Paddling near Mackay, Queensland
Mackay sits on Queensland's tropical central coast, flanked by cane-country rivers and a working harbour that opens toward the Whitsunday island chain. The Pioneer River is the go-to flatwater paddle close to town, while Mackay Harbour suits a relaxed SUP session among moored yachts, and the offshore coast draws sea kayakers heading north toward Keswick, St Bees and the wider Whitsunday Islands.
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