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The Ruins campground and picnic area

Booti Booti National Park

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Treachery Headland Walk, Myall Lakes National Park. Photo: John Spencer

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Treachery Headland walking track

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An aerial view of a person walking along Booti walking track with the ocean and Booti Booti national park in the background. Credit: John Spencer © DPE

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Booti walking track

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Coastal views from Cape Hawke lookout in Booti Booti National Park. Photo credit: John Spencer © DPIE

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Cape Hawke lookout

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Picnic tables and barbecue shelter, Elizabeth Beach picnic area, Booti Booti National Park. Photo credit: John Spencer © DPIE

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Elizabeth Beach picnic area

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The Grandis in Grandis picnic area, Myall Lakes National Park. Photo: John Spencer

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Grandis picnic area

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Hearts Point picnic area, Myall Lakes National Park. Photo: John Spencer © DPIE

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Hearts Point picnic area

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Old Mining road, Myall Lakes National Park. Photo: Shane Chalker

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Mining Road to Old Gibber Road cycling trail

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Forest Photo: Michael Van Ewijk © OEH

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Neranie Headland walking track

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Northern Broadwater picnic area, Myall Lakes National Park. Photo: John Spencer

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Northern Broadwater picnic area

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O'Sullivans picnic area tall trees, Myall Lakes National Park. Photo: John Spencer

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O'Sullivans Gap picnic area

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Picnic table at Sailing Club picnic area, Booti Booti National Park. Photo: OEH

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Sailing Club picnic area

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Submarine Beach walking track, Myall Lakes National Park. Photo: John Spencer © OEH

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Submarine Beach walking track

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Sugarloaf Point, Myall Lakes National Park. Photo: John Spencer

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Sugarloaf Point Lighthouse

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Tip to Tail trail, Wallingat National Park. Photo: John Spencer

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Tip to Tail trail

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Arial shot of The Ruins campground in Booti Booti National Park, between Wallis Lake and Seven Mile Beach. Photo credit: John Spencer © DPIE

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Junior ranger: Booti Booti coastal adventure tour

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McBrides Beach is located at the end of McBrides walking track. Credit: Stephen Smith © DPIE

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McBrides Beach

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Tour group with people in double kayaks on calm waters in Myall Lakes National Park. Photo © Lazy Paddles

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Myall Lakes escape paddling tours

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Aerial view of Santa Barbara picnic area, Seven Mile Beach and Wallis Lake. Photo credit: John Spencer © DPIE

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Santa Barbara picnic area

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A group of surfers with boards practice stance alongside their instructor at a beach. Image © Gary Hughes Surface School of Surf

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Tailored surf lessons at Booti Booti beaches

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View of 2 brightly-coloured kayaks at the shoreline of Myall Lake, with the sun setting behind trees. Photo credit: Tony Schofield © Adventure Activities Outdoors

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Top of the Myall guided sunset kayak tours

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Cabbage Palm loop walking track, Wallingat National Park. Photo: John Spencer © OEH

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Cabbage Palm loop walking track

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Double Wharf to Whoota Whoota cycle loop, Wallingat National Park. Photo: John Spencer

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Double Wharf to Whoota lookout cycle loop

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Double Wharf trail, Wallingat National Park. Photo: John Spencer

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Double Wharf trail

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Southern Boundary trail, Wallingat National Park. Photo: John Spencer

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Southern Boundary trail

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Sugar Creek trail, Wallingat National Park. Photo: John Spencer © OEH

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Sugar Creek trail

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2 people sitting at a picnic table looking at the view of Wallis Lake at Sunset picnic area in Booti Booti National Park. Credit: John Spencer © DPE

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Sunset picnic area

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Coachwood loop walking track, Wallingat National Park. Photo: John Spencer © OEH

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Coachwood loop walking track

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Cockatoo picnic area, Wallingat National Park. Photo: John Spencer

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Cockatoo picnic area

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Gur-um-bee picnic area, Wallingat National Park. Photo: John Spencer

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Gur-um-bee picnic area

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Sugar Creek picnic area, Wallingat National Park. Photo: Ian Charles

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Sugar Creek picnic area

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Wallingat Forest drive, Wallingat National Park. Photo: Ian Charles/NSW Government

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Wallingat Forest drive

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Whoota Whoota lookout, Wallingat National Park. Photo: Ian Charles/NSW Government

