Dunk Island lies just 4 km off South Mission Beach and with a ridge line of over 200 m high, it is clearly visible from the mainland. Captain Cook sighted and named this ‘Tolerable high island’ in June 1770. A regular ferry service now operates from Narragon Beach to the island, accommodating day-trippers as well as longer term guests. Most of the island is part of the 730 ha Dunk Island National Park. However, the western corner has been partly cleared and includes a 500 m long, low, sandy, cuspate foreland. This area houses a tourist resort and landing strip. There are two beaches on either side of the foreland - Pallon on the south and Brammo Bay on the north. Pallon Beach (D1) is 1.4 km long and faces south-west toward Lugger Bay. It is shielded from most waves by the island and fringing reefs, and at high tide calm to low wave conditions usually prevail. At low tide up to 1 km of sand and reef flats are exposed. read more

Beach Length: 1.4km