Park Beach - Coffs Harbour

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Description

Park Beach is the central surf beach in Coffs Harbour, it is about 1.2 kms long, running north/south from Coffs Creek up to Macauleys Headland.
Its is an ocean surf beach, surrounded by bushland, a caravan park and residential area.
The beach is mostly sand, but there are some rocks at the waterline.

Location

Park Beach is adjacent to the township of Coffs Harbour, less than a kilometre east from the Pacific Hwy. It is north from the Coffs Harbour Jetty.

Highlights

Breakfast at the restaurant atop the surf club is a highlightm with both great views and food.

Name

Park Beach was presumably named for the strip of parkland that runs adjacent to the beach.
Coffs Harbour was named by John Korff in 1847, when he was forced to take shelter here from a storm. The name was misspelt by the surveyor when the offical map was created of the area in 1861.

Park Beach Map

Council patrols Park Beach Mon-Fri from Oct to April, while volunteers from Coffs Harbour SLSC patrol the weekends.

Picnic tables and electric BBQ area.

Electric BBQ

SLSC has a restaurant on top with amazing views.

Park Beach caravan park has caravan and tent sites just a short walk from the beach.

Fun beach break, can get crowded on weekends. Not usually a lot of power or length in waves, but will work in smaller conditions. Northern break is called Macauleys, it is a point break that will work in storm swells, but can get very crowded due to easy access.