Clifton Beach is located 22 kilometres north of
Cairns and 42 kilometres south of Port Douglas
and is a central point for all day tour operators and
self drive tours.
Clifton Beach is a dormitory suburb of Cairns,
Queensland, Australia located on the shores of the
Coral Sea.

The beach itself is clean and deep, entertains a
moderate swell from the southeasterly trade
winds, and is home to a large pippy population. In
case you're wondering what on earth a pippy is,
these are small muscle-like creatures that bury
themselves in the sand but continuously get
dredged back to the surface as waves climb up the
foreshore. They are very entertaining to watch,
and make great fishing bait if you have nothing
else to use.