Tinaroo Dam on the Barron River, is popular with tourists as well as locals.

The dam, which was completed in 1959, supplies the bulk of the drinking and irrigation water supplies for the Atherton Tablelands district.

Numerous camping spots and picnic areas are available on the grassy shoreline which surrounds the lake.

Fishing (for Barramundi and Red Claw crayfish), sailing and bird watching are some of the favourite pastimes enjoyed by visitors.