Cascade Bay & Pier
Cascade Pier
A working pier on the north coast where cargo is unloaded from lighters. The scene is unusual, and humpback whales sometimes pass by during migration season.
Cascade Pier is one of the island's two piers. Norfolk Island has no deep-water harbor, so cargo ships anchor offshore, and small barges carry the cargo to the pier, where it is lifted out by crane. When wind and waves are too strong, operations move to Kingston Pier. The scene is distinctive. Cliff paths near the pier offer shore-based whale watching from June to October, during the humpback migration season. Admission is free. It is about a five-minute drive from Burnt Pine.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Burnt Pine
- Fletcher's Mutiny Cyclorama
- Queen Elizabeth Lookout
- Kingston and Arthur's Vale Historic Area
- Captain Cook Monument Lookout
- Norfolk Island Botanic Garden
- Norfolk Island National Park (Mount Pitt)
- Norfolk Island Cemetery