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. Palm Bay (L1) is a small, semi-circular, west facing bay housing a 200 m long high tide beach. It is located at the narrowest point in the island and the beach essentially ties the two parts of the island together (Fig. 4.53). On the flat land behind the beach is a small resort that runs through the palm trees to the eastern side of the island. The beach is backed by palm trees and consists of a narrow strip of high tide sand on a moderately steep beach, that grades into rock and rubble toward low tide. A boat anchorage has been dredged out of the sand and rock flats, and boats can anchor at the base of the beach with access to The Narrows at all tides. read more

Beach Length: 0.3km