The Johnstone River, one of the larger in north Queensland, enters the sea at Gladys Inlet. It has a 300 m wide entrance and tidal shoals extending up to 1 km seaward of the inlet. There are three beaches associated with the river mouth - Flying Fish Point to the north, Coconut Bay Beach in the mouth, and Conquette Point Beach forming the southern entrance. The town of Innisfail is located 5 km west of the river mouth. A road runs out from Innisfail along the north side of the river, past the back of Coconut Bay to Flying Fish Point. On the south side, the Conquette Point Road runs along the southern side of the river to within 400 m of the beach. Coconut Bay Beach (766) is set just inside the river mouth. It is 1 km long and faces south-east. The Flying Fish Point Road runs along the back of the narrow beach, with beachfront houses along the length of the beach. The beach is fronted by low, flat tidal and river flats and the river channel, which clips the southern end of the beach. read more

Beach Length: 1km