Central Coast Bushwalk

Little Beach (0.8km) Return

A beautiful 0.8km return walk to one of the best overnight camping spots on the coast, great for young families.

At a glance

Distance: 800m return
Ascent: 30m
Dogs: No
Toilets: Yes
Parking: Yes

This is also one of the best places for an overnight camp on the coast with only a small walk in so it is a great walk to get you into overnight hiking. You can book using the National Parks website here.

The area has 7 campsites, a clean composting toilet, a free BBQ and very unusual for national parks, bins.

Walk directions

Start, Little Beach Carpark: -33.50978327458565, 151.41233651507244 Google Maps Link
Walk back along the asphalt road you drove in on until you get to the sign for little beach (head along this path, it is a lot more beautiful, you could also just head along the firetrail, it's less beautiful so I would only recommend if you are carrying things for camping): -33.509150932787996, 151.41240703702496 Google Maps Link
Turn left when you get to the firetrail to go to little beach: -33.51073863121395, 151.41563885734053 Google Maps Link
Horay, you have reached Little Beach: -33.510485613497174, 151.41868101677608 Google Maps Link

Little Beach — This is a beautiful little walk, it is very short and great for kids with young families, just take them there put them in a wetsuit and let them play in the little river and the sand.

Sign on Grahame Drive where the start of the walk is

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The book

11 walks with campsites in the book

A Cornucopia of Central Coast Walks lists 11 walks with campsites, from Little Beach in Bouddi to Upper Mangrove to Wisemans Ferry. It also has my guide to planning a multi day hike and the list I pack for a night out.

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A picture book

Teach the kids to use a bush toilet

Camping with little ones means a bush toilet. The Bush Wee is my read aloud picture book for children aged 2 to 7, and it teaches the real skills: which soft leaves make good toilet paper, which stinging leaves to stay away from, and why your bum should point downwind and downhill.

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This walk is on Darkinung country. Good Architect acknowledges the Darkinung people as the Traditional Custodians of this land and we pay our respects to Elders, past, present and emerging. Darkinjung Land Council.