Port Douglas

Port Douglas is a coastal resort town in Douglas Shire, Far North Queensland, about 67 kilometres north of Cairns between the Coral Sea and the Daintree Rainforest. It is a major gateway to the Great Barrier Reef and Daintree National Park. The town centres on Four Mile Beach, a long palm-fringed sandy beach, a marina, and a compact centre with shops, restaurants and Sunday markets, combining beach, reef and rainforest access.

Visitors can expect a low-rise tropical resort town centred on Four Mile Beach, a wide sandy beach fringed by palms and backed by the town centre, marina and Flagstaff Hill lookout. The area offers reef cruises from Crystalbrook Superyacht Marina to the outer Great Barrier Reef and Low Isles, rainforest excursions to Daintree and Mossman Gorge, wildlife parks, markets, dining and boutique shopping. The setting is coastal with warm tropical climate and views to the Coral Sea.

The area is traditionally the land of the Kuku Yalanji and Yirrganydji peoples. The town was established in 1877 as a port to service the Hodgkinson River goldfields and was named after John Douglas, Premier of Queensland. It developed as a fishing and sugar port before becoming a major tourism centre from the 1980s.

Port Douglas is a contemporary tourism and lifestyle centre that reflects Far North Queensland coastal culture, with markets, marina life and strong connection to reef and rainforest environments. It acknowledges Aboriginal heritage of the Kuku Yalanji and Yirrganydji peoples and serves as a hub for reef and rainforest interpretation.