Lakeside Resort Caravan Park in Forster. Holiday activities within the Great Lakes

LAKESIDE RESORT FORSTER - FORSTER ACTIVITIES

Local Activities

Award Winning Resort

Tea Tree Road
(Off Lakes Way)
Forster NSW 2428

Ph: (02) 6555 5511
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Amaroo Dolphin Cruises
Dolphin Watch cruises with AMAROO Cruises. Coastal and Lakes cruising. Cruises depart 10am most days and 2pm on Saturdays.

Tourist Information
The Great Lakes Visitors' Centre is open seven days a week and is located in Little Street, Forster, adjacent the lake.

Phone: (02) 6554 8799 or,
Freecall: 1800 802 692

It conducts bookings and can provide tourist maps, tide charts and fishing guides, and information regarding local attractions, eco tours, walking tours, 4WD tours, boat-hire services, accommodation, arts-and-crafts shops, antique shops, coming events, activities, houseboats, diving packages, horseriding possibilities, ferry services to the islands of Wallis Lake, National Parks forests and walking trails, as well as cruises relating to deep-sea fishing, dolphin-watching, birdwatching and scenic ventures.

The Beaches
The Forster-Tuncurry area has a number of beaches:

Tuncurry Beach, offers surfing with a rock pool, kiosk,
picnic area etc.
Forster Beach, adjacent the southern breakwater in
Forster is patrolled in season.
The ocean baths are at its eastern edge.
Pebbly Beach is the next beach along, which is another good surfing spot.
The Tanks, an unusual rock formation where the waves spray water into a protected safe swimming area.
One Mile Beach is another good surfing location, with a surf club, kiosk, showers and toilets. It is patrolled in season.
Burgess Beach is a small and quiet beach accessed by a steep path off Burgess St. It has plenty of small rock cave formations.
Bulls Paddock, which is part of Seven Mile Beach, south of Cape Hawke, also features excellent surfing.

The Pebbly Beach Bicentennial Walk
The Pebbly Beach Bicentennial Walk commences off North St, near the ocean baths of Forster Beach. It leads eastwards over Second Head along the foreshore, between Bennetts Head Rd and the ocean, past The Tanks, through Bennetts Head Reserve and south past One Mile Beach to Burgess Beach.

Tobwabba Art

Tobwabba Art, which won a NSW Tourism Award in 1999, is located at 10 Breckenridge St. You can phone them on (02) 6554 5755. It features artworks (paintings, artifacts and decorative works) by artists descended from the area's original inhabitants.

Cape Hawke

At the southern outskirts of Forster is a roundabout from which Cape Hawke Rd heads east for 3.5 km out to Cape Hawke, one of the most northerly points of Booti Booti National Park. There is a very steep 440m path which winds its way to the summit of the mountain. Thankfully there are several rest benches en route. As you ascend the headland the views are increasingly spectacular.

At the apex (233 m above sea-level) is a cairn noting that Captain Cook sighted and named Cape Hawke on May 12, 1770. A raised viewing platform affords quite spectacular 360° views of Forster/Tuncurry.

Below the lookout is McBrides Beach which a lovely secluded spot. There is a rough 4WD-only road or, if you are fit, you can attempt the steep walk.

Santa Barbara and Green Point
4km south of Cape Hawke Rd is a very rough dirt track to the left which takes you out to secluded Janies Corner, a good fishing and surfing spot at the northern tip of Seven Mile Beach.

1.2km further south is Green Point Drive which will take you west out to Green Point where there is a small settlement on the edge of the lake. At the end of this road is a restaurant and gallery. 4km further south, to the left, is Santa Barbara, a lovely picnic area with amenities.

Tiona Park
1.2 km south is Tiona Park, technically the northernmost point of Pacific Palms. There you will find, on the western side of the road, a caravan park and the Green Cathedral, an al fresco temple, consecrated by the Saints Church. It has rough timber pews and a wooden lectern situated under a rainforest canopy on the shores of Wallis Lake and is used regularly for outdoor weddings. There is also a boatshed. You can phone them on (02) 6554 0291.

The Tuncurry Bicentennial Flora Park
The Tuncurry Bicentennial Flora Park is located off Myers Drive in west Tuncurry. There is a walking trail and seating, a range of local flora and about 60 bird and animal species.

Fun Parks
Ton O Fun is a family fun park with paddleboats, mini golf, a jumping castle, a mini train, dodgems on water, go karts, supa-karts, two large waterslides, quad bikes, volleyball, a merry-go-round, pedal cars, a bistro, kiosk and picnic-barbecue areas. It is open from 10:00a.m. to 4:00p.m. on weekends, public holidays and every day of the school holidays but closed throughout the winter. You can phone them on (02) 6554 3090. Head north from Tuncurry along The Lakes Way for 11 km. To the right, opposite the turnoff to Failford, is Ton O Fun Rd.

The Big Buzz Fun Park is another 9km north along The Lakes Way (which becomes Tuncurry Rd) at Rainbow Flat. It features three waterslides, a toddler's slide, a toboggan run, mini grass trikes, super grass trikes, pony rides, mono boards, peddlecarts, skatebikes, pony rides, volleyball, trampolines, swings, a swimming pool, a kiosk, shaded picnic areas and free gas barbecues. It is open from 10:00a.m. to 4:00p.m. weekends, public holidays and every day in the school holidays. You can phone them on (02) 6553 6000.