Crescent Head: Beach, Surf and Nature
Accommodation in Crescent Head
Crescent Head can be considered from different perspectives when choosing a stay: Killick Beach and Crescent Head Surfing Reserve are associated with the beach and surfing, while Goolawah National Park offers coastal scenery and nature activities. The town also has art, distinctive landmarks and golf. If you’re looking for hotels in Crescent Head, these themes can help you decide what you’d like to focus on during your trip.
Coast, surfing and swimming
Killick Beach near Crescent Head is 14 kilometres long. It has a long, slow-breaking right-hand wave that is particularly suited to longboards. The beach’s length and the character of the wave offer different points of reference: one describes its extent, while the other describes the surfing conditions.
Crescent Head Surfing Reserve is in the centre of town, within Crescent Head Reserve; Little Nobby is at the eastern end of the Surfing Reserve. Killick Beach offers easy access to the centre of Crescent Head. Killick Creek offers sheltered swimming for children. So the surfing at Killick Beach and the sheltered swimming for children at Killick Creek cater to different coastal interests.
Nature in Goolawah National Park
Goolawah National Park stretches south from the edge of Crescent Head village to Racecourse Headland, where it connects with Goolawah Regional Park. The park has rocky coastlines, reefs and a lagoon for snorkelling or swimming. Birdwatching and whale watching are also possible there. The park thus offers both water activities and opportunities to observe wildlife.
Crescent Head Golf Course offers sweeping views of the Pacific coast. Big Hill is 11 kilometres south of Crescent Head, at the entrance to Limeburners National Park, providing another nearby point of reference.
Walks and wayfinding
The Over the Top Walking Track crosses the steep slopes of Big Nobby in Crescent Head and offers views along the coast. It starts at the car park near Crescent Head Surf Club. The Crescent Head Pool to Back Beach Walk starts at the swimming pool car park on Baker Drive. Different landmarks help with wayfinding on these walks: Big Nobby, coastal views and the starting point near the Surf Club for the Over the Top Walking Track; the swimming pool car park on Baker Drive for the Pool to Back Beach Walk.
Art and distinctive places
Milton Budge’s Mural Water Towers were painted on Crescent Head’s water towers in 1989. Big Wednesday Art Studio, an art gallery in a historic village building, is in the centre of Crescent Head. It showcases works by local artists and craftspeople across a variety of artistic media. The Killick Creek footbridge is also a distinctive feature of the town.
Golf in Crescent Head
Crescent Head Country Club has a six-hole golf course. It also has a mini-golf area with a barbecue pavilion; the mini-golf course has 18 holes. These details distinguish the six-hole golf course from the 18-hole mini-golf course.
Discover more destinations: South West Rocks, Bellbrook, Gladstone.
For the broader travel overview: Kempsey Shire Council.
