Picturesque and pristine:
Magnetic Island's pristine beaches, all encapsulated in picturesque bays, don't have to be shared with many other people, unlike other beautiful ones in the world. All beaches in the main residential bays (Nelly, Picnic, Arcadia and Horseshoe) are easily accessible. Others you'll have to walk to via steep walking trails or you'll have to hire a tinny or yacht to get there.
Names of Beaches and Bays:
There are 23 Beaches and 22 Bays named on the Maritime Chart (AUS 256) for Magnetic Island. They are in a clockwise direction, starting with Horseshoe Bay in the North:
1. Horseshoe Bay 2. Balding Bay 3. Radical Bay 4. Gowrie Bay
5. Florence Bay 6. Arthur Bay 7. Whitfield Cove 8. Alma Bay
9. Geoffrey Bay 10. Nelly Bay 11. Rocky Bay 12. Picnic Bay
13. Cockle Bay 14. Bolger Bay 15. Young Bay and West Point Beach 16. Rollingstone Bay 17. Huntingfield Bay - Five Beach Bay with 18. Wilson Bay 19. Joyce Bay 20. Norris Bay 21. Maud Bay
22. Lovers Bay.