Byron Bay Lighthouse is not only a beacon for ships at sea but seems to draw every visitor to the town up for its picturesque position, with views north across the bay, south towards Broken Head and Tallows Beach, and inland to the green hinterlands.

Built in 1901, Byron Bay Lighthouse is a very picturesue lighthouse with lovely period lighthouse-keepers quarters now used as rental cottages. The lighthouse is only about 400m from the most Easterly Point of the Australian Mainland and can be reached by the road  or via the walking track linking Palm Valley with Wategos Beach.

The lighthouse is still an important part of Australia's marine safety network and consequently is not open for tours.

The views from the lighthouse are stunning as you can look due east across the Pacific Ocean, North across the white sweep of Byron Bay itself, and the imposing Burringbar Range (a mountain range about 20kms North of Byron Bay), or South to the coastal towns of Lennox Heads and Ballina.

Whale watching at Byron Bay

Directions: By road, follow Lighthouse Rd. It hugs the beach and rises up toward Cape Byron. There is a right hand turn before Wategos Beach.

By foot, join the walking track in Palm Valley (the area of parkland behind 'the Pass' beach at the Southern end of the main beach).

To view the Guide To Byron map of Cape Byron, showing Cape Byron Lighthouse, click here .