Swim hole · Free
Airlie Beach Lagoon
Airlie Beach, Queensland
Free, lifeguard-patrolled swimming lagoon right on the foreshore: the answer to stingers and croc-wary ocean swimming. Open daily from 5:30am with lawns and BBQ areas, it's the default backpacker hangout between boat trips.
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- Only swim where it is signposted as safe. In the tropics that means crocodile and stinger warnings apply, whatever it looks like.
- Spots are added by backpackers, not verified on site by Matey. If it has changed, flag it in the app so the next person knows.
- Working nearby? Bowen is 56km away: farm work in Bowen.
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