King Reef Resort

King Reef Resort fronts the beach at Kurrimine Beach on the Cassowary Coast, about ninety minutes south of Cairns. The accommodation spread runs from poolside eco-tents and motel rooms to beachfront cabins, a beach house and powered sites — slab, grass and beachfront. The beachfront bistro and bar handle dinner and a cold one after a day on the water, with a cafe for the morning; there's a pool, camp kitchen and laundry in the park. Pet-friendly options are available on powered sites — check when booking for cabins and tents. This is Far North Queensland's croc coast: estuarine crocodiles frequent Maria Creek and the beachfront, so swim in the resort pool, and treat the beach as fishing-and-walking water — the reef flats fishing here is the stuff of legend.