Collins Beach — Attraction in Sydney

Because I write about science and the environment, I go there occasionally. It's a scruffy beach where flotsam and dead things wash in. My photos show where something was digging for crabs. My guess is a bandicoot, though a colleague thinks it may have been digging for polychaete worms. Whatever it is, there's always stuff to be seen.

Be careful on the steps leading up towards North Head at the eastern end, as some of them slope, and there is usually sand on them. Once you are off the steps, listen for frogs: there are three species there at times.

As you start up the road, please walk on the RIGHT so you are facing the oncoming traffic. This is a narrow road with blind corners, so keep listening, and be ready...

Collins Beach is a quiet lovely little place hidden few minutes away from the main scene at Manly Beach. Which makes it perfect to go for a chill day with family while enjoying a little privacy away from the crowd. Definitely suits family with kids as the water is very calm. However, there’s no public toilet and wash room to clean up and get rinsed after swimming.

This place is accessible through a walking track from the southern end of Stuart Street and is around 10min walk from the closest parking. The view is amazing and really enjoyable. There’s also access to the jump rock at the walking trail. Definitely one of my favourite places to visit whenever I...

Collins Beach is a quiet, clean, and out of the way place. It's only accessible by two small tracks with stairs and is at least a 5-10 minute walk from the closest parking spaces. These tracks can be muddy and quite slippery in parts if there's been any recent heavy rain.

Unfortunately it seems as though there's been some erosion of the sand in recent years and there's only a slim strip of sand when the tide is over 1.6m. The whole beach all but disappears when the tide reaches about 2m.

At lower tide it's a nice spot surrounded by trees on all sides and is a great place for...