Palm Valley

Get driving directions

Palm Valley is in The Pass precinct of Walgun Cape Byron State Conservation Area. To get there:

• Follow Lawson Street (which becomes Lighthouse Road) and turn left after the boardwalk onto Brooke Drive.
• It is just five minutes by car or a half hour walk from the centre of Byron Bay

Road quality

• Sealed roads

Vehicle access

• 2WD vehicles

Weather restrictions

• All weather

Parking

Parking is available in 2 bitumen carparks at The Pass, including 4 accessible parking spaces.

It can be a busy place on the weekend, so parking may be limited.

There are lots of great things waiting for you in Walgun Cape Byron State Conservation Area. Here are some of the highlights.

Spring

With the weather being a bit cooler, it's the perfect time of year for walking, barbecues and picnics on the beach.

Summer

Summer holidays beckon you – enjoy swimming, snorkelling, surfing, building sandcastles, or relaxing in the shade.

Winter

Walgun Cape Byron is a great spot to watch for whales on their annual migration - remember to take binoculars.

Amenities

Toilets

There are accessible flush toilets at The Pass set along a paved pathway.

• Flush toilets

Picnic tables

There's a large picnic shelter, a small picnic shelter and stand-alone picnic tables at Palm Valley.

Barbecue facilities

• Gas/electric barbecues (free)

Cafe/kiosk

Carpark

Drinking water

Outside shower

There's an outdoor cold water beach shower at the picnic area.

Step-free access

• Palm Valley is mostly flat and step-free, with a short asphalt pathway that leads from the carpark to the large picnic shelter.
• There's also a bitumen walking track, Palm Valley Currenbah track, that goes around the picnic area and past some of the picnic tables.
• You'll need to cross over flat grass to reach the other facilities.

• Step-free outdoor pathways

Seats and resting points

There are 2 bench seats in the northern part of the picnic area, near the start of Palm Valley Currenbah track.

• Palm Valley factsheet
• Palm Valley map (2.1MB pdf)

Disability access level - easy

Palm Valley is mostly flat and step-free, with the following accessible facilities:

• 4 accessible parking spaces in the bitumen carparks
• Accessible flush toilets set at the end of a paved pathway
• Accessible picnic tables, some of which are set along a bitumen walking track. The large picnic shelter is located at the end of an asphalt path.
• Bench seats for resting in the northern part of the picnic area.

Some of the facilities are surrounded by grass - assistance may be required to reach these.