Callala Beach

Callala Beach is a coastal village and beach on the northern shore of Jervis Bay in the City of Shoalhaven, New South Wales, about 20 kilometres east of Nowra. The beach is known for its long stretch of white sand and calm, sheltered waters facing south across the bay. It is a residential beach community popular for swimming, walking and family recreation, with foreshore reserves, parks and views to Bowen Island and Point Perpendicular.

Visitors can expect a long, wide sandy beach on the sheltered waters of Jervis Bay with calm, clear water and white sand. The foreshore has grassy reserves, picnic areas, playgrounds and walking tracks. The beach is primarily residential with low-rise houses behind the dunes, offering swimming, wading, kayaking and stand-up paddleboarding, beach walking and photography with views across the bay to Huskisson and Point Perpendicular.

Callala Beach lies on the northern shore of Jervis Bay within Yuin Country. The Jervis Bay area was sighted by Europeans in the late 18th century and settled from the 19th century for timber, farming and fishing. The modern village of Callala Beach developed in the 20th century as a coastal residential and holiday area within the Shoalhaven local government area.

The Jervis Bay area holds cultural significance for the Yuin people as traditional custodians. Today Callala Beach is valued as a family-oriented coastal community and recreational beach within the Shoalhaven and Jervis Bay region, known for its natural coastal landscape and bay setting.