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Canoe Evans River paddle route

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Cape Byron Lighthouse, Cape Byron State Conservation Area. Photo: John Spencer/OEH

Learn

Glenrock mountain biking trails

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Great North walk - Watagans National Park

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Ramp leading down into the water in Bundjalung National Park. Photo © Rob Cleary

Paddle

Whian Whian mountain biking trails

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Close up of a sleeping koala holding itself in the fork of a tree. Photo: Mark R Higgins/iStock

Immersive stories

Sea Acres Rainforest boardwalk

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Visitors following the trail around the Look At Me Now headland. Photo: Rob Cleary

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Treachery Headland walking track

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Mount Jerusalem Central trails

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Couple seated on the sand of Zenith Beach at sunrise, with a dramatic rocky headland in the background. Photo: John Spencer © DPE

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Antarctic Beech Forest walking track

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Arrawarra Beach Views, Coffs Coast Regional Park. Photo: Rob Cleary

Swim

Big Hill Rainforest walking track

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Mt Yengo Loop Trail, Yengo National Park. Photo: NSW Government

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Boarding House Dam picnic area

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Cambridge Plateau scenic drive

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Devils Hole lookout walk and picnic area

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Gloucester Falls walking track

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Gloucester River track, Barrington Tops National Park. Photo: John Spencer

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Gloucester River walking track

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Gloucester Tops circuit, Barrington Tops National Park. Photo: John Spencer © OEH

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Gould's petrel immersive story Tomaree Head

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Hastings Forest Way touring route

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Iluka Rainforest walking track

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Jack Perkins track, Hat Head National Park. Photo: Debby McGerty © OEH

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Link Trail - Gloucester Tops to Careys Peak

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Family running along Little Bay beach, Arakoon National Park. Photo: David Finnegan/DPE

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Little Bay to Gap Beach walking track

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Mining Road to Old Gibber Road cycling trail

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Misty Creek Lookout, Guy Fawkes River National Park. Photo: Barbara Webster/NSW Government

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Neranie Headland walking track

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Northern Broadwater picnic area

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Rainforest walk to Riverside Park

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Rawson falls, Boorganna Nature Reserve. Photo © Louise Feltus

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Smoky Cape Range walking track

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Three Sisters walking track (Broken Head)

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

Ride

Tyagarah Nature Reserve picnic area

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Village Green picnic area and playground

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Waves. Photo:A Brown Copyright:NSW Government

Surf

Wilsons Headland walking track

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Yacaaba Headland walking track

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Yarriabini lookout, Yarriabini National Park. Photo: A Turbill/NSW Government

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Point Stephens Lighthouse and Fingal Island

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14-day coastal tours from Sydney to Cairns

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Group of people with motorcycles on Port Macquarie seawall. Photo © Endeavour Motorcycle Tours

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2-day Port Macquarie motorcycle adventure

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A view through trees of a waterfall cascading into a pool. Photo: Graeme McGregor © ParkTours

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8-day NSW North Coast and Tablelands walking tour

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As The Crow Flies 4WD Tours vehicle. Photo © Matthew Crow

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Barrington Tops and beyond tag-a-long 4WD tour

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Aerial photo showing people on the boardwalk at Birubi Point Aboriginal Place and the cultural artwork by Worimi man, Gerard Black. Credit: Daniel Parsons © Daniel Parsons

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Birubi Point to One Mile Beach walking track

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An Aboriginal ranger leading a tour. Photo: Adam Hollingsworth ©DPIE

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Blue Gum Hills Aboriginal cultural tour

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Surf

Broughton Island walking tracks

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Fish

Brunswick Heads guided beach fishing adventures

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Byron Bay surf lessons with Blackdog Surfing

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View of sheer cliffs and waterfall in a misty rainforest setting. Photo © Rise Up – Byron Conscious Tours

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Byron glow worms and hinterland forest experience

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Byron guided kayak tours with dolphins

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A Beyond Byron E Bikes tour group riding through the ancient rainforest of Mount Jerusalem National Park. Photo: Steve Back © Beyond Byron E Bikes

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Byron hinterland rainforest and waterfall tours

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Hang glide

Byron tandem hang gliding flights and lessons

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Dorrigo kids’ nature play: 5 to 12 years

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Ranger Matt crouching beside a log to show the fungi growing on it, Dorrigo National Park. Photo: Jane Grebert. © DPE

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Dorrigo rainforest Aboriginal cultural tour

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An NPWS ranger and a young woman and man look at the Gondwana circle map on the ground, Dorrigo National Park. Photo: 'And the trees’ Photography © NPWS

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Dorrigo rainforest ranger-guided tour

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A man in a wheelchair with a woman and a young child at Dudley Beach, Glenrock State Conservation Area. Photo: Jared Lyons © DPE

