Casino Holiday Park

Ease yourself gently into the walking with a stroll around Casino itself – the town’s self-guided Heritage Walk takes in several of its finest historic and art-deco buildings, tracing the story of how it became known as the Beef Capital. It’s also worth taking in the folk museum and taking a ride on the miniature railway (weekends only). And that’s not it for open-air activities locally: there’s a golf course five minutes’ drive away and some good fishing to be had in the Richmond river, which handily runs through the town centre. Roam along the riverbank for three kilometres or so and you’ll get to Platypus Pool, a fab place to spot one of nature’s most unlikely creatures. For more extensive hikes and bikes rides, there are hundreds of trails to pick from in the Jabiru Geneebeinga Wetlands (10 minutes’ drive), Mallanganee National Park (35 minutes), Broadwater National Park (40 minutes), Richmond Range National Park (an hour) and Bundjalung National Park (an hour and 10 minutes). If you need a beach to chill out on after all that activity, the 30 kilometres of sand an hour away at South Ballina should see you sorted for seaside strolls, drives, bike rides and surf spots.