Accessible Stroll In Swansea Lakeside Holiday ParkPirrita Island Nature Reserve Boardwalk

This beautiful walk starts at Dobinson Drive in Swansea near Swansea Lakeside Holiday Park, around 800 metres and takes about 15 – 20 minutes.

It’s an easy yet stunning walk with easy roll pathways, flat and suitable for prams and wheelchairs. It also has amazing views of Lake Macquarie, Swansea Channel and Elizabeth Island.

There is a parking area with picnic area complete with tables and BBQ facilities. From here, follow the paved path. It soon become gravel but it’s still easy to push strollers and wheelchairs.

There are marshlands along the way along with a little lakeside cove with a gravel path, lake views onto an accessible viewing platform with amazing views of the lake.

At this viewing point, you’ll then see the start of the boardwalk. There are two steps at the front and a ramp on the right-hand side. At this viewing point, you’ll then see the start of the boardwalk. There are two steps at the front and a ramp on the right-hand side. The 230-metre wide accessible boardwalk, winds through the mangroves.

If you don’t want to a long walk or cannot, you can do a variation on the walk but just drive to Pirrita Island carpark. From there you can just walk along the boardwalk and back and you don’t need to walk along the gravel path. It’s a much shorter walk. There is interpretative signage is installed along the boardwalk which will describe the history of Pirrita Island as well as the flora and fauna that you’ll find here.

At start of walk, there is a BBQ and picnic tables. If you need toilets, you’ll have to drive to them. There’s a sign for public toilets but the closest toilets are actually near the Swansea boat ramp. At the end of the walk, there are toilets and picnic tables at Pirrita Island carpark.

Accessible toilets can be found at Coon Island Reserve, Thomas Humphreys Reserve & Lakeview Parade.

You can start the walk at either the parking lot by the white bridge or Pirrita Island Carpark.