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Explore Wollemi's wonders guided tour

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Picnic

Fingal Island eco-walk and lighthouse tour

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View of people walking over green grass toward the white tower of Point Stephens lighthouse. Photo credit: Bonita Holmes-Nu © Moonshadow-TQC Cruises

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Fingal Island historical lighthouse tour

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Gap Beach in Hat Head National Park. Photo credit: Barbara Webster © DPIE

Picnic

Glenrock Aboriginal cultural tour

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A coastal view of Glenrock State Conservation Area. Photo © Geotrail and Nature Tours

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Glenrock discovery walking tour

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Mountain bikers in Glenrock State Conservation Area. Photo: © Shaun Sursok

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Glenrock kids' mountain bike coaching

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A tent equipped with comfortable mattresses and a table and chairs on a Bower Camp Co. retreat. Credit: Phil Gallagher © Bower Camp Co.

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Group camping retreats in the Border Ranges

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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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Guided kayak adventures at Smiths Island

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View of the sun rising behind Cape Byron Lighthouse on a Wander Byron tour. Photo: Chris Mills © Wander Byron

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Guided sunrise tour to Byron Bay lighthouse

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Iris Moore lookout and picnic area

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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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The Dudley Beach rock shelf at low tide, showing tree stumps from the fossilised forest, Glenrock State Conservation Area. Photo: John Spencer © DPE

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Junior ranger: Glenrock coastal adventure tour

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Kids looking through a grate with a torch at Mountain Maid Gold Mine on a Discovery tour. Photo credit and copyright: Destination NSW

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Junior ranger: Mountain Maid gold mine tour

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Walkers on Tomaree Coastal walk near Boat Harbour, Tomaree National Park. Photo: John Spencer © DPE

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Junior ranger: Tomaree coastal adventure tour

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

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Junior ranger: Wingham Brush wildlife walk

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View of a sandy beach and breaking waves beneath a blue sky, with a rugged headland in the distance. Photo: Josh Ford © DPE

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Lake Macquarie cruise and guided nature walk

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Surf

Let's Go Surfing lessons at Byron Bay

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Mountain bike resting on a fence post with a horse and hilly farmland in the background. Photo © Alex Cudlin

Cycle

Majestic Barrington mountain bike tours

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

Swim

Minyon Falls guided rainforest tour

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Dense bushland with a view of Minyon Falls in the distance. Photo © Jeremy Perez

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Mountain bike coaching for all ages

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A mountain biking instructor on a bike explains technique as another cyclist stands and watches. Photo credit: Stephen Ardern © Momentum is your Friend

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Mountain bike skills instruction at Glenrock

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Family enjoying a guided tour of Mountain Maid gold mine. Photo: Destination NSW © Destination NSW

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Multi-day Nymboida whitewater adventures

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

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

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Myall Lakes escape paddling tours

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A group of 7 guided tour participants wearing night vision goggles in the dark. Photo credit: Wendy Bithell © Vision Walks Eco Tours

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Night vision rainforest walks in Byron Bay

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Kids canoe down whitewater rapids on an Exodus Adventures tour. Photo: Dingo Camps © Exodus Adventures

Paddle

Nymboida whitewater canoeing and rafting tours

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Sand and rock pools in foreground, with headlands and view of the coast against a blue sky in background. Photo: John Spencer © DPE

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Ocean rockpool nature tour: Glenrock

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Walkers enjoying view from the rock platform at Tomaree National Park. Photo: John Spencer © DPE

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Ocean rockpool nature tour: Tomaree

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A group of people sit around a glowing campfire next to a hut beneath starry skies. Photo credit: Benny Littlejohn © Primal Adventures

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Oxley Wild Rivers guided hiking adventures

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A group of people riding camels along the beach on a guided tour with Oakfield Ranch Camel Rides. Photo credit: © Oakfield Ranch Camel Rides

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Port Stephens guided camel rides

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Surf

Private Byron Bay sessions with Rusty Miller Surf

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3 people wearing helmets ride blue quad bikes along coastal dunes. Photo © Quad Bike King

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Quad Bike King tours in Worimi sand dunes

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View across dunes to people and a vehicle on Samurai Beach and a distant headland. Photo: Jim Cutler © DPIE

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Sand Dune Adventures quad bike tour

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Picnic

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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Shoal Bay to Fingal Bay walking track

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Aerial photo of Slot canyon lookout, perched over the a gap in the cliffline above the ocean. Credit: John Spencer © DPE

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Soul Surf School lessons at Byron Bay

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South Solitary Island Historic Site. Photo: Shane Perkins © Precision Helicopters

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Style Surfing School lessons at Byron Bay

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Surf and stay at Crescent Head

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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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Tailored surf lessons at Booti Booti beaches

