Places of interest to visit

Sitting between Nelson Bay and Little Beach in Port Stephens, Fly Point is a protected aquatic sanctuary that offers some of the best shore diving and snorkelling.

  Lush sponge gardens and kelp forests are just a few metres from the beach and home to pineapple fish, blue groupers, octopus, wobbegong sharks and even elusive seahorses. In Summer, juvenile tropical fish appear including butterfly fish, damsel fish, wrass and butterfly cod. 

Tilligerry Habitat Reserve is a 9 ha flora and fauna reserve along a sandy foreshore on Tanilba Bay between the townships of Tanilba Bay and Mallabula. 

• free entry with map available from straw bale Environment Centre

• easy walking tracks on gravel paths and boardwalks.

• scenic swamp mahogany paperbark forest

• regenerating heath and woodland

Tucked away on the side of the Pacific Highway in a town called Heatherbrae,  just a leisurely 40 minute drive from the heart of Nelson Bay, sits over 130 hectares of pristine parkland and gardens.

This beautiful space is called Hunter Region Botanic Gardens.

To welcome visitors, the Gardens have a Visitor Centre, cafe, gift shop and reference library. Devonshire teas and light lunches are served daily, or visitors can picnic in the Gardens. 

Walks and excursions are organised regularly, and there is a program of special events.

Tomaree is a national park located in New South Wales, Australia, 145–155 km northeast of Sydney in the Port Stephens local government area. It is located on the shores of the Tasman Sea, extending north from Fishermans Bay to Shoal Bay passing through Boat Harbour, One Mile, Nelson Bay and Fingal Bay. Wikipedia 

Accessible by car, this prominent viewpoint offers expansive views of Nelson Bay & beyond. 

Lily Hill Rd, Nelson Bay NSW 2315 

Point Stephens Lighthouse on Fingal Island is one of a kind. Kayak or take a boat to the island to explore the lighthouse and historic ruins. 

The Point Stephens Light is a heritage-listed active lighthouse located on Point Stephens, a point on an unnamed headland at the east of Fingal Bay, 4.25 km south of the entrance of Port Stephens, New South Wales, Australia. The light serves to assist vessels entering Port Stephens. Wikipedia 

Tanilba Bay is a little known paradise known for its magnificent water views, teeming birdlife and local koalas. With grand 1920’s entrance gates, it is surrounded by recreational and national parkland. It is Port Stephens’ best kept secret and untouched by development, located halfway between Newcastle and Nelson Bay on the Tilligerry Peninsula 

Tanilba House sits on 3 acres literally surrounded by beautiful Port Stephens 

If you are looking for the perfect view over the Nelson Bay look no further than this absolute gem of a spot.

Located on the far side of the marina, Koala Reserve is a foreshore reserve set amongst the eucalypts.

A foreshore boardwalk starts at this park and meanders through to Nyrang Park.

This walk gives a beautiful insight into the lush mangrove vegetation native to the Tilligerry Peninsula. Viewing platforms give scenic water views of the surrounding area.

In a world of big things, there are few as striking and as monumental as the Stockton Bight Sand Dunes in the Worimi Conservation Lands at Anna Bay in Port Stephens. 

From fun adventure to ancient heritage, the Worimi Conservation Lands at Anna Bay offers amazing experiences.