Long Island is a 9 km long, 200 m to 2 km wide island that parallels the mainland south of Shute Harbour, with a deep channel called The Narrows separating it from the coast by just 500 m. The entire island is a national park with three areas of settlement, all on the protected western shore of the island, in Paradise, Palm and Happy Bays. Small resorts are located in Palm and Happy Bays. The bays are connected by graded walking tracks maintained by national parks. Happy Bay (L2) lies 1 km north of Palm Bay and is a larger version, occupying a 1 km long, west facing, semi-circular bay, with a 300 m long sandy beach in the southern corner, backed by a resort known as Club Crocodile. It too is in a narrow section of the island and the flat land runs for 400 m to the eastern shore and, like Palm Bay, ties these parts of the island together. Access to the resort is via a jetty out on the southern Humpy Point and an elevated 300 m long walkway. Both enable access to the resort at all tides. The beach faces north-west and is well protected from the Trades. It is moderately steep and narrow at high tide, with low tide revealing a 200 to 300 m wide sand to rock flat. Boats must anchor in deeper water beyond the flats. read more

Beach Length: 0.2km