Pebbly Beach picnic area
Murramarang National Park
Visitor info
All the practical information you need to know about the Pebbly Beach picnic area.
Getting there and parking
On entering Murramarang National Park take Mount Agony Road at East Lynne from the Princes Highway and follow it all the way to Pebbly Beach.
Road quality
The access road to Pebbly Beach is not suitable for caravans.
- Sealed roads
Vehicle access
- 2WD vehicles
Weather restrictions
- All weather
Parking
Parking is available in a bitumen carpark at the picnic area.
Best times to visit
There are lots of great things waiting for you in Murramarang National Park. Here are some of the highlights.
Spring
Spring is a great time to dust off your hiking boots and take to the park's tracks. Try the Pretty Beach to Durras Mountain walk for spectacular views of the coast and ranges.
Summer
There's no better time to head down the coast and catch some sunshine. With crystal clear waters for swimming and snorkelling, a beach camping trip is the ideal way to enjoy the Aussie summer.
Winter
Birdwatching opportunities abound at this time of year, see if you can catch the courting displays of lyrebirds in the park's rainforest areas.
Weather, temperature and rainfall
Summer temperature
Average
16°C and 25°C
Highest recorded
43.3°C
Winter temperature
Average
7°C and 16°C
Lowest recorded
0°C
Rainfall
Wettest month
March
Driest month
August
The area’s highest recorded rainfall in one day
275.3mm
Facilities
Toilets
There are accessible and ambulant toilets at the picnic area with a micro flush system. You can reach the toilets along the paved pathway that runs through the picnic area.
- Flush toilets
Picnic tables
Barbecue facilities
- Gas/electric barbecues (free)
Drinking water
Requires boiling
Showers
There are accessible cold showers next to the picnic area carpark.
- Cold showers
Step-free access
The picnic area is flat and step-free. There's a 1.2m-wide paved pathway that leads past 1 of the picnic shelters, the toilets and on to a timber viewing platform that overlooks the beach.
To reach other parts of the picnic area, you'll need to cross over flat grass.
- Step-free outdoor pathways
Seats and resting points
There are some benches along the paved path as you walk towards the beach. There are also bench seats in the northern part of nearby Pebbly Beach campground.
Maps and downloads
Accessibility
Disability access level - easy
Pebbly Beach picnic area is flat and step-free, with the following accessible facilities:
- There's a 1.2m-wide paved pathway that's suitable for wheelchairs, which leads to one of the picnic shelters, the toilets and to a timber viewing platform
- There are accessible and ambulant toilets
- There's an accessible cold shower near the carpark
- The picnic tables are accessible
- There are bench seats where you can rest along the paved pathway to the beach
Some of the facilities are not located along the paved pathway that runs through the picnic area. You'll need to cross over flat grass to reach these facilities.
Prohibited
Pets
Pets and domestic animals (other than certified assistance animals) are not permitted. Find out which regional parks allow dog walking and see the pets in parks policy for more information.
Smoking
NSW national parks are no smoking areas.
Operated by
- Depot Beach office
- Open daily, 10am to 4pm variable. Closed Christmas Day.
- 02 4478 6582
- depot.beach@environment.nsw.gov.au
- 2B Depot Beach Road, Depot Beach NSW 2536
Park info
- in Murramarang National Park in the South Coast region
Murramarang National Park is always open but may have to close at times due to poor weather or fire danger.
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Park entry fees:
$8 per vehicle per day. The park has pay machines - cash and credit cards accepted. Card only at Pretty Beach.
Buy annual pass