Picnic Bay

Picnic Bay was once the main hub of Magnetic Island with ferries from Townsville docking at the now Historic Picnic Bay Jetty. These days Picnic Bay is a more relaxed, quieter area for visitors to enjoy. The Picnic Bay Mall has become the home of ‘Little Italy’ with a popular Italian restaurant, cafe and tapas bar. The restaurants share an outdoor dining area with live music played most weekends.

The jetty is a great location to try your luck at fishing or to simply sit and watch the sun set while taking in the views of the Townsville coastline in the distance. There is a specially designed swimming enclosure installed for the summer months to assist in protecting swimmers from stingers and the beachfront is patrolled by Life Guards during the summer school holidays.

Magnetic Island’s only fully fenced playground is located across the road from the beachfront near the Picnic Bay Hotel. Visit the Magnetic Island History and Craft Centre at the old Picnic Bay school to relive the history of Magnetic Island and see quality local crafts and souvenirs for sale.

For golfing enthusiasts a round at the iconic Magnetic Island Country Club is a must. Legend has it that this is where Greg Norman first played golf.
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