King Reef Resort & Caravan Park

🏖️ King Reef Resort & Caravan Park — Kurrimine Beach QLD

PAID CAMP

🚩 Description & Location

Right on the beachfront at Kurrimine, King Reef Resort offers powered and unpowered sites where you can park up just metres from the sand. A well-known spot for fishing, beachcombing, and enjoying sunrises over the Coral Sea. The park has a relaxed atmosphere, making it popular with both short-stay visitors and longer-term guests.

🪶 History

Kurrimine Beach has been a quiet fishing hub for generations. King Reef Resort grew from a small beachfront camping ground into a mixed accommodation park, while keeping the prime oceanfront sites that remain its biggest draw.

🚻 Facilities and Amenities

• ⚡ Powered and unpowered sites (beachfront and garden options)

• 🚿 Amenities blocks with hot showers and toilets

• 💧 Potable water available throughout park

• ♻️ Dump point on site

• 🍳 Camp kitchen and BBQ facilities

• 🐾 Pets allowed on sites (conditions apply)

• 🚮 Waste bins

• 🏖️ Direct beach access

🚗 Vehicle Access

🛣️ Fully sealed road from Bruce Highway via Silkwood or El Arish. Suitable for all vehicle types, including large motorhomes and caravans.

🏕️ Stay Information (as at August 2025):

• 📅 Booking: essential in peak holiday periods

• 🏛️ Managing body: privately owned and operated

• ⛺ Site types: powered and unpowered sites, some beachfront

• 🐕 Pet policy: pets allowed (conditions apply)

• 🚪 Gate/access: standard reception hours, after-hours check-in by arrangement

• ☎️ Phone: +61 7 4065 6166

• 📧 Email: info@kingreef.com.au

• 🌐 Web: kingreef.com.au

💲 User Price Reviews

• “$45 for powered beachfront site” (Mar 2025)

• “$40/night unpowered garden site” (Mar 2025)

• “We paid $42 for powered beach spot” (Apr 2025)

• “$38 unpowered site” (May 2025)(Seasonal variations in rates may apply)NOTE: These are user submitted prices, confirm with camp operator.

📝 Reviews Summary

✅ Positives:

• 🏖️ Absolute beachfront location

• 🐾 Pet friendly on sites

• 💧 Potable water and dump point on site

• 🐟 Easy beach fishing access

• 🌅 Scenic ocean views from many sites

⚠️ Cautions:

• 💵 Higher rates for beachfront

• 🏖️ Beach can be windy at times

• 🦟 Sandflies and mozzies in warmer months

🍻 Nearby Pubs & Clubs

• 🍺 Kurrimine Beach Hotel — bar, meals, bottle shop (short walk)

• 🍴 El Arish Tavern (~15 min) — country pub dining

🏕️ Nearby Campgrounds

• 🏞️ BIG4 Kurrimine Beach Holiday Park — family-oriented park with water park

• 🌳 Kurrimine Beach Holiday Units & Caravan Park — smaller beachfront option

🌄 Nearby Attractions

• 🐠 King Reef fishing and reef walking at low tide

• 🏖️ Kurrimine Beach foreshore

• 🌴 Maria Creek National Park tracks

🛒 Nearest Supplies

• 🛍️ Small grocery store in Kurrimine Beach

• ⛽ Fuel and larger supplies in El Arish (~15 min) or Innisfail (~30 min)

🚨 Breakdown & Emergency Info

• 📻 UHF CB: Road Channel = 40 | Emergency = 5

• ⛽ Fuel and medical clinic: El Arish (~15 min)

• 📶 Mobile signal: strong

• ⚠️ Check stinger season warnings before swimming

🔚 Final Note

King Reef Resort is all about location — step out of your van and onto the sand. If you want a beach-first camping experience with all essential services on-site, this is one of the Cassowary Coast’s signature spots.