Horsehead Rock Wallaga Lake

Horsehead Rock

Horsehead Rock Wallaga Lake New South Wales Australia

As one of Australia’s most distinctive coastal rock formations, Horsehead Rock at Wallaga Lake is a must see if in the area. As a bonus, there are several other interesting rock formations on the same stretch of the coast.

Getting There

Located 240 km from Canberra on the New South Wales south coast, Horsehead Rock can be accessed from the Camel Rock carpark. We left out car here and walked the short distance to the beach.

Safety

There are two ways to view Horsehead Rock, either from the beach or the cliff top. It is important to only walk to Horsehead Rock from the beach at low tide, otherwise you may get stranded on the far side. Check the tide times be here.

When taking the cliff top track, be aware that it is not fenced. With soft edges and steep cliffs make it important to stay back while keeping any children well supervised.

Camel Rock and Haywards Beach

One track from the carpark takes you down to Haywards Beach. This is a beautiful sandy beach, where several people were surfing during our visit. As you step onto the beach, there is a large rock formation to your left. This is Camel Rock. We walked around it and then a little further around the headland where there are some other interesting formations. Horsehead rock can be accessed from here, but only at low tide. Unfortunately the tide was coming in, so we couldn’t get to it.

Haywards Beach
Haywards Beach
Camel Rock
Camel Rock
Haywards Beach viewed from the carpark
Haywards Beach viewed from the carpark

Cliff Top Track

Walking back from the beach to the carpark, we took the cliff top track. Several spots along the track provide great views over the beach. From here you can see why it’s called Horsehead Rock because it looks like one that is drinking with its head in the water.

Also from the cliff top, if you look left there is another formation. Called Dragon Tail rock, it looks like the tail of a huge mythical monster.

Cliff top trail
Cliff top trail
Horsehead rock from the rear and Pebbly Beach
Looking at Horsehead rock from the rear towards Pebbly Beach
Horsehead Rock
Horsehead Rock
Horsehead Rock
Horsehead Rock
Dragons Tail Rock
Dragons Tail Rock

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Comments

2 responses to “Horsehead Rock Wallaga Lake”

  1. Coral Waight Avatar

    You’ve reminded me of a trip I took up the east coast a couple of years ago when I had a lovely stay at the caravan park at Wallaga Lake. I stopped to look at Camel Rock but I didn’t know about the other two. A lovely part of the world.

    1. Destinations Avatar

      The NSW south coast is really beautiful. We are planning on going back to see more. Pleased that we jogged some good memories.

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