VISITOR INFORMATION CENTRE BROOMS HEAD

This breathtaking, unspoilt, uncrowded beach is nestled in a pocket of heath land surrounded by Yuraygir National Park. A relaxing place for families and visitors of all age groups to get away from the hustle and bustle. Apart from the obvious pastime of just relaxing in this gorgeous setting there are a number of points of interest on and around this beach. The lookout offers panoramic views of the coastline and National Park. This is also a wonderful vantage point for whale watching. Pods of dolphins often play in the surf below the lookout. A leisurely beach walk will reveal many treasures washed up from the ocean depths or exploration of the rook pool at low tide may uncover a multitude of colourful marine life.

18km (one way) - 6.5 hour If you've decided to hike the entire Yuraygir coastal walk north to south, Angourie to Brooms Head is the first section and begins in world famous Angourie Surfing Reserve. Angourie to Brooms Head is a great place to start a northern NSW coastal day walk or multi-day hike. This hiking track takes you through a variety of coastal ecosystems ... Visit website for more info

This breathtaking, unspoilt, uncrowded beach is nestled in a pocket of heath land surrounded by Yuraygir National Park. A relaxing place for families and visitors of all age groups to get away from the hustle and bustle. Apart from the obvious pastime of just relaxing in this gorgeous setting there are a number of points of interest on and around this beach. The lookout offers panoramic views of the coastline and National Park. This is also a wonderful vantage point for whale watching. Pods of dolphins often play in the surf below the lookout. A leisurely beach walk will reveal many treasures washed up from the ocean depths or exploration of the rook pool at low tide may uncover a multitude of colourful marine life. ...

Little Shelley is visible from the Yuraygir Coastal Walk track – though it’s easily missed at high tide. OK, so you’ve walked south through the campground, and as the path winds up around Shelley Head, keep an eye for the smallest of tracks to the left. It’s a bit of a goat track down the hill to Little Shelley, but it’s a path that’s been trodden by enough people to make the footprints able to be followed. And why come down this track, to this semi-beach that doesn’t really look swimmable? Well, shells and nature of course! Your feet sink in the coarse pebbly sand, and there’s shells and rock pools galore. You can easily lose a few hours wandering and fossicking here. There’s a picnic table under the obligatory Pandanus tree that makes you wonder “how the hell did that get in here?” And almost always there’s an arrangement of shells on that table, left by previous visitors, just for you....

Hard to know which species loves Red Cliff more: the humans who camp here, or the kangaroos who call this gorgeous sprawling place home. Red Cliff is accessed by turning off Brooms Head road onto an unsealed, but good quality, looping track. The campground, (known as “Lake Arragan and Red Cliff Campground”) has (non-flush) toilets, wood barbecues, no power, and a drinking water tap on the north-western side of the access loop. The Red Cliff beaches are best described in three sections: firstly, there’s the straight northern stretch up to Plumbago; then there’s the reefy bays and rockpools that lie beneath the cliffs that give the place its name; these rocky sections open back up to a long sandy curve that stretches south to Brooms Head (and its fancy flushing toilets and electricity). These beaches are not patrolled – except by dolphins who are hopeless at CPR – and there’s rips aplenty, so be very mindful and cautious. There’s a great rock pool for swimming in the corner where the headland joins the beach (on the north side of the headland)...

Up the far end of Angourie Back Beach lies a corner of beach nestled into One Man’s Bluff – a broad headland that separates Angourie’s string of beaches from those to the south The only access to One Man’s is by walking the beach from Mara Creek or Angourie, and sometimes this isn’t possible or safe at high tide. One Man’s is pretty as a picture, and often is as unpopulated as the name suggests. Caution must be taken in the water as there’s a few rips. There’s often a rip right up against the headland which is deceptive, as it appears the calmest stretch. They’ll say it a million times, please don’t take any risks when dealing with the ocean. The rock platform underneath the bluff is accessible at low tide, but be careful as it’s extremely slippery, and the small boulders you’ll walk over to get there aren’t all as stable as they appear – more than one fisherman has hobbled back to Mara Creek nursing a rolled ankle. Speaking of fishing, check out the fish trap in the corner, the Yaegl mob’s equivalent of a supermarket for thousands of glorious, harmonious years....

On the south side of Shelley Headland, where the next stretch of beach begins is a special little zone called Shelley Caves or more simply, “Caves”. This backbeach is where campers at Shelley Head might come to get a break from an oppressive northerly wind in springtime. As the name suggests, there is a series of sea caves that are fun to poke around in at low tide, but a bit dodgy at high tide. The caves have been created by waves eating into the ‘soft’ 180 million year old shale rock. The beach is swimmable, but with a fair gradient and swirl off the rock ledge, not to mention some semi-permanent rips, it’s generally a safer bet back north at Shelley Beach proper. A note of caution. It is possible to scramble around the exposed rock shelf from Caves to Little Shelley, but Only on a low tide with minimal swell action, and even then it is treacherously slippery, and exposed to rogue waves potentially washing the unwary off. Exercise extreme caution. By far the safest bet around these headlands is to find your way up to the walking track....

Brooms Head is a beachfront town offering pristine beaches, nestled in the heathland of Yuraygir National Park. A regular holiday destination for Clarence Valley locals, Brooms Head really is a hidden treasure – it's a beach hideaway that’s as perfect as anything you could imagine. Cakora Point is often the first and last point of call for a visitor to Brooms Head, as it provides awe-inspiring aspects of the coastline, and is a fantastic spot to look out for whales and dolphins. A few kilometres northwards of Brooms, along a sweeping arc of golden beach, lies the Redcliff/Lake Arragan area, which is a must-visit while you’re in the vicinity. You’re practically guaranteed to see kangaroos here, and the cliffs (yes, they’re very red), the beaches and the rockpools make this a beachlover’s wonderland. Don’t forget your canoe or kayak as Lake Arragan is a top spot for a paddle too. Brooms Head is the kind of spot where families have parked their caravans in the same spot every holiday for generations. There’s something reassuringly old-fashioned about the rows of campsites and caravans, canvas annexes flapping in the afternoon sea breeze. Brooms Head has a timeless quality about it. Uncrowded beaches, friendly locals, away from the hustle & bustle, you’ll find The Broom to be perfect for a family holiday. The beaches are perfect for surfers, fishermen and families and the views from the headland are truly breathtaking. Get away!...