Three Sisters & Kings Beach Walk, NSW

In Indigenous Bundjalung mythology the story of the Three Sisters is told to children to warn them of the dangers of swimming near rocks. It is said one of the sisters became caught in the strong current, the other sisters ventured in to save her, but they all drowned and were turned into the rocks we now see at the heads. 

Broken Head also known as 'Three Sisters Rock' also known as 'Cocked Hat Rocks'

Looking back to Broken Head, Suffolk Park and Byron Bay

Looking towards Kings Beach

Although occasionally possible at low tide it is still quite difficult to access Kings Beach from the Three Sisters walking track so we venture around the alternate route through the paperbark forest down a heap of steps to this secluded white sandy beach. An enjoyable chat with a long-time local gave us a fascinating insight into the changing culture of Byron Bay and of his life in the region. Administered now primarily by the 'Greens' disappointingly improvements to infrastructure have all-but ceased with the poor quality road conditions a perfect example. He went onto mention the contention surrounding Kings Beach, which is known locally as a 'Gay' beach, much to the disapproval of local indigenous who have fought over the years to have the beach access points closed. Deaths in both the 'for' and 'against' camps resulted in the 'heat' surrounding the topic diminishing and nothing further has been done. We took a walk along the beach, admiring the serenity, but felt way too over dressed in our shorts and t-shirts and way too heterosexual so made a subtle dash for the stairs and left everyone to enjoy naturally, this peaceful parcel of paradise. Needless to say we opted not to take photos at Kings Beach for obvious reasons.