Radical Bay — Attraction in Coral Sea

I visited Radical Bay first time in 1990 and second time in 1995. I can only describe the beach and the surroundings as one of the most beautiful beaches I've ever been to. On my first visit we hiked from Arcadia and spend a couple of hours swimming and relaxing on the beach. On my last visit we drove from Picnic Bay in a rented Mini Moke and found the road in a bit challenging for the poorly powered vehicle. Again we spent time swimming and relaxing.

I can understand why the roads and tracks to the bay is now gated off to keep people away. Back in time people didn't bring their vehicles across to the island, but used local transport or rented Mini Mokes to get around.

A great thanks to Tom and Janet that ran one of the backpacker hostels on the island for sharing your love and passion for this heavenly...

I used to live on this beach! There used to be an old resort from the '70s here, replete with slide-away dancefloor/pool, 2 bars, a full kitchen, multiple outbuildings, the whole 9 yards, and a conglomerate called "Magnums" bought it in 1990, refurbished it and opened a backpacker's resort here! I was a wandering vagabond dirtbag backpacker when I showed up for a 3 day stay in May of 1991... I ended up staying for 4 months and was Head of Maintenance and drove the "ski boat", such as it was, from end of May-end of August '91. Strange to see it with none of that there any more, but truly, it is a phenomenal little beach and cool to see it returned to nature like that, and truly a "magnetic" island!! BTW that road was...

Very beautiful beach, reachable only by walking such that there is a good chance you'll be the only person there. In theory, there is a road to the beach, but it is in very very bad shape and closed (I think). To my knowledge, no car rental will allow you to drive here, even with 4WD, and chances of getting stuck are pretty high, indeed. If you decide to go for a swim, make sure to put a stinger suite on as there have been stings this year. Moreover, there is no reception such that calling help will be...