Beautiful Magnetic Island is just 8km from Townsville in tropical North Queensland.  With its blending of National Parks, holiday accommodation, entertaining night life, and residential luxury, Magnetic Island is the perfect get away location for singles, couples, and families. 

If you like the great outdoors, you can spend hours relaxing on our picturesque beaches, walking through the 25km of walking tracks throughout the hills of our national parks, and visiting our World War II historical sites. 

Magnetic Island enjoys 320 fine sunny days per year.  With its relaxed and friendly lifestyle, great eating venues, and with the Great Barrier Reef, The Outback, and Wet Tropics rain forest all on our doorstep, Magnetic Island is the perfect spot for your North Queensland holiday. 

And with Townsville just a 25 minutes ferry ride away, you can also enjoy the convenience of a larger town for any of your other needs.