CAVES BEACH

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The famed Caves Beach sea caves are one of Lake Macquarie’s most popular natural attractions and a renowned photography location. The area’s tidal pools and striking rock formations provide dreamy subject matter for local and visiting photographers. 

 

TOP TIP: For the best access to the caves, plan your visit around low tide.

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FIND ME

Parking available off Caves Beach Road or at end of Mawson Close, Caves Beach

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NEARBY HIGHLIGHTS

  • Caves Beach is seasonally patrolled and a popular beach with families, also offering excellent picnic and barbecue facilities. 

  • At the other end of the beach is Swansea Heads, site of Malangbula; an Awabakal legend of two women turned to stone. Learn about Malangbula through Virtual Awaba, a new virtual-reality experience for
    Lake Macquarie.

  • Visit Finite Gallery, located at Caves Beach local shops, for a dynamic display of artworks sourced from local emerging and established artists. 

1. CREATIVE LAKE

An eclectic collection of contemporary artworks positioned around the Lake in popular foreshore locations

2. REDHEAD SHARK TOWER

An enduring symbol of Lake Macquarie’s beach culture and a perennially popular photography subject

3. FERNLEIGH TRACK

One of the region’s most popular shared pathways. Walk or cycle past former stations and relics from the route’s railway past

4. BELMONT SAILING CLUBS

Stop into a sailing club for a drink or bite to eat, you may even get chatting to some friendly local boaties at the bar

6. CATHERINE HILL BAY

One of only two towns in NSW that is entirely state-heritage listed, situated on a beautiful cove

7. DOBELL HOUSE

Explore the life and work of great Australian artist and long-time Lake Macquarie resident, Sir William Dobell

8. RATHMINES PARK

Peaceful Rathmines Park was once home to the largest seaplane base in the Southern Hemisphere during WWII

9. LAKE MACQUARIE CITY ART GALLERY

Architecturally-designed gallery located on the Lake, set amidst a sculpture park and peaceful, leafy grounds

10. AWABAKAL VIRTUAL EXPERIENCES

Take a journey back in time to when the people of Awaba (Lake Macquarie) were the sole inhabitants of the region

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