Tacking Point Lighthouse Port Macquarie Australia

Designed by James Barnett and built in 1879, Tacking Point Lighthouse is the thirteenth oldest lighthouse in Australia. With its own small carpark and located only 9km from Port Macquarie, it’s easy to get to.

Only a small building, the blue and white lighthouse looks over the Pacific Ocean from its rocky outcrop. From here, we had excellent views up and down the coast.

Lighthouse Beach to the south is nice and sandy and was very popular with visitors. To the north, Little Bay was not as popular because it is rocky with little sand to relax on. However, there are steps down to it, so we went to investigate. The waves and surf crashing on the rocks was interesting, but the best part was the view looking back up at the lighthouse.

An interesting place to visit if you are in Port Macquarie, especially for the coastal views.

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