Point Stephens Lighthouse and Fingal Island

Safely make your way out to the lighthouse for beautiful views and to see the old cottage ruins and lighthouse. Be sure the tide is low and it is safe to cross the spit and that you allow enough time to get back before it covers over. The path is fairly soft so can walk barefoot if you choose.

Brilliant walk up to see the sites, well worth going. The sandstone ruins what a site.But the views of shark bay are brilliant a little d behind fingle bay, a well worth 4km walk.

awesome place. tricky to get to but that's part of the appeal, usually not many people around. u can walk across the spit at low tide but need to be very careful. u can easily get to the spit on the south side by kayak from fingle bay, or easiest way is by boat from port stephens. it's not far and u can tuck in and anchor on the north side of the spit. the anchorage is fine in a south easter and ok on a calm nor'easter. it's pretty shallow but good sand bottom so easy to swim to shore. it's about 20 min walk to the lighthouse, bare feet is ok if u used to it. great spot for photos at the lighthouse, u could easily spend an hour there, looking at the old lighthouse keepers ruins, the lighthouse itself or the beautiful coastline. be a great spot to watch the whales in whale season too. i've been there many times it's a great place to take friends or visitors, and we normally stop for a charcoal cookup on the beach. well worth a visit :)

It's so beautiful. You just have to be careful for spiderwebs (& spiders of course) while passing through. Look up the tide hours before passing the spit and you'll be safe and have a beautiful experience.

Excellent spot to observe the coastline. Whales very easy to spot during their migratory season.Good information about the history of the site, and a pleasant and not-too-challenging walk from the spit up to the lighthouse. Check the tides before hand.Would love to see some council attention on the rampant bitou bush infestation, plus some spots of lantana, oleander etc. Quite a collection of invasive species.

a beautiful part of the world.. walking across the spit at Fingal over to Shark Island and then through the bush in an easy level walk to the lighthouse is quite pleasant. The sandstone remnants of the lighthouse-keeper's house makes for some nice framing opportunities for the lighthouse. It's just such a shame that the place seems mostly abandoned and the keeper's accommodation has been left to rot. It could have easily have been renovated and used as a retreat. As it is, it's a way to spend a few hours, but beyond that, there's not much else you could do there.. Have a look at what they've been able to do at Palm Beach to make it an actual tourist attraction...

Great walk, plenty of sand at the moment so the tide not so much of an issue

Fun walk across beautiful Fingal Bay beach to the lighthouse. The remains of the old keeper's house was the highlight, and the dip in the water after the walk.

Very Beautiful! Could see myself living here

Beautiful lighthouse and look out. Just prepare for a trek and pay attention to tide times to cross the spit.