Monterey Beach

Located on the eastern boundary of the St George District in the southern suburbs of Sydney, Monterey Beach is a small but wide white sand beach.  The beach is part of the famous Lady Robinsons Beach and is tucked between Brighton Le Sands Beach and Ramsgate Beach.  The beach is positioned between the mouth of the Cooks River and the mouth of the Georges River on the western shore of Botany Bay.  Monterey Beach has a beautiful backdrop of a small park and a paved promenade, which together offer incredible views of the Sydney International Airport, where visitors can spot planes landing and taking off.

Monterey Beach does not have lifeguards but offers many other amenities, including restrooms, showers, changing rooms, a large netted swimming enclosure, shaded areas, picnic areas, a paved walkway, a bus stop, and nearby restaurants.

Monterey Beach is a family-friendly beach that offers many fun activities, including swimming, sunbathing, kayaking, canoeing, watching wildlife, diving, picnicking, kiteboarding, and fishing.  If you are planning to go into the water near Monterey Beach New South Wales, swimming is a popular activity as the waves are usually calm, and there is also a netted tidal pool popularly known as Monterey Baths, which makes it a perfect place to swim.  If you enjoy snorkeling, the beach offers amazing opportunities to explore the underwater world.  Anglers may catch a variety of fish, including goatfish, cuttlefish, yellowtail kingfish, salmon, and luderick, making it another interesting activity on the visitors' things to do list.   The beach attracts a large influx of visitors due to its convenient location.  Monterey Beach allows dogs if they are on a leash, and the beach is open from sunrise until sunset.

Monterey Beach offers an access path for people with disabilities.

Getting to Monterey Beach, New South Wales parking is easy - the beach has a small parking lot located near 208 The Grand Parade, Monterey, which also provides easy access to the beach.  You may refer to the Monterey Beach, New South Wales, map for locational details.

Monterey Beach is part of the popular five-kilometer-long Lady Robinsons Beach, which is acknowledged as the longest beach in Sydney.

There are many attractions near Monterey Beach.  Kamay Botany Bay National Park is spread over 471 hectares and features coastal scrub, woodlands, rainforests, beaches, rocky formations, Aboriginal sites, and foreshores along the bay.  It is home to a wide array of native wildlife and vegetation, including the spotted gum forest, kangaroos, gray-headed flying foxes, white-bellied sea eagles, and the protected green and golden bell frog.  Visitors can enjoy hiking trails, swimming, bird watching, and picnicking.   Bonna Point Reserve is positioned on the southern end of the Kurnell peninsula, overlooking Botany Bay.  This beachfront dog-friendly park offers many amenities, including a large playground with swing sets, restrooms, changing rooms, benches, a skate park, a biking path, picnic areas, picnic tables, shady areas, a barbecue grill facility, and walking trails.  Captain Cook's Landing Place is a famous historical site where Captain James Cook first landed in Botany Bay in 1770.  Visitors can explore the monument and informative displays that provide interesting insight into the historical past of Australia.  The Sydney Tramway Museum is a small outdoor museum dedicated to preserving and showcasing the history of Sydney's tramway system.  Visitors can explore various tram models from various parts of Australia, and a few of these vintage trams, which are operational, offer rides on the museum grounds. If you are looking for another nearby attraction, Cape Baily Lighthouse is positioned on the southern headland of Botany Bay, on rugged cliffs overlooking the Pacific Ocean.  This white concrete octagonal lighthouse guides the ships safely past the northern coast of Botany Bay.

If you get hungry, there are many great restaurants within a two-minute drive of Monterey Beach.  Criniti's Brighton-Le-Sands is one of the well known Monterey Beach, New South Wales, restaurants that serves incredible salads, pizzas, pastas, steak, ribs, burgers, meat, and poultry dishes.  Abode Thai Cuisine serves amazing Thai-inspired dishes, including soups, salads, fried rice, noodles, Thai curries, seafood, meat, and seafood.   Indian Biryani Restaurant Rockdale serves incredible Indian food, including salads, curries, pork, meat, and poultry dishes.  Chez Pascal French Restaurant serves amazing soups, salads, seafood, meat, pork, and poultry dishes.  If you are looking for another good and affordable nearby restaurant, RuiJunGe Chinese Restaurant serves amazing fried rice, soup, curries, meat, pork, seafood, and poultry dishes.

If you are looking for a hotel near Monterey Beach, there are many great options nearby.  If you are looking for an upscale hotel, the 5-Star Pullman Quay Grand Sydney Harbour is 13 minutes away by car and offers many amenities including an indoor pool, a hot tub, a fitness center, and two restaurants.  A more affordable hotel is the 4-Star Rydges Cronulla Beachside, which has many amenities, including an outdoor pool, a hot tub, a sauna, a fitness center, and a restaurant.  Another moderately priced option is the 4-Star Quest Cronulla Beach, which has many amenities including an outdoor pool, a fitness room, a hot tub, a sauna, and a restaurant.  A more reasonably priced option is the 3-Star Cronulla Motor Inn, which offers several amenities including an outdoor pool, whirlpool tubs, and restaurants.  If you are looking for another good and affordable nearby hotel, the 3-Star Engadine Motor Inn offers a few amenities including an indoor pool, a hot tub, and a sauna.