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Abbey Creek picnic area

Crowdy Bay National Park

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Nearby picnic areas

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Blackbutt picnic area

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Cheesetree picnic area

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Geebung picnic area

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Saltwater picnic area

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Dooragan Summit picnic area

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Starrs Creek picnic area

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Bird Tree picnic area

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Brimbin picnic area

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Queens Lake picnic area

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Perch Hole picnic area

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Nearby things to do

Paddle

Khappinghat Creek

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Learn

Sea Acres Rainforest Centre

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Walk

Sea Acres Rainforest boardwalk

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View

Cape Hawke lookout

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Walk

Crowdy Gap walking track

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Walk

Diamond Head Loop walk

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Five Islands walking track

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Forest walking track

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Walk

Headland walking track

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Laurieton track

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

Walk

Mermaid lookout track

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Walk

Metcalfes walking track

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Walk

Port Macquarie coastal walk

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Walk

Rainforest loop

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Rawson falls, Boorganna Nature Reserve. Photo © Louise Feltus

Walk

Rawson Falls walk

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Learn

Roto House

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Ride

Tip to Tail trail

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Waves. Photo:A Brown Copyright:NSW Government

Surf

Wallabi Beach

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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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Point Plomer campground, Limeburners Creek National Park. Photo: Barbara Webster/NSW Government

Surf

Guided 5-day 'surf till you drop' experiences

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Wingham Brush Nature Reserve, grey headed flying fox. Photo: NSW Government

Explore

Junior ranger: Wingham Brush wildlife walk

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Learn

Kylies Hut

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Swim

McBrides Beach

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Aerial view of coast Limeburner's Creek National Park. Photo © Positive Energy Adventures and Retreats.

Explore

Multi-day pack free hike on NSW Mid-North Coast

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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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Surf

Tailored surf lessons at Booti Booti beaches

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A grey-headed flying fox hanging from a tree branch. Photo: Jaime Plaza © Botanic Gardens Trust

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Wingham Brush twilight tour

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View

Big Nellie lookout and picnic area

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View

Flat Rock lookout

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Walk

Newbys Creek walk and caves

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View

Newbys lookout

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Hamleys lookout, Kattang Nature Reserve. Photo: NSW Government

View

Charles Hamey lookout

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Walk

Dawson River walking track

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Walk

Googik Heritage walking track

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Learn

Innes Ruins

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Walk

Ms Kellys walking track

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Kattang Nature Reserve. Photo © Andrew Marshall

Walk

Perpendicular Point walking track

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Wingham Brush Nature Reserve. Photo: NSW Government

Walk

Wingham Brush boardwalk

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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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Walk

McBrides Beach walking track

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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

Volunteer

Sea Acres Rainforest Centre volunteers

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Nearby camping and accommodation

Stay

Diamond Head campground

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Stay

Crowdy Gap campground

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Stay

Indian Head campground

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Stay

Kylies Beach campground

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Nearby parks

Park

Boorganna Nature Reserve

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Booti Booti National Park

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Cottan-Bimbang National Park

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Crowdy Bay National Park

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Dooragan National Park

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Kattang Nature Reserve

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Limeburners Creek National Park

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Macquarie Nature Reserve

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Middle Brother National Park

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Saltwater National Park

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

Park

Sea Acres National Park

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Tapin Tops National Park

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Wallingat National Park

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Wingham Brush Nature Reserve

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Brimbin Nature Reserve

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Coorabakh National Park

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Park

Lake Innes Nature Reserve

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Queens Lake Nature Reserve

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Bago Bluff National Park

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Bandicoot Island Nature Reserve

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Biriwal Bulga National Park

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Bridal Veil Falls Nature Reserve

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Comboyne Nature Reserve

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Coocumbac Island Nature Reserve

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Coolongolook Nature Reserve

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Coxcomb Nature Reserve

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Darawank Nature Reserve

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Durands Island Nature Reserve

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Flat Island Nature Reserve

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Goonook Nature Reserve

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Innes Ruins Historic Site

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Jasper Nature Reserve

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Khappinghat National Park

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Khappinghat Nature Reserve

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Killabakh Nature Reserve

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Lake Innes State Conservation Area

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Lansdowne Nature Reserve

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Mills Island Nature Reserve

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Minimbah Nature Reserve

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Mount Seaview Nature Reserve

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Queens Lake State Conservation Area

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Rawdon Creek Nature Reserve

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Regatta Island Nature Reserve

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Talawahl Nature Reserve

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Talawahl State Conservation Area

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Towibakh Nature Reserve

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Wallamba Nature Reserve

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Wallis Island Nature Reserve

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Weelah Nature Reserve

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Woregore Nature Reserve

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Yahoo Island Nature Reserve

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Kindee Creek State Conservation Area

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Park

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

Park info

in Crowdy Bay National Park in the North Coast region
Crowdy Bay 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.
Buy annual pass

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