Palm Cove Prestige - PALM COVE

About Palm Cove Prestige - PALM COVE

Palm Cove is a coastal suburb of Cairns, Far North Queensland on the Australian coast. It has a long sandy beach along most of its seafront except for the rocky headland around Buchan Point in the north of the suburb. It is located 27 kilometres (17 miles) north of the city of Cairns. It is named after the palm trees that line the beach. Arlington Reef is the closest section of The Great Barrier Reef to Palm Cove being around 30 kilometres (19 miles) offshore. The reef shelters the inshore waters from the Coral Sea swells creating relatively calm waters between the reef and the beach. To the west of Palm Cove is the Macalister Range National Park which is part of the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area.

Beautiful year-round, this stunning stretch of coastline in Far North Queensland is an iconic destination. Perfectly positioned between Port Douglas and Cairns, Palm Cove is a resort town along the shores of the Coral Sea. Bounded by the lush tropics of Macalister Range National Park on one side, and a patrolled swimming beach to the other. The relaxed seaside village with shopping, as well as cafes and restaurants which serve multicultural cuisine. And all with views over the palm fringed esplanade out to Double Island and the pristine waters of the Coral Sea.

Palm Cove is predominately a resort town with many quality resorts and Spas, AB&B’s and short and long term rental properties. It also has a permanent, predominately older community who embraces Palm Cove’s healthy and relaxing tropical lifestyle year-round. A short 30-minute drive from Cairns City. Locals and visitors alike have all the services and conveniences of a large city.

The Esplanade has a first class Caravan Park at the northern end of the Palm Cove beach and provides a beautiful ocean front walking path for dog lovers, joggers, walkers and cyclists. The Palm Cove Jetty is one of the regions favoured fishing spots. Tourism operators offer day-trips out to the Great Barrier Reef and up to Daintree Rainforest. Other popular past times are kayaking, jet skiing, sailing, white water rafting, horse riding, all-terrain vehicles, deep sea and reef fishing.

The history of Palm Cove

Shortly before World War I in 1918, the land that is today Palm Cove was bought by Albert Veivers from Archdeacon Campbell. Archdeacon Campbell had been known as a priest at Cairns church who experimented with bringing different agricultural crops to the Cairns region. Veivers was important in the advancement of Palm Cove by having the first road built. The creation of the road led property values in Palm Cove to increase dramatically, leading to more prosperity for the community. Shortly after World War II, in which Palm Cove was used as a training base for Australian soldiers, the number of people traveling to Palm Cove greatly increased.

Climate

Since Palm Cove is located in a tropical climate, the average summer temperature is between 24 and 33 degrees Celsius; average winter temperature is between 14 and 26 degrees Celsius.