History
Trial Bay Gaol
Arakoon, New South Wales
Ruined sandstone prison above a sheltered bay, with a short walk down to the beach.
- Price
- Park entry fee applies, check NPWS
- Booking
- No need to book
- Time to allow
- 2 hours
A 19th-century public works prison that later held internees in the First World War, now a roofless ruin run by NPWS. The visitor centre in the old buildings is open daily and the headland views take in the bay below. Dolphins show up in the bay and whales pass in winter.
Good to know
- Visitor centre is open 9am to 4:30pm daily
- Walk down to Front Beach for a swim afterwards
- Check NPWS alerts first, some areas close in bad weather
- Best time
- Morning, then a swim at Front Beach
- Open
- All year
- Getting there
- Sealed road to Arakoon, car park near the gaol
- Vehicles
- Campervans fine
- Dogs
- No dogs
Facilities
- Toilets
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