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Bateau Bay Beach picnic area

Wyrrabalong National Park

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Somersby Falls picnic area

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Elizabeth Bay picnic area

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Girrakool picnic area

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Mount Bouddi (Dingeldei) picnic area

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Palms picnic area

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Resolute picnic area

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Children looking for soldier crabs on the sand at The Basin, Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park. Photo: David Finnegan © OEH

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The Basin picnic area

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Lobster Beach

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Tea Tree picnic area and lookout

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Nearby things to do

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Aboriginal Heritage walk

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Barrenjoey Lighthouse

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Bouddi coastal walk

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Bouddi Ridge explorer

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Great North walk - Brisbane Water National Park

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Jerusalem Bay to Brooklyn Track, Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park. Photo © Andrew Richards

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Great North walk – Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park

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Great North walk – Palm Grove Nature Reserve

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The Coast walking track

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Tommos loop and Rocky Ponds cycling loop

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Uncle Dean Kelly using traditional methods during a ceremony to connect to Country by the river near Bobbin Head. Credit: Elise McCarthy &Copy; DPE

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Connecting to Country at Bobbin Head

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Maitland Bay track

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West Head lookout

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Allen Strom lookout

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America Bay track, Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park. Photo: David Finnegan © OEH

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America Bay walking track

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Bairne track, Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park. Photo: Andrew Richards/NSW Government

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Bairne walking track

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Basin Aboriginal art site

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Headland meets the ocean in Bouddi National Park. Photo: John Yurasek © OEH

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Box Head track

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Bullimah Spur track

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Crackneck Point lookout

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Gerrin Point lookout

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Girrakool loop track

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Maitland Bay Information Centre

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Moonee Beach trail

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Palms circuit track

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Patonga to Pearl Beach walking track

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Staples lookout

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The Basin track and Mackerel track

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Topham walking track

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Wallaroo track, Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park. Photo © Andrew Richards

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Wallaroo walking track

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Warrah lookout

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Warrah Trig cycling route, Brisbane Water National Park. Photo: John Yurasek

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Warrah Trig cycling loop

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Flannel Flower walking track

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Strom loop

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Guringai Tours' Laurie Bimson with a family group of tour guests on an Aboriginal cultural tour. Photo © Guringai Tours

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Aboriginal cultural tours at The Basin

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Barrenjoey Lighthouse tour

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A group of runners jogs across a cliffside boardwalk in Bouddi National Park with expansive ocean and coastal views. Photo © Tiffany Alexandria Photography

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Bouddi group trail running sessions

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A Girra Girra guide standing on a weathered rock platform shares his knowledge with a group of tour guests. Photo © Girri Girra Aboriginal Experiences

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Bouddi guided Aboriginal heritage tours

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Dadar lookout

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A pitched tent with chairs and a tent canopy set up on a grassy clearing, with bushland in the background. Photo credit: Damien McClellan © EcoTreasures

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Deluxe camping experience at The Basin

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An Eco Sailing Cruises boat on the river with shoreline and trees in the background. Photo: © Eco Sailing Cruises

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Eco cruises at Pittwater and Broken Bay

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Group of people on stand up paddle boards in Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park. Photo: Katie Brady © Pittwater Eco Adventures.

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Explore Pittwater guided tour

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Flint and Steel track

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Ganyi lookout

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Garawa lookout

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Views of Mooney Mooney creek in Brisbane Water National Park. Photo: Barry Collier.

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Great North walk stage 10: Brisbane Water dreaming

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Great North walk stage 7: Hawkesbury panorama

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Great North walk stage 8: Waratah spectacular

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Great North walk stage 9: Rainforest walk

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Two walkers on a Bells at Killcare guided tour in Bouddi National Park. Photo: Lisa Haymes © Bells at Killcare Boutique Hotel, Restaurant & Spa

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Guided bushwalks in Bouddi National Park

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View of chairs and table set for fine dining, against a backdrop of a sandy beach and sheltered bay. Photo © Andriana Papandreau

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Hawkesbury farm-to-plate oyster tasting tours

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A pair of women on horseback make a river crossing. Photo credit: Andrew Cooney © Glenworth Valley Outdoor Adventures

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Horse riding adventures in Popran National Park

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View of 2 sailing boats on the blue waters of Pittwater estuary, Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park. Photo credit: M Bryant © Go Beyond Tours

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Ku-ring-gai Chase guided bushwalks

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The Gone Bush Adventures team. Photo: Andy Richards © Gone Bush Adventures

