The coast immediately north of Townsville has long been a relatively remote and little used area and today remains much the same. Between the mangrove-fringed Bohle River and Cape Pallarenda is 7 km of sandy and rocky coast, most of which is now contained within the Cape Pallarenda Environmental Park, with little development other than walking tracks. There are seven beaches along this low energy and generally north facing section of coast. There is limited 4WD access to some of the western beaches, with vehicle access to Cape Pallarenda and foot access to the remainder. Shelly Creek (East) Beach (856) is a 400 m long, north-east facing strip of high tide sand lying at the base of the range, with numerous rocks and boulders along the beach. It is fronted by 2 to 3 km of sand, shell and rock tidal flats and can be accessed on foot via a track from Cape Pallarenda. read more

Beach Length: 0.4km