Activities at Creek's Bend
All visitors have access to "Your Guide to Creek's Bend and Toonumbar", a guide book which provides useful information and maps to help you make the most of your stay
4 Wheel Driving
The Toonumbar Valley and Richmond Range offer a number of great 4WD adventures. Explore Toonumbar's World Heritage rainforests, spectacular ridge tops, and eucalypt forests from the comfort of your 4WD.
Places to visit include: Murray Scrub rainforest, Toonumbar Forest Drive, Cob-o-Corn Creek, Eden Creek Falls, Murray Scrub Lookout, Mt. Lindsay Lookout, Toonumbar Forest Fire Lookout, Long Gully Forest Preserve, Iron Pot Creek camping area & Cambridge Plateau Drive.
Barbeques
Barbeque facilities are provided at Nunkeri for the exclusive use of visitors using the accommodation. When enjoying a day out at Toonumbar Dam, the picnic area at Bells Bay is generously equipped with barbeques and wood. Iron Pot camp ground in the National Park also has similar facilities.
Have a Spa
After a hard day's sightseeing or relaxing, soak in an outdoor heated spa bath with a few friends.The Nunkeri House spa is open to the skies so you can take in the view or the brilliant stars.
Fishing
Toonumbar Dam enjoys a nation wide reputation as a bass fishing destination. This year, in conjunction with State Fisheries, Kyogle Fishing Club introduced over 16,000 bass fingerlings through their restocking program. Fishing licenses make this possible so please make sure yours is up to date before throwing in a line. The resevoir of the dam is a sizeable 11,ooo megalitre holding and is a favourite spot for fishermen of all ages and abilities . Two boat ramps allow for easy launching of anything that floats and a legal speed limit of 8 knots applies on the resevoir. If you have a canoe or kayak bring it. It is a seven kilometre paddle to the remote upper reaches of the catchment.
Golf
Nearby Toonumbar Dam also has a picturesque 13 hole golf course. A minimal fee of $5 per player is charged.
Nature Watching
Toonumbar is blessed with an abundance of Australian flora and fauna. To help you make the most of your nature watching experiences we can lend you binoculars, field guides, maps and species lists.
The best times for viewing wildlife are early morning and sunset, though animals such as wallabies, goannas and many birds will be seen throughout the day. Creek's Bend wallabies are quite approachable if visitors proceed quietly. During spring joeys (baby wallabies) will be seen in pouch or taking their first hops at mother's side. Spring is a busy and vocal time with birds courting and making nests, but any time of the year visitors can witness the dramas in the daily lives of the local inhabitants.
The Iron Pot Creek
Explore beautiful and tranquil creek banks. The Iron Pot Creek starts as mountain springs deep within Toonumbar's World Heritage rainforests. After passing through Creek's Bend, the Iron Pot feeds Toonumbar Dam before joining the Richmond River on its way to the Pacific at Ballina.
Walking tracks
Creek's Bend and the adjoining World Heritage Toonumbar National Park and State Forests contain walking tracks that take you through diverse subtropical eco-systems and distinctively Australian terrains.
Viewing The Night Sky
If you live near a city or large town you will be surprised when you first notice the brilliant night sky at Creek's Bend.The clarity of the country air and lack of light pollution make it an ideal place for gazing at the spectacular Southern Hemisphere stars.
Creek's Bend Country Retreat has a number of quality field binoculars available for you to borrow. Star charts and a guide to the heavens (exclusively produced for Creek's Bend skies) will help you to identify constellations, stars and some of the easier to find celestial objects.
More enthusiastic stargazers can borrow the Creek's Bend reflecting astronomical telescope.
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