The Lower Clarence is a year round holiday destination with a multitude of attractions. If you enjoy fishing or boating you will be impressed with our magnificent Clarence River. Yamba and Iluka are fishing and tourist towns on either side of the river mouth surrounded by golden beaches and National Parks.
If you appreciate a natural environment you will love our National Parks, Yuraygir and Bundjalung contain many different life forms and offer excellent walking tracks to bring the highlights within reach. The small coastal resorts of Angourie and Brooms Head are completely cocooned by Yuraygir.
 
River towns abound on the islands and flood plains of the Lower Clarence and you should see the historic villages of Chatsworth, Harwood, Brushgrove and Lawrence.
Maclean is home for the river based prawn trawling fleet and proudly wears its title of "the Scottish Town in Australia"
The Clarence is one of the Nation's biggest seafood harvesting districts and the delicacies can be sampled in many local shops and restaurants.
The Lower Clarence is one of the sweetest districts you will ever find - it is, after all, the southern gateway to the Australian sugar industry which then stretches beyond Cairns in North Queensland. The spectacular cane fires are a feature of the harvest season which usually runs from May to December.
The Northern Rivers NSW is famous for its waterways but the Clarence River is by far the largest. Ferries, river cruises, houseboats, luxury self-drive party boats or aluminium fishing boats are on hand to help you fathom its secrets.
If you have arrived in Winter you may appreciate a game of lawn bowls or golf in sunshine and warmth. Many southerners and Westerners chase the sun and spend the winter months here.
Yamba is a charming coastal resort overlooking the mouth or the Clarence River with a wide range of beautiful beaches. The Main beach is patrolled during the summer season. Nearby is a rock pool suitable for children. Other great beaches are Turner's Beach between the main breakwall and the light house, Pippie Beach is the southern most beach which runs south towards Angourie, and Angourie beaches are great for the experienced surfers.