Yeppoon Travel Guide
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Yeppoon, on the
Capricorn Coast, is a leisurely beachside town ideal for holidaying in Central
Queensland,
Australia. A wide variety of accommodation, from luxury to budget, caters for all tastes in this rapidly growing town.
The Capricorn Coast has a reputation for being one of the prettiest resort areas in Australia, and the scenery around Yeppoon is magnificent. Yeppoon is also famous for its cheap and abundant tropical fruits. These include mangos, pawpaws, melons, pineapples, macadamia nuts and strawberries in season. In celebration of its fruit production the town holds an annual Tropical Pine-Fest in late September.
Yeppoon has a number of quality attractions to offer the visitor; close by are the beautiful Keppel Islands and Great Barrier Reef and the rainforest village of
Byfield perfect for a cool dip.
Geographic Location
40km north-east of
Rockhampton
Population
10,000
Climate
Subtropical
Summer: 23 – 29°C
Winter: 11 – 22°C
Rainfall: 1330mm/year (wettest months December - March)
Major attractions
Great Keppel Island, Reef Haven Pontoon and Middle Island Observatory, fishing, beaches, Byfield National Park, Capricorn Coast National Park, Mount Archer National Park, camping and bushwalking, Emu Park.