Bateau Bay Beach picnic area

Bateau Bay Beach picnic area is in the southern section of Wyrrabalong National Park. To get there from The Entrance:

• Travel south along The Entrance Road and turn left into Yakalla Street
• Turn right into Bateau Bay Road and then left into Reserve Drive
• Access to the Bateau Bay Beach picnic area is along Reserve Drive

Road quality

• Sealed roads

Vehicle access

• 2WD vehicles

Weather restrictions

• All weather

Parking

There is an asphalt carpark with 2 accessible parking spaces at the picnic area. It can be a busy place on the weekend, so parking might be limited.

There are lots of great things waiting for you in Wyrrabalong National Park. Here are some of the highlights.

Spring

A spring visit allows you to see gorgeous wildflower displays as you walk through the park.

Summer

It's summertime and the water's great – visit to surf, swim or snorkel in the park's superb beaches and it's a great time of year to fish for prawns and blue swimmer crabs at Tuggerah Lake.

Winter

Head to Wyrrabalong or Crackneck lookouts – these high headlands are perfect posts for watching whales on their northern migration.

There's no drinking water here, so you’ll need to bring your own supply.

Toilets

There's an accessible toilet at the northern end of the picnic area that you can reach along a flat concrete path.

• Flush toilets

Picnic tables

There is a picnic table set on concrete at the picnic area. The concrete path that leads from the carpark doesn't go directly to the picnic table, so you'll need to cross over grass to reach it.

Carpark

Step-free access

There's step-free access at the picnic area:

• There's a concrete path that leads from the carpark through the picnic area to the toilets and beyond. 
• There is also step-free access down a sloping pathway to the beach.

• Step-free outdoor pathways

Seats and resting points

There are 2 benches with backrests at the picnic area. The concrete path that leads from the carpark doesn't go directly to the benches; you'll need to cross over grass to reach them.

• Bateau Bay Beach picnic area factsheet
• Bateau Bay Beach picnic area map (2.4MB pdf)

Disability access level - medium

• There are accessible toilets at the picnic area
• There are 2 accessible parking spaces
• The picnic area is mostly flat and step-free with a concrete path that goes from the carpark to the toilets.
• There's a step-free path that slopes downhill to the beach
• There are accessible picnic tables and 2 benches with backrests. You'll need to cross over grass to reach them.