Yorkeys Knob offers the deepest sandy beach in the area, incredible mountain views for miles and safety nets for year-round swimming. You will be only 12 minutes drive to the Great Barrier Reef departure points as well as the excellent shopping available right in Cairns & the CBD. Only 8 minutes from the Airport and about 12 minutes drive to the City. Buses that go to the City and Airport are also nearby.
Yorkeys Knob has some excellent restaurants and a very good local shopping centre with hairdresser, liquor shop, supermarket, casual dining and take away, etc. and nearby Smithfield has a very large shopping centre with everything you will ever need. Why not try a meal at the glamorous Yacht Club — with a great menu and the best chef you will find anywhere — you can dine in a wonderful large covered open air restaurant with a panoramic view of the glamorous yachts from all around the world.
The excellent 18-hole golf course and clubhouse are open to visitors or you can join the Yacht Club and Golf Club with their very reasonable membership fees. Even Port Douglas is only 45 minutes drive from Yorkeys Knob.
If you want some exciting adventure, then why not have a para glide — you can take a ride from Yorkeys Knob every day.
Just some of the things you can see and explore are: