Pelican Foreshore — Attraction in Newcastle-Maitland

Beautiful foreshore with lots of seating and bbq areas. A playground, toilet block, boat ramp and jetty are all contained in the same area along the foreshore. The Lake Macquarie marine rescues service is located between a small jetty and a car park that used to be for a floating restaurant (milano's) before it sunk. The lawn here is often full of weeds like bindiis so shoes are a great help. The lakes edge has nice clean sandy areas that are great for swimming but most people swim near the jetty at the northern end. The current can get rather strong here at times so its not a good area for inexperienced or weak swimmers. The fishing can be hit and miss depending on the tide but the odd "3 metrey" 😉 can be seen...

This is a beautiful part of Lake Macquarie, slightly north of Swansea. Not commercialised at all, this is a lakeside park where you can put the boat in, kids can run around, pop down to Blacksmiths fish & chip shop, get lunch and spend a few hours on the cool waterfront. Hop in the sandy beach but watch the little ones, the tide can quickly at times. Fishing is popular as well, Flathead and Whiting usually most often caught. Lastly, Blacksmiths beach is only 1.5 klms away as...

Great grass parkland on the foreshore of Lake Macquarie. Kids playground. BBQ's. Boat ramp and fish cleaning station. Watch the tide as it can be strong and if not careful you can drift along - parents need to keep watchful eye on children. Nice flat bike riding track. There is a farmer's and artisans market held on the 1st Sat month - FIG DESIGN UNIQUE JEWELLERY is a regular stallholder with beautiful one of a...