Ballina & Surrounds Travel Guides

Victoria Park Nature Reserve

This 18 ha stand of rainforest giants in this reserve is one of the last remnants of the Big Scrub-a lowland rainforest that once covered 75,000...

Ballina Airport

Ballina Airport is a small regional airport and is the gateway to the towns of Ballina and Byron Bay and nearby towns like Lismore are a further...

Ballina's Shared Paths

Ballina's Shared Paths make some of the most popular and enjoyable activities easily accessible for people of all ages. Visitors and residents...

Black Head Lookout

Located at Angels Beach Ballina, Black Head Lookout is a significant, sacred, cultural heritage site for the Bundjalung aboriginal people.

Broadwater National Park

A great place for enjoying the beach, and perfect for birdwatching and wildflower displays when the heath is in bloom.

The park is home to...

Bagotville Barrage

The Barrage is a barrier limiting mixture of salt seawater with fresh water from the Tuckean Swamp. Hectares of waterlillies ornament the scene. ...

Pat Morton Lookout

Pat Morton Lookout is located North of Ballina on the scenic coastal road. This lookout is named after one of Lennox Head's pioneers, Pat...

Shelly Beach

Shelly Beach is a white sandy beach with nearby rock pools just waiting for investigation.

Perfect for toddlers, the wading pool at Shelly...

Broadwater Lookout

Located in the Broadwater National Park the Broadwater Lookout offers a high vantage point with uninterrupted views over a mosaic of heath land...

North Creek

Teaming with an array of marine and bird life, north creek is also a great spot for swimming, fishing and waterside picnics.

Richmond River

Follow the Richmond River and take a leisurely ride or stroll along the Kerry Saxby Walkway and try a little dolphin and pelican spotting.

Angels Beach

Angels Beach - covering 68 hectares & 2Kilometres. A green corridor of native plants and trees (over 250 species) from Black Head to Flat...

Airforce Beach

One of the most popular beaches on the north coast, Airforce beach is patrolled during the summer holiday period. It has fairly consistent surf...

Bundjalung National Park

Ten Mile Beach forms part of Bundjalung's 38 km of protected coastline. The Esk River, the largest untouched coastal river system on the north...

Tourist Route 32

This scenic 80 km drive leaves the Lismore Visitor Information Centre. Continue down Molesworth Street until the third roundabout where you will...

Chinamens Beach

Park and offers spectacular surf breaks in a secluded location. A elevated walkway leads you past the lagoon to the beach from the carpark area...

Lennox Head Surf

Located right next to Australia's most easterly point, Byron Bay, Lennox Head is an exposed point break that more often than not has waves....

Flat Rock

With miles of pristine surfing beach, discover the fascinating world of unusual and beautiful creatures that call the unique Flat Rock home. ...