Fitzroy Island
last visited July 2016 I've stayed 3 times at Fitzroy - first in the early 90s (camping), next late 90s (in the old resort's backpacking section) and lately in July 2016 (camping again). It's an island well worth repeat visits. Fitzroy is about 30 km east of Cairns - the closest island to that city for day-trippers It is a continental island (a former mainland mountain isolated when sea level rose after the last ice age), not a coral cay like other touristy island destinations out of Cairns. Much is covered with rainforest thru which you can trek on good tracks. A fringing reef surrounds most of the island offering some good snorkeling and diving, although coral quality has suffered because of bleaching since my earlier visits. There are a couple on nice beaches, some good viewpoints and apart from GREEN ISLAND'S very flash place it is the only island out of Cairns with a resort. I don't know any others you can camp on either. Size is abt 3km x 1.5km. The highest po...