Sugarloaf Point Lighthouse
North Coast, NSW
James Barnet's 1875 lighthouse at Seal Rocks — external stairway, whale watching, and heritage cottages above Lighthouse Beach.
About this place
Sugarloaf Point Lighthouse stands on the headland east of Seal Rocks village in the northern corner of Myall Lakes National Park. Completed in 1875, it was the first lighthouse designed by colonial architect James Barnet and is one of only two Australian towers with an external stairway. The precinct is open sunrise to sunset (park entry fees apply). It is an excellent land-based whale-watching site, with Lighthouse Beach below. Heritage keepers' cottages are bookable as Seal Rocks Lighthouse Cottages. The Treachery Headland walk nearby looks back to the tower.
Access & getting there
Drive through Seal Rocks village to Lighthouse / Kinka Road. Park entry via Park'nPay or the Mungo Brush machine. Open sunrise to sunset. No wheelchair access to the tower precinct.
75-77 Lighthouse Road, Seal Rocks NSW 2423
Safety notes
Unfenced cliffs. Strong wind on the headland. Stay on paths.
Gear notes
Binoculars, windproof layer, sun protection.
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