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ACTIVITIES - LOCAL BEACHES, SWIMMING, SURFING, WINDSURFING BENNETT’S (HAWKS NEST) BEACH is suitable for swimming where it is patrolled weekends and school holidays during the summer. Swell suitable for bodysurfing. Some sections are open to 4WD access. JIMMY’S BEACH stretches 5km from Yacaaba
Headland to the mouth of the BOATING If paddling under your own steam isn’t your style, then try the motorised version of getting around. Again BYO or hire. CANOEING & KAYAKING The CYCLING ... go
anywhere you like, just don’t forget your helmet! DOLPHIN WATCH cruises run
all year round with a 99% chance of seeing dolphins at play in Port Stephens.
Boom net rides and a ferry service to FISH from the
beach, off the wharf, from the “tinnie” … it’s your choice. Deep sea and Reef
fishing is also available … with a license of course! GOLF. Hawks Nest
boasts one of the finest golf courses on the coast. Bookings are essential. SNORKELLING & DIVING. There are many first class areas to suit all levels of ability. WALKING TRACKS vary in
difficulty from gentle strolls to steep climbs and include the Tea Gardens
Walk, Yacaaba Headlands, Winda Woppa peninsula, Mungo Brush rainforest,
Little Gibber, Tamboy boardwalks. WHALE WATCHING tours run
when whales are migrating north (July) or returning to the South (October)
with their calves. Visit the local Visitors
Information Centre for up-to-date information including tide times,
etc.
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