Bongil picnic area

From Coffs Harbour:

• Take the Bonville exit from the Pacific Highway onto Pine Creek Way
• Turn into Williams Road north of Bonville
• Bongil picnic area is at the end of Williams Road

The gate to Bongil picnic area is automatically locked between sunset and sunrise.

Road quality

• Sealed roads

Vehicle access

• 2WD vehicles

Weather restrictions

• All weather

Parking

There's a bitumen carpark at Bongil picnic area. There are 30 parking spots, including 2 accessible parking spots and bus parking is available. Access is via Williams Road, off Pine Creek Way.

All rubbish must be taken with you when you leave. Please leave the area clean and tidy. If significant cleaning is required there may be a fee.

Toilets

There's an ambulant toilet at the picnic area.

Picnic tables

Barbecue facilities

You can bring and use your own portable gas barbecue if it has a drip tray.

• Gas/electric barbecues (free)

Carpark

Step-free access

The picnic area is flat and step-free with paved pathways that lead from the carpark to the picnic tables and also to a lookout over Bonville Creek.

Although some of the picnic tables are set along the paved pathways, others sit away from the paths and you'll need to cross over flat grass to reach them.

• Step-free outdoor pathways

Seats and resting points

There are bench seats at the lookout over Bonville Creek.

• Bongil picnic area factsheet

Disability access level - medium

Bongil picnic area is flat and step-free, with the following accessible facilities:

• 2 accessible parking spaces in bitumen seal carparks
• An ambulant toilet, set at the end of a paved pathway
• Accessible picnic tables, many under shelters
• Paved paths that lead to the toilets and past some of the picnic tables
• 2 bench seats at the lookout over Bonville Creek where you can rest

Some of the picnic tables are set away from the paved paths that run through the picnic area. People with reduced mobility may need some assistance to cross the grassy surface to reach them.