What's Freshwater like?
If you want to find the perfect part of the city to explore, look no further than Freshwater. Visit places such as Australian Armour and Artillery Museum and Skyrail Rainforest Cableway when you venture just outside the neighbourhood. Smithfield Shopping Centre and Barron Gorge National Park are two places to visit nearby.
How to get to Freshwater
Flying to:
- Cairns, QLD (CNS-Cairns Intl.), 2.8 mi (4.5 km) from Freshwater
Things to see and do in and around Freshwater
Things to see near Freshwater:
- Barron Gorge National Park (3.6 mi/5.9 km away)
- Cairns Esplanade Charles Street Parkland (4.2 mi/6.7 km away)
- Cairns Esplanade (4.4 mi/7 km away)
- Yorkeys Knob Beach (4.6 mi/7.4 km away)
- James Cook University (4.8 mi/7.8 km away)
Things to do near Freshwater:
- Australian Armour and Artillery Museum (2.5 mi/4 km away)
- Smithfield Shopping Centre (3.5 mi/5.6 km away)
- Cairns Performing Arts Centre (4.7 mi/7.6 km away)
- Cairns Central Shopping Centre (4.9 mi/7.9 km away)
- Cairns Night Markets (5 mi/8 km away)
When is the best time to visit Cairns?
- Hottest months: January, February, December, March (average 27°C)
- Coldest months: August, July, June, September (average 21°C)
- Rainiest months: January, February, March, December (average 281 mm of rainfall)