With some terrific day trip options available in the surrounding area, having your own car makes sense. Without one, it’d be much harder to explore everything that Byron Bay, 17 miles away, has to offer. Wategos Beach, Tallow Beach and Main Beach alone make the drive out worthwhile. The locals are also likely to point you in the direction of Yamba, 45 miles away. If you can only see one thing here, make sure it’s Yamba Beach. (But we’re also huge fans of Yamba Lighthouse and Dolphin Park.)