Little Beach is located at Nelson Bay near the Nelson Head Lighthouse Reserve. Little Beach is a wonderful base for enjoying all the facilities, activities and attractions offered in Port Stephens and Nelson Bay. It is a delight for fishing folk with its 4-lane boat ramp, all safe and secure which allows boat owners to launch and retrieve boats at both high and low tide and is suitable for a wide range of boats from tiny tinnies to large trailer-sailer yachts and motor boats. There is ample parking for cars and trailers and good fish cleaning tables available at Little Beach. There are additional facilities at the marina, which also provides a wide range of boating facilities. The beautiful beach at Little Beach is a very popular and safe for the children to swim and play and for a wide variety
of water craft. There are parks, picnic areas and BBQ facilities close to the beach which are much used and very popular with visitors. Popular vacation activities include surfing, swimming, snorkelling, sailing, fishing, canoeing, kayaking, scuba diving, stand-up paddling and all types of boating. There are also wonderful facilities for a wide range of land-based sporting activities including: four wheel drive tours, golf, bike riding, bowls, tennis and horse riding.