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Ku-ring-gai corporate leadership experiences

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CoastXP tour guide on boat on Lake Macquarie. Photo © CoastXP

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Lake Macquarie cruise and guided nature walk

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Marang lookout

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View of 2 people in a double kayak at the shore of a sandy bay, with boats in the background. Photo credit: Greg Moran © Pittwater Kayak Tours

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Morning guided kayak tours of Pittwater

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Mullian lookout

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A pair of black cockatoos flying through the air. Credit: Mike Barrow © Aussie Bird Tours

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Northern Beaches half-day birding tour

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Two people on a tandem flight with Cloudbase Paragliding. Photo: Mark Rossi © Cloudbase Paragliding

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Tandem paragliding on the NSW Central Coast

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Toorongong lookout

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West Head army track

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A group of women on a Fittrek training session gather at twilight next to a rocky outcrop with wide views over park landscape. Photo © Roz Warne

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Women’s Fittrek training sessions near Sydney

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Daleys Point walking track

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Mooney Mooney nature walk

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Mount Bouddi walking track

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Cycle

Rocky Point trail

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Wondabyne to Patonga walking track

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Grass tree track

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Bulgandry Art Site Aboriginal Place

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Lillypilly loop track, Wyrrabalong National Park. Photo: John Spencer © OEH

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Lillypilly loop trail

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Man at Pelican Beach lookout. Photo: John Spencer

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Pelican Beach Road lookout

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Piles Creek loop

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Red Gum trail

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Red Hands Cave, Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park. Photo: Andrew Richards

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Red Hands Cave walking track - Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park

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Somersby Falls walking track

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Pink Caves

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Alexanders picnic area, Lake Macquarie State Conservation Area. Photo: Susan Davis/NSW Government

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Awaba Bay bush regeneration

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Bouddi bushcare

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Swamp mahogany flowers, Cockle Bay Nature Reserve, Photo: Doug Beckers

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Cockle Bay bush regeneration

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Drowned forest, Colongra Swamp Nature Reserve. Photo: Barry Collier © Barry Collier

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Colongra Swamp bush regeneration

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Native Australian flora in Wyrrabalong National Park. Photo: John Spencer © OEH

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Friends of Wyrrabalong North

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Lobster Beach bushcare

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Maitland Bay Information Centre volunteers

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Maitland Bay track, Bouddi National Park. Photo: Nick Cubbin

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Mourawaring Moors bushcare

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Views from Barrenjoey headland, Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park. Photo: David Finnegan

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Pittwater Bush regeneration

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Paperbark trees in the bush. Photo: Colette Livermore © DPIE

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Spoon Bay bushcare

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Tuggerah bushcare

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Wagstaffe bushcare

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The small white blossom of the scrub turpentine tree. Photo: Gavin Phillips © DPIE

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Wambina bushcare

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Wangi circuit walking track, Lake Macquarie State Conservation Area. Photo: Susan Davis © OEH

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Wangi Point bushcare

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Wyrrabalong bushcare Bateau Bay

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Nearby camping and accommodation

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Frazer campground

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Freemans campground

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Little Beach campground

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The Basin campground

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Putty Beach campground

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Tallow Beach campground

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Nearby parks

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Bouddi National Park

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Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park

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Brisbane Water National Park

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Lake Macquarie State Conservation Area

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Family playing on the river bank, Elizabeth Bay. Photo: John Spencer © DPIE

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Munmorah State Conservation Area

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2 black cockatoos in a tree. Photo: Ken Stepnell © DPIE

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Popran National Park

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Wyrrabalong National Park

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Jilliby State Conservation Area

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Palm Grove Nature Reserve

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Bird Island Nature Reserve

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Cockle Bay Nature Reserve

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Colongra Swamp Nature Reserve

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Howe Aboriginal Area

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Kuluwan Flora Reserve

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Lion Island Nature Reserve

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Long Island Nature Reserve

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Mooney Mooney Aboriginal Area

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Pelican Island Nature Reserve

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Rileys Island Nature Reserve

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Saratoga Island Nature Reserve

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Spectacle Island Nature Reserve

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Tuggerah Nature Reserve

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Tuggerah State Conservation Area

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Wamberal Lagoon Nature Reserve

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Wambina 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

Park info

in Wyrrabalong National Park in the Sydney and surrounds region
Wyrrabalong National Park is open from 5.30am to 8pm during daylight saving and 5.30am to 6pm rest of year.

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