Umina Beach Village & the local environment
The Umina Beach Village Centre
Umina Beach Village offers a safe, family-friendly environment nestled between Broken Bay, Brisbane Waters, the Hawkesbury River & National Park.
The village has a large amount of cafes, restaurants, take-away food options, a world famous pie shop & a wide variety of fashion stores.
With a flat landscape that makes it easy to ride or walk around town & surrounded by outstanding natural beauty, award-winning attractions, Umina Beach is popular with holiday-makers & day-trippers.
Ocean & Umina Beaches
The beaches look south across Lion Island to Palm Beach, the Pacific to the east & north to the mouth of Brisbane Waters with Pretty beach opposite & only accessible by boat or kayak.
A short walk south around the headland will bring you to beautiful Pearl Beach, the start of some great bushwalks amongst tall temperate natives. For those keen to make it all the way to Patonga, a good walk over the headland provides stunning views all the way down the mouth of the Hawkesbury River.
National Parks in & around Umina Beach Village
Overlooking Lyon Island nature Reserve, Umina Beach Village is surrounded by the ocean, Brisbane Waters, Hawkesbury River and national park.
Get off the beaten track and discover the southern most point of central coast or maybe grab a snorkel and head over to Maitland Bay protected marine park.
Brisbane Waters National Park
Brisbane Waters National Park is 11,473 hectares & backs onto southern Umina Beach Village.
Sandstone landscapes rich in Aboriginal art with engravings at Bulgandry on Woy Woy Road, water views from Warrah Trig & Staples lookouts. Somersby Falls and Girrakool picnic areas have excellent picnic facilities, fishing spots and rainforest walks.
Bounded by the Hawkesbury River & Broken Bay to the south, Peats Ridge to the west, Somersby Road to the north & Brisbane Water to the east. View Brisbane Waters National Park image gallery here...
Bouddi National Park
Bouddi National Park extends into the sea creating fully protected land, shore & marine habitats. The Park contains one of the last temperate rainforests on the Central Coast, Fletchers Glen.
In 1967, the park was dedicated as a national park & renamed Bouddi State Park, later renamed Bouddi National Park in 1974.
Bouddi is the authenticated aboriginal name of the most conspicuous feature of the district & appears on map as early as 1828. Bouddi is the Aboriginal word for the heart. View Bouddi National Park image gallery here...
Lion Island Nature Reserve
Lion Island is located at the entrance to the Hawkesbury River inside Broken Bay and gets its name from it's shape as it resembles a a crouching lion.
The island was originally named Mount Elliott Island by Governor Arthur Phillip in 1789 & was called this until the 1920s.
In 1956 the island became a Fauna Reserve (later a Nature Reserve) and contains the largest population of little penguins in Sydney. It is listed on the National Heritage List and Register of the National Estate as a breeding habitat for these as well as shearwaters so access to the island is restricted.
Maitland Bay Marine Park
A haven of safe swimming with little to no surf most of the time & plenty of marine life & relaxing pleasure to experience.
Fishing is not permitted & National Park rules apply. You will need to walk 1.5 kilometres to get to the beach but it is well worth the walk. Leave rods & surfboards at home & bring a snorkel.
