atherton tablelands
Tully Falls and Tully Gorge
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Zillie Falls
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Curtain Fig National Park
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atherton tablelands
Davies Creek National Park and Dinden National Park
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atherton tablelands
Emerald Creek, Dinden West Forest Reserve
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Lake Barrine, Crater Lakes National Park
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atherton tablelands
Mount Lewis National Park
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adventure
Atherton Forest Mountain Bike Park
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atherton tablelands
Misty Mountains Wilderness Tracks
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atherton tablelands
Atherton Tablelands Information Centre
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Malanda Falls Visitor Centre
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atherton tablelands
Ravenshoe Visitor Centre
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cairns northern beaches
Cairns War Memorial
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cairns northern beaches
Goldsborough Valley, Wooroonooran National Park
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Munro Martin Parklands
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cape york
Wujal Wujal
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cape york
Cooktown War Memorial
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cape york
Mary Watson Monument Cooktown
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cape york
Milbi Wall (The Story Wall)
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cape york
Little Annan Gorge
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cape york
Cape Melville National Park (CYPAL)
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cape york
Mount Cook National Park
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bird watching
Rinyirru (Lakefield) National Park (CYPAL)
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beaches
Cow Bay
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creeks rivers streams
Lawn Hill
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Jumrum Creek walk, Jumrum Creek Conservation Park
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free
Barron Gorge National Park
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accessible
Din Din Barron Falls Lookout track, Barron Gorge National Park
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free
Kuranda Visitor Information Centre
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free
Russell River National Park
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bird watching
Eubenangee Swamp National Park
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free
Licuala State Forest
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free
Blencoe Falls, Girringun National Park
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Djiru National Park
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free
Edmund Kennedy, Girramay National Park
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Josephine Falls, Wooroonooran National Park
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atherton tablelands
Tully Gorge National Park
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Josephine Falls walking track, Wooroonooran National Park
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Kennedy Walking Track
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free
Babinda Visitor Information Centre Inc
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free
Cardwell Museum & Heritage Precinct
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free
Mission Beach Visitor Information Centre
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Tully Visitor Information Centre
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beaches
Newell Beach
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beaches
Wonga Beach
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beaches
Wangetti Beach
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creeks rivers streams
Babinda Boulders
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atherton tablelands
Lambs Head (Kahlpahlim Rock)
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Cairns Lagoon
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adventure
Walshs Pyramid
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beaches
Bramston Beach
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beaches
Palm Cove
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atherton tablelands
Malanda Falls
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creeks rivers streams
Cardwell Spa Pool
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beaches
Etty Bay
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beaches
Ellis Beach
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adventure
Mt. Bartle Frere
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beaches
Holloways Beach
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beaches
Yorkeys Knob
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atherton tablelands
Dinner Falls
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atherton tablelands
Mungalli Falls
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Wallicher Falls
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beaches
Machans Beach
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cairns northern beaches
Fairy Falls
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cairns northern beaches
Crystal Cascades
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creeks rivers streams
Stoney Creek
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Behana Gorge
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Spring Creek Falls
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beaches
Trinity Beach
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beaches
Kewarra Beach
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atherton tablelands
Halls Falls
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Mena Creek Falls
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Kearneys Falls
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Ponytail Falls
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atherton tablelands
Windin Falls
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atherton tablelands
Tchupala Falls
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Karumba Visitor Information Centre
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Normanton Visitor Information Centre and Library
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free
Georgetown Visitor Centre – Terrestrial
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free
Tully Golden Gumboot
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free
Flagstaff Hill
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beaches
Four Mile Beach
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beaches
Clifton Beach
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atherton tablelands
Nandroya Falls
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daintree cape tribulation
The CREB Track
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cape york
Trevathan Falls
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cape york
Fruit Bat Falls
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creeks rivers streams
Emmagen Creek
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art galleries
NorthSite Contemporary Arts
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free
Kuranda – Village in the Rainforest
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daintree cape tribulation
Mount Sorrow ridge trail, Daintree National Park (CYPAL)
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Yungaburra
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art galleries
Babinda Museum
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