Port Macquarie Airport 12 min
Flynns Beach (4 min) Low-key sandy beach with lessons for beginning surfers, plus a cafe & a nearby resort. Kooloonbung Creek Nature Park (19 min) Town Beach (7 min) Port Macquarie Museum (15 min) Historical venue depicting area life through themed displays beginning with early European settlers. Douglas Vale Historic Homestead & Vineyard (7 min) Vineyard and wine Billabong Zoo: Koala & Wildlife Park (15 min) Zoo for viewing, feeding & handling native & exotic animals, with playgrounds & picnic areas. Town Beach Park (7 min) This 20-acre beach-adjacent park features a skate park, a playground, picnic tables & more. Sea Acres Rainforest Centre (7 min) Waterfront park offering an elevated rainforest walkway, with guided tours & a cafe. Roto House, NSW National Parks (4 min) Port Macquarie Astronomical Observatory (5 min) Observatory offering the public the chance to use the telescope on Wednesdays & Sundays. Macquarie Nature Reserve (4 min) Nature and park Lighthouse Beach (9 min) Expansive stretch of shoreline popular for surfing, swimming & strolls to the historic lighthouse. Tacking Point Lighthouse (10 min) Built in 1879, this white cement lighthouse with a keeper's cottage sits on a rocky headland. Mid North Coast Maritime Museum (5 min) Built to house harbor pilots in 1896, these cottages hold a museum of 100 years of nautical history. Koala Hospital (4 min) Small, indoor-outdoor koala rehabilitation center with a gift shop, open to the public for tours. |