Sugarloaf Point Lighthouse — Attraction in Seal Rocks

Wow! Now this is a place for a bit of an adventure in the middle of summer .... and I don't just mean the lighthouse, either. Navigating your way through hundreds of parked cars on both sides of the road at Seal Rocks beach can be quite hair-raising, especially if you're driving one of the bigger, older 4-wheel drive vehicles. Added to that is the potentially deadly aspect of pedestrians darting between parked cars on such a narrow piece of road, with a substantial "drop" down to the beach on one side, and a hill on the other. It was so tight a squeeze that some drivers were waiting at the opposite end until they thought nobody else was driving on the road, before they risked life and limb. When you do finally arrive at the very poorly signposted Parking Area for the lighthouse, the relief of getting there unscathed is unbelievable. The signage for the Lighthouse is very informative and gets even moreso the further you walk, where you're reminded to be on the watch for native animals including dingoes. Of course it's all uphill for the most part, on a tarred road, which begs the question why they wouldn't put a Carpark further up the road, (where there actually IS a Carpark, but nobody is allowed to use it). The Council of course is very generous and has provided ONE toilet about 1.5 kilometres up the road... personally I wouldn't call it a toilet, it was more like a filthy, stinking, fly-infested hole in the ground with a toilet seat on top .... and no water to wash your hands with (it's a National Park, for goodness sakes, with hundreds of visitors ) BUT, a hand sanitiser on the outside, which sadly for us, was empty ! The views when we did reach the bottom of the Lighthouse ( just near the Carpark that nobody is allowed to use), were phenomenal and we almost forgot our fears of dying from some dreaded disease we'd picked up after using the toilet. But, nothing had quite prepared us for the actual climb up to the top section of the Lighthouse though. It is almost vertical! Fortunately, the views more than made up for the sheer exhaustion when we finally reached the summit. No, seriously, it was an awesome, incredible, beautiful place and one day when the Council decides to put some amenities up there, I will visit it again. Of course, we also chose a 35 degree day to go there, so the heat did not help, but I promised everyone a lovely cold milkshake from the shop there. Sadly again, this wasn't to be. The shop only sold ice blocks and water, and whilst we all could've guzzled 2 litres of water each, the thought of the filthy toilet dissuaded us all, and we were stuck with an iceblock each until we got back to civilisation. Adding insult to injury was the beautiful sign outside the shop advertising the weekly or nightly rates to stay in one of the Lighthouse cottages, which kind of had me asking just what the Council uses the money for? Surely, I said aloud, they could provide a decent toilet block for the sake of their local, interstate, and overseas visitors .... and, maybe, just maybe, do something about the road to get people there in the first place? It is a beautiful place, no doubt about it! A photographer's dream - with paths down to the beach on one side of the walkway, and the historical significance of the Lighthouse itself, can not be overestimated..... but, and it is a huge but, some amenities for unsuspecting children and families would...

Amazing views for whale watching, very interesting history. Cabins you can stay in (expensive, but the view would be absolutely worth it for people willing to wake up with essentially the best imaginable view of the ocean possible). Very very very steep climb up to the lighthouse. I don't recommend people with issues walking eg. Very elderly, or pepple with balance issues attempt to walk up to the lighthouse. There's 2 lookout/viewing areas lower down that are more accessible and still offer amazing views. The roads have been improved and sealed, so it isn't the dirt goat track it used to be. Can get very windy and very cold in the shade. Highly recommend you explore this if you get the...

It it very well signposted so had to ask a lovely young girl in the coffee van where it was, as it looks like a one way road and no through road...you do go that way tho then go to the right at the fork....it's a reasonably steady flat walk to get to the start of the climb and some very awesome scenery on the way, with gorge like water falls to the left, then the views when you climb to the top are to die for, 360 deg, beautiful Beaches, Mountains Islands , boats, if your lucky a whale or two .....just beautiful.......You do need to be reasonably fit as it is steep in places to get up to...