Beaches to the North
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Eden and the surrounding area of the Sapphire Coast is renowned for pristine, picturesque beaches - of striking contrasts, including pounding surf, tranquil coves, lush estuary lakes and rugged heads. Some are fully patrolled, some are close to towns, others are remote and isolated. All are lapped by the beautiful, crystal clear, sapphire-tinged, ocean water for which this region is duly named and duly famous.
Whether your passion is for surfing, swimming, sun-bathing, fishing, walking the dog, strolling or beachcombing, you are sure to find a site perfect for your leisure and recreational pursuits.
Some of the more isolated beaches are accessible by boat or hiking for the more adventurous.
Click on photographs below for more beaches.
Aslings Beach
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The beach stretches for 2km from an ocean-fed, rock tidal pool, to the entrance of Lake Curalo. This is the main surf beach of Eden, accessed by road from town centre to Curalo Lake. The walkway begins at the clifftop viewing platform, extending to the Lake, offering striking views of the surf, bay, south and north heads. A pod of dolphins can often be seen leaping in the surf, particularly in the warmer weather. It is an ideal beach for surfing and paragliding. Beach is not patrolled. Facilities - toilets/changing rooms, showers, parking bays, viewing platform, walkways, tidal swimming pool, leash-free dog areas and lake access to the north. Town centre nearby. Google Map |
Long Beach, Pinnacles Beach, Haycock Point
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Long Beach has two intervening but readily negotiable rocky outcrops, within the northern precinct of Ben Boyd National Park. It stretches for over 10km north from Terrace Point and includes Haycock Point, and Pinnacles Beach. Access is via Haycock Road from the Princes Highway, about 8kms north of Eden township. Various walking tracks are available for keen hikers. However the walks are up to 500ms and there is a long climb down to Long Beach near the Pinnacles. The beach is unpatrolled. Facilities - non-flush toilets, picnic tables with wood BBQs (bring your own wood), bush walks and lookout points. Dogs are not permitted in National Parks. |
Barmouth Beach
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Barmouth Beach is on the southern shore of the entrance and bar to Pambula Lake. It is a very pretty beach and the water is calm - ideal for swimming, snorkelling and fishing. The view is spectacular along the coast to Pambula Beach, within the northern precinct of Ben Boyd National Park, It can be reached from the end of Haycock Road. The beach is unpatrolled. Facilities - picnic tables with wood BBQs (bring your own wood), bush walks and lookout points. Dogs are not permitted in National Parks. Park Map |
Pambula Beach, Lions Beach, Pambula Lake
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Pambula Beach is a popular family spot abutting the Jiguma Nature Reserve. From the lakeside beach and picnic area you can stroll around the corner to a small ocean beach (Lions Beach). Further down is the sandy lake shoreline of Pambula Lake. Access to Pambula Beach is via Coraki Drive through Pambula Beach township. You can choose between surf and still water activties. There is a separate parking area for Lions Beach within Jiguma Nature Reserve, turning off Coraki Drive beforehand. This area is unpatrolled. Facilities include toilets, showers, picnic area with BBQ facilities, children's play area, 2 small parking areas, walking trails. Dog restrictions apply during summer months. |
Merimbula Lake, Bar Beach, Merimbula Main Beach
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Merimbula Beach is over 4km long stretching north from Pambula Beach to the Main Beach. Merimbula Lake is an estuary lake and sits beside the township, extending out past the Merimbula Airport. Main and Pambula Beaches are patrolled during the summer season. There is a variety of access points to Merimbula Beach and Bar Beach is situated near Spencer Park. Shops and cafes are conveniently located nearby, however the intervening beachline is more deserted and unpatrolled. Facilities - parking, toilets, BBQ, playground, nearby oval, cafes and kiosks. |
Short Point Beach, Tura Beach, North Tura Beach
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Short Point Beach is over 3km long stretching from Merimbula in the south. Access is via Short Point Rd. Tura Beach village is further north with beach access from Surf Circuit. Knee-deep Back Lagoon is accessible from Short Point Beach which is patrolled during summer season. North Tura Beach is within Bournda National Park - right turn from Sapphire Coast Road into Widgeram Road, and park fees apply. Tura Beach is not patrolled. Facilities - Short Point: toilets, parking, park benches, seasonal kiosk, parkland. Facilities - Tura Beach: parking.
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