[1] Also near the southern end, there is a small creek crossing the beach and a sandy tombolo stretching out to rocks in the sea.

[4] The Solitary Islands Coastal Walk, which goes from Red Rock to Sawtell (60 km), runs through Hills Beach.

[2] Behind the northern end, near Pine Brush Creek, is the Opal Cove resort, which offers tourist accommodation.

[8][9] In 1956, Pine Brush Creek was approved for mineral sand mining to extract rutile, zircon and ilmenite.

[9] The caravan park was sold by the Hill family in 1983[10] and the land was subsequently developed for the Opal Cove Resort c.