Are there BBQ facilities at Hyams Beach?

Hyams Beach has limited picnic facilities — there are tables but BBQ facilities are basic or absent. The foreshore is fine for a cold picnic. For BBQ cooking, use Huskisson foreshore, Callala Beach, or the Greenpatch area inside Booderee National Park.

Are picnic spots at Booderee free?

Picnic facilities within Booderee National Park are included with the park day entry fee. Outside the park — at Huskisson foreshore, Callala Beach, and most other reserves — picnicking is free.

Best Picnic Spots at Jervis Bay: Beautiful Settings With Facilities

Jervis Bay's natural settings make almost any meal eaten outdoors feel special, but some spots are genuinely spectacular for a picnic. From well-equipped foreshore reserves with electric BBQs to remote beach-edge settings with nothing but white sand and turquoise water, here's where to set up for a memorable outdoor meal.

Quick Facts
Best Facilitated Spot	Huskisson Foreshore Reserve
Best Remote Spot	Greenpatch Beach picnic area
BBQ Facilities	Available at Huskisson, Callala Beach, Greenfield Beach
Cost	Free (Booderee NP day entry fee applies inside the park)

Huskisson Foreshore Reserve

The foreshore reserve at Huskisson is the most convenient picnic spot in the region. Electric BBQs, covered picnic shelters, grassed areas, public toilets, a playground, and direct access to the beach — all within a short walk of the town centre. It's extremely popular on weekends in summer so arrive early for a BBQ station.

Greenpatch Beach Picnic Area

Inside Booderee National Park, Greenpatch Beach has a picnic area with gas BBQs (national park style) and tables directly behind the beach. The setting is beautiful — spotted gum forest behind, the calm turquoise bay in front, kangaroos grazing nearby. This is a genuinely exceptional picnic location, though a Booderee day entry fee applies.

Callala Beach Picnic Facilities

Callala Beach on the northern shore of Jervis Bay has excellent picnic facilities including BBQs, shaded picnic shelters, and a playground. The beach here is exceptionally calm and shallow — perfect for young children — and the picnic area is set back from the water with easy supervision sight lines.

Plantation Point Reserve, Vincentia

Plantation Point has lovely picnic facilities in a headland reserve overlooking the bay. The setting is peaceful, with great dolphin-spotting potential from the headland. A short snorkelling reef is just below the point. It's quieter than the Huskisson foreshore and particularly good for a relaxed afternoon picnic.

Frequently Asked Questions

Are there BBQ facilities at Hyams Beach?: Hyams Beach has limited picnic facilities — there are tables but BBQ facilities are basic or absent. The foreshore is fine for a cold picnic. For BBQ cooking, use Huskisson foreshore, Callala Beach, or the Greenpatch area inside Booderee National Park.
Are picnic spots at Booderee free?: Picnic facilities within Booderee National Park are included with the park day entry fee. Outside the park — at Huskisson foreshore, Callala Beach, and most other reserves — picnicking is free.