Lookouts you can drive up to

Lookouts with no walking? Sure, that’s easy.

Sometimes you just want a scenic drive topped off with a big view as the big cherry on top, straight from the car. So if you want big views but no walking then hey, no hassles, check out these lookouts around the Barrington Coast.

Some of these have spaces to spread a picnic rug or sit at a picnic table so be sure to pack your favourite portable lunch and refreshments. And if the weather is too challenging then some of these lookouts enable you to peruse the views as you sit comfortably in your car with that picnic on your lap.

But whatever the weather, let your curiosity take you out of the car and closer to the edge.... you know the rewards will be much better.

Listings below include height above sea level, for the purists. Enjoy your picnic.

Bennetts Head Lookout to the ocean and coastline Forester — Pacific Ocean blues from Bennetts Head Lookout at Forster.

Lookouts near Forster:

Bennetts Head Lookout at Forster: 50m (car park is at viewing area)
Second Head Reserve at Forster: 15m (car park is at viewing area)

Pilot Hill, Forster by Mikayla Terrill Coxall

Lookouts near Gloucester:

Cobark Lookout in Barrington Tops State Forest: 1000m (car park is at viewing platform)
Carsons Lookout on Thunderbolts Way near Woko: 930m (car park is at viewing area
Kia Ora Lookout near Gloucester: 210m (car park is at viewing area)
Mograni Lookout near Gloucester: 190m (car park is at viewing area)

Cobark Lookout Barrington Tops State Forest

Carsons Lookout, Thunderbolts Way near Gloucester

Picnic spots at Mograni Lookout at Gloucester

Lookouts near Taree:

Apex Lookout at Taree: 40m (car park is at viewing area)
Brushy Cutting Lookout near Wingham: 90m (car park is at viewing area)
Ellenborough Falls at Elands: 515m: (car park is at the top viewing platform near the kiosk)
Newbys Lookout in Coorabakh National Park: 380m (views are hidden from the carpark but a timber ramp is accessible for wheelchairs)

Newbys Lookout in Coorabakh National Park

Lookouts near Harrington:

Pilot Hill Lookout at Harrington: 20m (car park is at viewing area)
Crowdy Head Lookout at the lighthouse: 10m (car park is at lighthouse)
North Brother Lookout at Laurieton: 487m (car park is at Dooragan Summit Picnic Area next to viewing platform)

Crowdy Head Lighthouse for whale watching3

Lookouts near Pacific Palms:

Whoota Whoota Lookout in Wallingat National Park: 250m (car park is at viewing area)

Whoota Whoota Lookout, Wallingat National Park — Whoota Whoota Lookout offers views of Wallis Lake rarely seen.

Let your curiosity take you out of the car and closer to the edge.... you know the rewards will be much better.

Carsons Lookout

A rest stop with view!

Cobark Lookout

A beautiful tallowwood viewing platform at Cobark Lookout provides breathtaking views of Barrington Tops

Newbys Lookout

Newbys lookout, on the edge of the Landsdowne escarpment, offers scenic views over Manning Valley as well as opportunities for birdwatching and picnicking.