Located in Northern New South Wales, Evans Head is a beautiful coastal town that has attracted both domestic and international visitors for years. It’s situated perfectly in the middle of Coffs Harbour and Byron Bay. It’s got pristine beaches, an epic coastline, and a friendly and inviting atmosphere throughout the town.
Hiring a car during your stay at Evans Head allows you a great deal of flexibility. It means you can hop from one beach to another on the NSW coastline, or go further inland to a national park with extreme ease. So, pick up your rental car from our Evans Head Downtown Hertz office and go on to enjoy a fantastic holiday.
Explore Evans Head with Hertz
Evans Head is the epitome of a gorgeous coastal town with that notoriously friendly surf atmosphere.
You’ll likely want to head to the beach at some point during your stay here, and Evans Head is home to a lot of them! Drive over to Evans Head Beach or Airforce Beach and enjoy the sunshine and surf. There are plenty of kiosks that line the coast for any refreshments or amenities that you might need, and you will easily be able to swim and enjoy the water while you’re visiting.
Evans Head has a strong aviation history, and you might have noticed that one of their many beaches is named after the industry. You can learn all about this at the Evans Head Heritage Aviation Museum, which is a dedicated facility for restoring and promoting historical aviation exhibits. It focuses on the aviation history of New South Wales and visitors to the museum will enjoy exhibitions focused on carrier planes, bombers, military jets, and so many more types of aircraft. You can drive here at any time during your stay in Evans Head, as it is easily located in the centre of the town.
Explore Northern New South Wales in Your Rental Car
Evans Head could just be the gateway to your Northern New South Wales adventure.
Perhaps drive 45-minutes south to the Bundjalung National Park from Evans Head. It’s a beautiful space of land, with a stunning combination of bushland and coast. Play in the ocean, enjoy the 10-mile beach, or head on one of the many tracks throughout the park to try and spot emus, sea eagles, wallabies, koalas, and even colour changing frogs.
You could drive 8-minutes north to Broadwater National Park. This is renowned for its whale watching opportunities, so head here during the peak humpback migration season to enjoy the whales as they swim past. Broadwater National Park proudly has a diverse landscape, with the coast, forest, marshes, and swamps all creating a unique setting for you to enjoy.
Of course, many travel to Byron Bay while residing in Evans Head. Byron Bay is one of the most famous towns in New South Wales, if not the whole of Australia! It’s renowned for its chilled out atmosphere, and incredible coastline, and is home to many celebrities from both Australia and across the world. Byron Bay is only a 45-minute drive from Evans Head and it is certainly worth it. Maybe stay a night or two and enjoy all that this town has to offer, with beaches like Belongil, The Pass, and Main Beach attracting thousands of visitors each year.
There are certainly many things to do and see while in Evans Head. And, with your Hertz rental car, you can see as many of them as you like. With top tourist destinations all within an hour’s drive away, you could visit somewhere new every day that you’re staying here. Simply head into Hertz Evans Heads Downtown as soon as you get here for your holiday to begin.
