Cape Byron Lighthouse
Working lighthouse on the most easterly point of mainland Australia. Precinct paths, museum hours, Information Centre. 1-hour lighthouse car park if you drive.
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Keep the list short. This is a lighthouse SCA next to town, not a hinterland sampler. Beaches are starts and optional patrol swims — we do not run a second surf site.
Walk-in if you want time
The lighthouse car park is 1 hour/day including annual-pass holders (confirm live).
Loop vs precinct
Do not start the 3.7 km loop on a 1-hour lighthouse-car-park ticket.
Beaches are starts
The Pass / Wategos are access, not a second surf-guide site. Swim only if patrolled.
Most-easterly marker
The photo most people come for — not a wilderness. Combine with walk-in if you want to linger.
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3.7 km walking track
Grade 3 loop: rainforest, beach, grassland, clifftops. Several starts. Do not begin it on a 1-hour lighthouse-car-park ticket.
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Lookouts & whale season
Clifftop watching. Confirm Wild About Whales. Sightings not guaranteed. Stay off cliff edges.
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The Pass & Wategos
Loop starts and swim only if patrolled. Not a second beach-guide website.
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Information Centre & museum
199 Lighthouse Road. Hours on NPWS. Cape Café remains on the closed-area alerts list until further notice (from 31 May 2026). Food reset is Byron town.
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