Forster Beach Caravan Park and Marina

Forster Beach Caravan Park and Marina is a great holiday accommodation option on the NSW North Coast. The park is located right next to the ocean and you can watch great sunsets behind Wallis Lake as dolphins swim past. Walk down to the main street to find great shopping, clubs, restaurants or head to the patrolled surf beach directly adjacent to the Forster Beach Caravan Park, with ocean baths at the southern end. Coastal walks will take you to natural vantage points to view exceptional coastal scenes.

Offers, deals, discounts & specials

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Types of accommodation

• Standard cabins sleep 5 people, fully a/c, no linen
• Deluxe cabin 2 x bedroom, a/c, all linen, 2 x TV, 30m to patrolled beach
• Villa , spa, great view of lake, 2 x TV, washing machine, iron, all linen

How to get here

Driving from the north: Turn off the highway just past Nabiac.
Driving from the south: Turn off the highway just past Taree.

Activities

Main activities are: fishing, boating, walks, surfing, relaxation. The Forster Beach Caravan Park is located closely to amazing and pristine beaches including Tuncarry Beach, Pebbly Beach, One Mile Beach, Burgess Beach. Great for beach activities and surfing.

Fishing at Forster: Retail outlets in Forster can supply you bait. The Red Spot boat shed near Forster Dive Centre provides bait, mullet, worms, prawns and squid. Any of the boat sheds that run along Little Street supply bait too. For up-to-date conditions and expert advise see Lloyd at Great Lakes Tackle near BI-LO in Tuncurry.

The Forster Visitor Centre can provide tourist maps, tide charts and fishing guides, and information regarding local attractions, eco tours, walking tours, accommodation, activities as well as cruises relating to deep sea fishing, dolphin watching etc. The Forster Visitor centre is located in Little Street, Forster, adjacent to the lake. You can contact them on (02) 6554 8799 or, call the tollfree number 1800 802 692.

Annual Forster Fishing Carnival

The Forster Fishing Carnival is a community event to attract people into the towns of Forster Tuncurry. The Forster Fishing Carnival is a week long event incorporating 10 competitions throughout the week. Game, Beach, Rock, Estuary, ABT Bream Event, Flathead Megabucks Event, Light Tackle Event, Soft Plastic Snapper Event , Juniors Only Day as well as secret weight and species events. It encourages family involvement with junior competitions and primary schools being involved in an educational role of our marine environment.

All of the profits raised will be distributed to The Glen McGrath Foundation, Ronald McDonald Family Retreat Forster, Forster Tuncurry Coastal Patrol and Forster Surf Club and Great Lake’s Primary Schools. High profile celebrities have committed and will be involved in prize giving and tuition. Personalities at the 2009 event included Andrew Ettinghausen (Escape with ET), Michael Guest (Rally Driver and journalist for Fishing World), Steve Starling (Fishing journalist and commentator), Adam Royter (AFC Commentator), Scott Towner (Australian Fishing Champion), Darren Borg (Australian Fishing Championship Bream specialist), representative of The McGrath Foundation.

Sponsors include Mid Coast Water, Great Lake Council, Shimano, Berkley, Pure Fishing, Telwater (Quintrex), Bombardier, Graham Barclay Marine, Evinrude, Fishing World Magazine, Fishing Monthly, J.R.Richards and Sons, Battery World Tuncurry, Australian Fishing Shirt Co., Kelanbri Apartments, Yarads Menswear, McDonalds Forster, Great Lakes Game Fishing Club, Bellevue Hotel, Golden Age Media, Loomis Rods, Free Spirit Cruises, The Reef Bar & Grill, The Box Fish Restaurant, The Dorsal Boutique Hotel, N. S.W Fisheries, Double D Fishing Charters, Action Divers, Nicky Dart Blue Water Gifts, Ronald McDonald Family Retreat Forster Beach Caravan Park, Great Lakes Tackle Supply Tuncurry, Craig Andrews, The Glen McGrath Foundation, SNP Security, Club Marine, Australian Temporary Fencing (ATF), Bunning’s Warehouse.