Angourie Bay picnic area

Angourie Bay picnic area is in the Angourie precinct of Yuraygir National Park. To get there from Angourie Headland, follow the Yuraygir coastal walk or drive via the roadway access and follow the signs.

Road quality

Check the weather before you set out as the road to Angourie Bay picnic area can become boggy when it rains.

• Unsealed roads

Vehicle access

• 2WD vehicles

Weather restrictions

• All weather

Parking

Parking is available at Angourie Bay picnic area in informal gravel carparks.

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

Autumn

Autumn is the perfect time of year to go beach fishing along the park's coastline.

Spring

The park's heathlands provide a spectacular display of wildflowers. Check them out on your choice of walking track, including the Wilsons Headland walk and, of course, the Yuraygir coastal walk.

Summer

Visit in summer to make the most of the park's countless beaches and waterways. Swim, surf or snorkel – cooling sea breezes provide welcome relief in hot weather.

Winter

Plan a winter trip to go whale watching. The sight of migrating whales swimming north to warmer waters is second-to-none, and there are magnificent viewing points at Red Cliffs lookout and Brooms Head.

Toilets

There are accessible and ambulant non-flush toilets with a ramp leading up to them. The ramp has handrails on both sides.

• Non-flush toilets

Picnic tables

Carpark

Step-free access

The picnic area is step-free and mostly flat. You'll need to cross over flat grass to reach the toilets and picnic tables.

There's a path that leads to a nearby lookout. At the end of the path, there's a ramp that leads onto the lookout platform.

• Step-free outdoor pathways

Seats and resting points

There's a bench seat at the lookout platform south-east of the picnic area.

• Angourie Bay picnic area factsheet
• Angourie Bay picnic area map (1.2MB pdf)

Disability access level - medium

Angourie Bay picnic area is mostly flat and step-free with the following accessible facilities:

• There are accessible and ambulant toilets that are set at the end of a ramp. The ramp has handrails on both sides.
• There's a lookout at the picnic area with ramp access. The handrail at the lookout is designed so wheelchair users can easily see the view.
• There's a timber ramp to reach the beach.

There are some parts of the picnic area where people with reduced mobility may need assistance:

• You'll need to cross over flat grass to reach some of the facilities like the picnic tables and the ramp that leads to the toilets.
• At the end of the ramp to the beach, you'll need to cross over soft sand. The sand may shift and be steep at times depending on beach conditions.