Lindeman Islands National Park 

Beyond the Whitsunday Passage lies the Lindeman group of islands. Like all in the Whitsundays, this group formed when a mountain range was drowned by rising sea levels. Smaller islands have a resistant volcanic core while larger islands in the group are made of granite.

Lindeman Island has a variety of vegetation types including rainforest in sheltered pockets, open forest in drier areas, grasslands and wetlands. The Aboriginal people who visited these islands knew it as “Yara-Kimba”, the place of snapper and bream. The islands and surrounding waters are part of the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area and are protected.

Boat Port is a quiet campsite in a beach scrub setting with a toilet and picnic table. Neck Bay (Shaw Island) and Naked Lady Beach (Thomas Island) have no facilities but a beautiful sandy beach. Campers must be self-sufficient. Open fires and generators are prohibited. Take water, fuel stove and insect repellent. Remove all your rubbish from the islands.

Things to do

• Camp at Boat Port (Lindeman Island) Neck Bay (Shaw Island) or Naked Lady Beach (Thomas Island)
• Enjoy the sunset over Lindeman Island from the Neck Bay camping area
• Walk to Mt Oldfield on Lindeman Island for a magnificent view over the islands
• While water is usually clearer on the northern sides of the outer islands, snorkelling over the reef flat at high tide can still be rewarding
• Go birdwatching around the wetlands on Lindeman Island
• See forest kingfishers, swamphens and bush stone-curlews
• Seasonal bird restrictions apply from 1 October to 31 March
• Beach access is not permitted within the seabird nesting area on Shaw Island (the beach east of Burning Point) and visitors must observe a 6-knot speed limit within 200m of high water mark