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Charles Hamey lookout

Kattang Nature Reserve

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Sea Acres Rainforest Centre. Photo: © Jackson Rafferty

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Sea Acres Rainforest Centre

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A couple enjoys the Sea Acres Rainforest boardwalk. Photo: John Spencer © OEH

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Sea Acres Rainforest boardwalk

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Blackbutt picnic area, Crowdy Bay National Park. Photo: Debby McGerty © OEH

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Blackbutt picnic area

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Cheesetree picnic area, Crowdy Bay National Park. Photo: Debby McGerty © OEH

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Cheesetree picnic area

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Crowdy Gap walking track, Crowdy Bay National Park. Photo: Debby McGerty © OEH

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Crowdy Gap walking track

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View of the natural arch on the Diamond Head Loop walk. Quick access is via the track head at Indian Head campground. Photo: Debby McGerty © OEH

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Diamond Head Loop walk

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Forest walking track, Crowdy Bay National Park. Photo: Debby McGerty © OEH

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Forest walking track

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Geebung picnic area, Crowdy Bay National Park. Photo: Andy Marshall/NSW Government

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Geebung picnic area

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Laurieton track, Dooragan National Park. Photo: John Spencer © OEH

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Laurieton track

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Diamond Head loop track, Crowdy Bay National Park. Photo: Debby McGerty © OEH

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Mermaid lookout track

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Metcalfs walking track, Crowdy Bay National Park. Photo: Debby McGerty © OEH

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Metcalfes walking track

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Sculpture along Port Macquarie Coastal walk, Sea Acres National Park. Photo © Rob Cleary

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Port Macquarie coastal walk

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Rainforest loop, Dooragan National Park. Photo: John Spencer © OEH

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Rainforest loop

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Roto House, Roto House Historic Site. Photo: John Spencer/NSW Government

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Roto House

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Sheltered picnic area and lookout, Dooragan Summit picnic area, Dooragan National Park. Photo: Ben Stevenson, © DCCEEW

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Dooragan Summit picnic area

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Grassy coastal slope with kangaroos against a backdrop of gently breaking ocean waves. Photo © Paget Thompson

Surf

Guided 10-day surfing adventures for backpackers

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Kylies Hut as it appeared before the 2019 bushfires, set in a shady glen surrounded by coastal forest in Crowdy Bay National Park. Photo: © Robert Mulally

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Kylies Hut

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Aboriginal education ranger sharing her cultural knowledge of Sea Acres Rainforest. Photo credit: Karina Davila-Otoya. © DPIE

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Sea Acres Aboriginal coastal tour

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An Indigenous education ranger shares her local cultural knowledge of the rainforest. Photo: Karina Davila-Otoya ©DPIE

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Sea Acres Aboriginal culture tour

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Rocks and ocean at Diamond Head Beach in Crowdy Bay National Park. Photo: Debby McGerty © DPIE

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Surf lessons and surf camps at Crowdy Bay

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Bird Tree picnic area, Middle Brother National Park. Photo: John Spencer/NSW Government

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Bird Tree picnic area

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Googik Heritage walking track, Lake Innes Nature Reserve. Photo: John Spencer © OEH

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Googik Heritage walking track

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Innes Ruins, Innes Ruins Historic Site. Photo: John Spencer

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Innes Ruins

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Kattang Nature Reserve. Photo © Andrew Marshall

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Perpendicular Point walking track

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Queens Lake picnic area, Queens Lake Nature Reserve. Photo: John Spencer

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Queens Lake picnic area

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Abbey Creek picnic area, Crowdy Bay National Park. Photo © Debby McGerty

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Abbey Creek picnic area

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Aerial view of Kylies Beach campground, Crowdy Bay National Park. Photo: Rob Mulally/DPIE

Volunteer

Crowdy Bay bush regeneration

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Smoky Cape Lighthouse Cottages, Hat Head National Park. Photo: David Finnegan/NSW Government

Itinerary

Itinerary: Mid-north coast magic

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Perch Hole picnic area, Lake Innes Nature Reserve. Photo: John Spencer/NSW Government

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Perch Hole picnic area

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Visitors and ranger examine strangler vine, along Sea Acres Rainforest boardwalk. Photo: John Spencer © OEH

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Sea Acres rainforest boardwalk tour

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Sea Acres Rainforest Centre Discovery guides, Sea Acres National Park. Photo: David Finnegan

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Sea Acres Rainforest Centre volunteers

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Nearby camping and accommodation

Aerial view of Diamond Head campground and nearby Dunbogan Beach. Photo: © Rob Mulally

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Diamond Head campground

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Aerial view of Crowdy Gap campground and nearby beach in Crowdy Bay National Park. Photo: Rob Mulally/DPIE

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Crowdy Gap campground

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Aerial view of Indian Head campground, Crowdy Bay National Park. Photo: Rob Mulally/DPIE

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Indian Head campground

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Campers setting up a tent at Kylies Beach campground, Crowdy Bay National Park. Photo: © Rob Mulally

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Kylies Beach campground

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Nearby parks

Aerial view of Diamond Head campground and nearby Dunbogan Beach. Photo: © Rob Mulally

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Crowdy Bay National Park

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Dooragan lookout, Dooragan National Park. Photo: John Spencer/NSW Government

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Dooragan National Park

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Kattang Nature Reserve. Photo © Andrew Marshall

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Kattang Nature Reserve

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Macquarie Nature Reserve. Photo: John Spencer/NSW Government

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Macquarie Nature Reserve

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Middle Brother National Park. Photo: John Spencer/NSW Government

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Middle Brother National Park

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Visitors looking out from Sea Acres Rainforest boardwalk. Photo: John Spencer © OEH

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Sea Acres National Park

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Lake Innes Nature Reserve. Photo: John Spencer &copy: DPIE

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Lake Innes Nature Reserve

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Queens Lake Nature Reserve. Photo: John Spencer © DPIE

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Queens Lake Nature Reserve

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Lyre bird

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Bago Bluff National Park

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Lyre bird

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Innes Ruins Historic Site

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Lyre bird

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Lake Innes State Conservation Area

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Lyre bird

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Queens Lake State Conservation Area

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Lyre bird

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Woregore Nature Reserve

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Lyre bird

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Roto House Historic Site

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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
Charles Hamey lookout

Park info

  • in Kattang Nature Reserve in the North Coast region

  • Kattang Nature Reserve is always open but may have to close at times due to poor weather, fire danger, or pest management.

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