Ocean Shores Holiday Park

Beach days beckon once you've landed your lot fishing from Manning Point harbour or around the local creeks: try Crowdy Bay (five kilometres), the site of a walk through Australian coastal rainforest; Old Bar (12 kilometres), where there's another walking trail of four kilometres and a famed beach festival each October; and the adjacent sands and waves of Saltwater and Wallabi (15 kilometres), a top New South Wales surfing spot. Crowdy Bay National Park, along the coast just to the north of East Shore, has more fishing spots, along with walking trails, picnic areas and whale watching from May to November. There's also Saltwater National Park (15 kilometres), for bushwalking, canoeing, kayaking and swimming, and Wingham Brush National Park (40 kilometres), home of flying foxes, rainforest walks and a bush boardwalk. Mountain bike trails are in the Kiwarrak State Forest, 30 kilometres away. Manning Regional Art Gallery at Taree (30 kilometres) should sort out those who fancy being cultural, while if you're travelling with kids, the Big Buzz Fun Park at Rainbow Flat (40 kilometres) has waterslides, toboggan rides, speed karts and golf.