Green Patch Beach, Jervis Bay Territory: Camping & walks

In the Jervis Bay Territory’s Booderee National Park, Green Patch is a popular beach and campground for families. You can tackle the Green Patch to Bristol Point Loop Walk while there.

Green Patch Beach in Australia’s Jervis Bay Territory is a family-friendly beach with handy facilities, camping and an enjoyable walking trail.

Snorkelling at Green Patch Beach

Inside the Booderee National Park, this Jervis Bay beach has the white sand that the area is renowned for. However, Green Patch Beach is also a fabulous spot for learning to snorkel. The water is almost always calm, and plenty of fish hang around by the rock platforms. There’s a good chance of seeing squid and octopus here, too.

In fact, the wildlife is one of the major reasons families love Green Patch Beach so much. Wallabies and echidnas hang out here, as do parrots and lorikeets.

6 Jervis Bay experiences worth booking now

See the dolphins and lounge above the water on a dolphin cruise with boom netting.
Explore the beaches, spotting wildlife on the way, with a sea kayaking tour.
Watch sunset on the beach, then explore the heavens with an astrophysicist on an evening stargazing experience.
Admire the migrating humpbacks on a whale-watching cruise.
Try cycling on the sand on a Culburra Beach fat-biking tour.
Discover the lesser-visited hideaways on a hidden secrets cruise.

Green Patch to Bristol Point Loop Walk

Once you’re bored of swimming at Green Patch Beach, you can attempt the Green Patch to Bristol Point loop walk. As this involves going along some of the rocky shoreline, this is best attempted at low tide.

The Green Patch to Bristol Point loop walk starts at the Green Patch car park, then heads through the day use area and across the bridge onto the beach. There’s another small bridge before the rock platform.

Keep going until you reach the small Bristol Point Beach, then go back onto the rocks and follow the forest path to the Bristol Point picnic area. The return section to Green Patch is through forest where wildlife tends to hang out.

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Green Patch camping

It’s also possible to go camping at Green Patch, and sites tend to book out a month in advance during the summer months. Green Patch camping facilities include showers, fresh water, toilets and sheltered barbecues – be aware that there can be heavy demand for these barbecues, however.

Green Patch camping sites are unpowered and cost from $25 per night. Bookings should be made via the Parks Australia website.

Green Patch Beach in the Jervis Bay Territory. Photo courtesy of Discover Jervis Bay.

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