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Whoota Whoota lookout

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The view from McBrides Beach walking track as it exits to McBrides Beach. Photo: Brett Cann

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McBrides Beach walking track

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Nearby camping and accommodation

Aerial view of Davies Cottage, set on a hill above Boat Beach and Sugarloaf Bay in Myall Lakes National Park. Photo: John Spencer © DPIE

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Davies Cottage

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Boomeri campground, Myall Lakes National Park. Photo: John Spencer/NSW Government

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Boomeri campground

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Cutlers Cottage exterior, Myall Lakes National Park. Photo credit: Troy Sinclair © Troy Sinclair

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Cutlers Cottage

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Joes Cove campground and Two Mile Lake in Myall Lakes National Park. Photo: John Spencer © DPIE

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Joes Cove campground

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Johnsons Beach campground, Myall Lakes National Park. Photo: John Spencer/NSW Government

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Johnsons Beach campground

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Korsmans Landing campground, Myall Lakes National Park. Photo: John Spencer/NSW Government

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Korsmans Landing campground and picnic area

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Mackaway Bay campground, Myall Lakes National Park. Photo: OEH

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Mackaway Bay campground

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Neranie campground tents, Myall Lakes National Park. Photo:John Spencer/DPIE

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Neranie campground and picnic area

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Sunset over the ocean from Head Keeper's cottage verandah in Myall Lakes National Park. Photo: Seal Rocks Lighthouse Cottages

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Seal Rocks Lighthouse Cottages

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Shelly Beach campground, Myall Lakes National Park. Photo: John Spencer/DPIE

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Shelly Beach campground

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Wells campground, Myall Lakes National Park. Photo: John Spencer/NSW Government

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The Wells campground

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Aerial view of Two Mile Sands campground in Myall Lakes National Park. Photo: John Spencer © DPIE

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Two Mile Sands campground

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A man sitting by his tent at Violet Hill campground and picnic area in Myall Lakes National Park. Photo: John Spencer © DPIE

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Violet Hill campground and picnic area

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Wallingat campground, Wallingat National Park. Photo: Ian Charles/NSW Government

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Wallingat River campground

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White Tree Bay campground, Myall Lakes National Park. Photo: John Spencer/DPIE

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White Tree Bay campground and picnic area

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Yagon campground, Myall Lakes National Park. Photo: John Spencer/NSW Government

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Yagon campground

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Sandy shallows of Two Mile Lake with wooded shoreline and views to the distant shore. Photo: John Spencer © DPIE

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Freshwater campground

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Ferny Creek campground, Wallingat National Park. Photo: John Spencer/NSW Government

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Ferny Creek campground

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Children playing by the lake, Myall Lakes National Park. Photo: Nolan Verheij-Full

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NRMA Myall Shores Holiday Park

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Campers cooking up a storm at Bungarie Bay campground. Photo: John Spencer/OEH

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Bungarie Bay campground

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Sunnyside campground

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Visitor paddling across Boolambayte Lake, Bungarie Bay campground. Credit: John Spencer © DPE

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Myall Lakes National Park

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A woman and two children run towards the sea on a beach, Booti Booti National Park. Photo credit: John Spencer © DPIE

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Booti Booti National Park

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Wallingat Forest drive, Wallingat National Park. Photo: Ian Charles/NSW Government

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Wallingat National Park

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Bull Island Nature Reserve

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Coolongolook Nature Reserve

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Durands Island Nature Reserve

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Flat Island Nature Reserve

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Mills Island Nature Reserve

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Minimbah Nature Reserve

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Regatta Island Nature Reserve

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Seal Rocks Nature Reserve

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Smiths Lake Nature Reserve

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Wallamba Nature Reserve

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Wallis Island Nature Reserve

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Yahoo Island Nature Reserve

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Whale watching top spots

NSW national parks have the best vantage points to see whales during their annual migration, which takes place from May to November. Plan your next coastal adventure.

A humpback whale breaches the water off the NSW coast, near Sydney. Photo credit: Wayne Reynolds &copy Wayne Reynolds
The Ruins campground and picnic area

Park info

  • in Booti Booti National Park in the North Coast region

  • Booti Booti National Park is always open but may have to close at times due to poor weather or fire danger.

  • Park entry fees:

    $8 per vehicle per day. Day passes are available from the Manning Great Lakes Area Office, Bulahdelah Visitor Information Centre and the Hawks Nest Newsagency.

    Buy annual pass
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