Local favourite beach · Unincorporated New South Wales, New South Wales
Hells Gates
Hells Gates is a beach in Unincorporated New South Wales, New South Wales.
Hells Gates: 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 Hells Gates
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 Hells Gates — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: -31.51840, 159.07220. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Hells Gates
- Lord Howe Island Botanic Garden · sanctuary · Unincorporated New South Wales · ~2 km · Must-see
- Mount Lidgbird · viewpoint · Unincorporated New South Wales · ~7 km · Must-see
- Erskine Valley · viewpoint · Unincorporated New South Wales · ~8 km · Must-see
- Mount Gower · viewpoint · Unincorporated New South Wales · ~10 km · Must-see
- Lord Howe Island Marine Park · sanctuary · New South Wales · ~19 km · Must-see
- Ball's Pyramid · viewpoint · Unincorporated New South Wales · ~39 km · Must-see
- Lord Howe Marine Park · sanctuary · New South Wales · ~68 km · Must-see
- Neds Beach · beach · Unincorporated New South Wales · ~1 km
- Middle Beach · beach · Unincorporated New South Wales · ~1 km
- Malabar Hill · viewpoint · Unincorporated New South Wales · ~2 km
- Sugarloaf Island · river spot · Unincorporated New South Wales · ~2 km
- Rabbit Island · river spot · Unincorporated New South Wales · ~3 km
- Blinky Beach · beach · Unincorporated New South Wales · ~3 km
- North Hummock · viewpoint · Unincorporated New South Wales · ~4 km
- Intermediate Hill Viewing Platform · viewpoint · Unincorporated New South Wales · ~5 km
- Lord Howe Island · river spot · Unincorporated New South Wales · ~5 km
- Smoking Tree Ridge · viewpoint · Unincorporated New South Wales · ~5 km
- Mutton Bird Island · river spot · Unincorporated New South Wales · ~5 km
Other beaches & coast near Hells Gates
- Neds Beach · beach · Unincorporated New South Wales · ~1 km
- Middle Beach · beach · Unincorporated New South Wales · ~1 km
- Blinky Beach · beach · Unincorporated New South Wales · ~3 km
- Salmon Beach · beach · Unincorporated New South Wales · ~6 km
- Searles Point · beach · Unincorporated New South Wales · ~0 km
- Stevens Point · beach · Unincorporated New South Wales · ~0 km
- Jims Point · beach · Unincorporated New South Wales · ~0 km
- Lagoon Beach · beach · Unincorporated New South Wales · ~2 km
- Old Settlement Beach · beach · Unincorporated New South Wales · ~2 km
- Hunter Bay · beach · Unincorporated New South Wales · ~2 km
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Frequently asked
Is Hells Gates safe to swim today?
No visitor has reported the sea & crowd status for Hells Gates yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit Hells Gates?
October to March; rough seas and lifeguard warnings June to September. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Hells Gates?
Nearby: Lord Howe Island Botanic Garden (sanctuary, 2 km), Mount Lidgbird (viewpoint, 7 km), Erskine Valley (viewpoint, 8 km), Mount Gower (viewpoint, 10 km), Lord Howe Island Marine Park (sanctuary, 19 km), Ball's Pyramid (viewpoint, 39 km).