Day visits are very popular, people coming for the scenery, the surfing, for barbecues and picnics at nearby Minnamurra River Reserve access off Charles Avenue.

Mystics is a favourite beach with the locals, and is a very popular surfing spot just off the Minnamurra River estuary part of the 250 hectares of pristine coastal reserve sited on 8 kilometres of coastline with one of the best surf beaches on the South Coast of New South Wales. This natural setting features small areas of vegetation with a view out to stunning Stack Island.