Boyds Tower walking track
Green Cape area in Beowa National Park
Visitor info
All the practical information you need to know about Boyds Tower walking track.
Track grading
Features of this track
Distance
0.8 km return
Time
30min - 1hr
Quality of markings
Clearly sign posted
Experience required
No experience required
Steps
No steps
Gradient
Flat: Mostly flat, very gentle slopes
Quality of path
Formed track: The walk to Boyds Tower is along a 350m-long, 1.8m-wide accessible bitumen track with a lay-by that runs through melaleuca trees.
Behind the tower is a 1.6m-wide fibre-reinforced plastic boardwalk that leads to a viewing platform that looks north over Twofold Bay.
Getting there and parking
Get driving directions
Boyds Tower walking track is in the southern section of Beowa National Park. To get there:
- Travel south from Eden on the Princes Highway for 18km.
- Turn left onto Edrom Road.
- Approximately 15km along Eldrom Road, turn right onto Boyds Tower Road.
- Drive for 1.5km to the carpark.
Road quality
- Mixture of sealed and unsealed roads
Vehicle access
- 2WD vehicles
Weather restrictions
- All weather
Parking
There's parking in a gravel carpark at the start of the walk including 1 accessible parking spot.
Best times to visit
There are lots of great things waiting for you in Beowa National Park. Here are some of the highlights.
Autumn
Camp at Bittangabee Beach campground and see lyrebirds performing their characteristic dance and tail display.
Spring
Visit Green Cape Lighthouse or Boyds Tower to spot whales migrating south to their Antarctic feeding grounds - you might even see females with young calves.
Summer
Plan a camping trip to Saltwater Creek - to enjoy the lagoons and beautiful surf beach.
Winter
Take the Light to Light walk when it's nice and cool and the banksias are in bloom.
Facilities
Toilets
There is an accessible non-flush toilet near the carpark at the start of this walk.
- Non-flush toilets
Carpark
The gravel car park has 1 accessible parking spot.
Seats and resting points
There are 3 bench seats in the second half of the track, including 1 at the viewing platform at the end of the walk.
Maps and downloads
Accessibility
Disability access level - easy
- Boyds Tower walking track has a 350m wheelchair-accessible bitumen track with a lay-by, running through melaleuca trees.
- A wheelchair-accessible boardwalk continues behind Boyds Tower to a viewing platform with a seat, looking north over Twofold Bay.
- There are 2 additional bench seats in the second half of the track
- There's an accessible non-flush toilet near the carpark at the start of the walk.
- The gravel carpark has 1 accessible parking spot.
You may require some assistance to get from the carpark to the start of the bitumen track.
Permitted
Fishing
A current NSW recreational fishing licence is required when fishing in all waters.
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
- Merimbula office
- Monday to Friday and some weekends during peak holiday periods, 10am to 3pm.
- 02 6495 5000
- npws.sapphirecoast@environment.nsw.gov.au
- 47 Merimbula Drive, cnr Sapphire Coast Drive, Merimbula NSW 2548
Park info
- in the Green Cape area of Beowa National Park in the South Coast region
The Green Cape area of Beowa National Park is always open but may have to close at times due to poor weather or fire danger.
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$8 per vehicle per day in the Green Cape area of the park (south of Eden).
Buy annual pass