Ballast Point

Ballast Point: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this beach: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Ballast Point

Season: October to March; rough seas and lifeguard warnings June to September.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Ballast Point — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -33.85195, 151.19021. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Ballast Point

• Ballast Point Park · park · Inner West Council · ~0 km · Must-see
• Yurulbin Park · park · Inner West Council · ~1 km · Must-see
• Birchgrove Park · park · Inner West Council · ~1 km · Must-see
• Balls Head Reserve · park · New South Wales · ~1 km · Must-see
• Illoura Reserve · park · Inner West Council · ~1 km · Must-see
• Dalgety's Bond Store A · fort · City of Sydney · ~2 km · Must-see
• Dalgety's Bond Store C · fort · City of Sydney · ~2 km · Must-see
• St Brigid's Church · church · City of Sydney · ~2 km · Must-see
• White Bay · beach · New South Wales · ~2 km · Must-see
• Sydney Observatory · museum · City of Sydney · ~2 km · Must-see
• Observatory Hill Park · park · City of Sydney · ~2 km · Must-see
• Garrison Church · church · City of Sydney · ~2 km · Must-see
• Underground grain silos · fort · Cockatoo Island · ~2 km · Must-see
• S.H. Ervin Gallery · museum · City of Sydney · ~2 km · Must-see
• Argyle Cut · attraction · City of Sydney · ~2 km · Must-see
• Shell Park · park · Lane Cove Municipal Council · ~2 km · Must-see
• Biloela House · fort · Cockatoo Island · ~2 km · Must-see
• Cockatoo Island · fort · Cockatoo Island · ~2 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Ballast Point

Other beaches & coast near Ballast Point

• White Bay · beach · New South Wales · ~2 km · Must-see
• WILD LIFE Sydney Zoo · beach · City of Sydney · ~3 km · Must-see
• Blackwattle Bay · beach · New South Wales · ~3 km · Must-see
• Glebe Point · beach · City of Sydney · ~3 km · Must-see
• Cockle Bay · beach · New South Wales · ~3 km · Must-see
• Rozelle Bay · beach · New South Wales · ~3 km · Must-see
• Drummoyne Bay · beach · New South Wales · ~4 km · Must-see
• Robertsons Point · beach · New South Wales · ~5 km · Must-see
• Lady Martins Beach · beach · Woollahra Municipal Council · ~8 km · Must-see
• Woollahra Point · beach · Woollahra Municipal Council · ~8 km · Must-see

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