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Hang glide

Tandem hang gliding in Byron Bay with Pro Flyte

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A group of people in a circle, lit by torchlight on a ghost hunt with Newcastle Ghost Tours. Photo: Renata Daniel © Newcastle Ghost Tours

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The Mountain Maid gold mine ghost hunt

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A man in a 4WD vehicle for Tag-Along and Passenger Tours travels down a dune under clear skies. Photo: Nicole Boyle © 4WD Tag-Along and Passenger Tours

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Tomaree 4WD tag-along and passenger tours

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A NPWS ranger and 2 park visitors take in the view from a coastal lookout in Tomaree National Park. Photo: John Spencer © DPE

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Top of the Myall guided sunset kayak tours

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Sunset above the Trial Bay Gaol walls, Arakoon National Park. Photo: Carolyn McPhee © DPIE

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Trial Bay Gaol: Life behind bars kids tour

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Trial Bay Gaol with starscape. Photo: Kim Payne Photography © DPE

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Walk on the dark side: Sunset tour for adults

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2 people in helmets manage climbing ropes as they stand near the top of a steep rock face. Photo credit: Peter Vaughan © Out and About Adventures

Abseil

Watagans abseiling with Out and About Adventures

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Abseil

Watagans cliff abseiling tours

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Humpback whale breaching, creating massive splashing around it. Photo: Jonas Liebschner © DPE

Experience

Whale watching at Muttonbird Island

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Humpback whale breaching, with most of its body above the water. Photo: Jonas Liebschner © DPE

Experience

Wollemi camping and canyoning expeditions

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3 people in a tour group cross a wooden bridge set among tall tree ferns and a steep rock face in Wollemi National Park. Photo credit: Kristie Kearney © Wolgan Valley Eco Tours

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Wollemi guided Glow Worm Tunnel walk

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Mount Yengo at sunset in Yengo National Park. Photo credit: Leanne King © Wollombi Aboriginal Cultural Experiences and Consultancy

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Wollombi Aboriginal culture tours and camps

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The view of the beach from Yuelarbah walking track in Glenrock State Conservation Area. Photo: Sharon Mackay © Women Embrace Adventure

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Women’s guided walk along Yuelarbah walking track

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A group of people riding horses along the shoreline on a Sahara Trails tour. Credit: Imogyn Allardice © Sahara Trails

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Worimi beach horse riding tours

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A tour group standing in front of a 4WD with their sandboards. Credit: Andrew Hay © Sand Dune Safaris

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Worimi guided sandboarding and sand surfing adventures

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A group enjoys sand boarding on the dunes alongside a red Port Stephens 4WD Tours vehicle. Photo credit: Ray Alley © Port Stephens 4WD Tours

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Worimi sand boarding adventure in coastal dunes

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Aerial view of 5 people standing at the top of a massive sand dune, holding their sand boards in the air. Photo © 4WD Tours R Us

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Worimi sand boarding with 4WD Tours R Us

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Two men wearing day packs stand near the base of a rocky headland, alongside the clean white sands and turquoise waters of Wreck Beach. Photo: © Erin McGauley

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Yuraygir guided treks with Home Comforts Hiking

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Angourie to Brooms Head walking track

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Big Nellie lookout and picnic area

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Border Loop lookout and picnic area

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Brooms Head to Illaroo walking track

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Brushbox Falls waterfall trickles down a rock face into a pool surrounded by rainforest, Border Ranges National Park. Photo: John Spencer © DPE

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Cabbage Palm loop walking track

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Cape Byron Information Centre, Cape Byron State Conservation Area. Photo © Lee Middleton

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Captain Cook lookout and picnic area

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Corkwood and Scribbly Gum walking track

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Double Wharf to Whoota lookout cycle loop

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

Cycle

Helmholtzia loop walking track

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Historic Nightcap walking track

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Howes trail, Yengo National Park. Photo: John Spencer

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Illaroo to Wooli walking track

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Leggy Point loop walking track

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Protesters Falls walking track

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Slingsbys trail and Syndicate Ridge track

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Wooli to Red Rock walking track

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An island sanctuary self-guided audio tour

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Dorrigo Rainforest birds revealed self-guided audio tour

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Palm Valley Currenbah walking track

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A man paddling a canoe along Pine Creek, with creek banks in distance. Photo: Jay Black © OEH

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Minjungbal Aboriginal Cultural Centre

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Minmi cemetery stroll, Blue Gum Hills Regional Park. Photo: John Yurasek © OEH

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Murrumbooee Cascades walking track

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Learn

Muttonbird Island Outdoor learning space

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Pine Road, Bindarri National Park. Photo: Barbara Webster/NSW Government

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Orara Escarpment 4WD touring route

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Kattang Nature Reserve. Photo © Andrew Marshall

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Perpendicular Point walking track

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Scotts Point Way to Riverside Park trail

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Seaham Swamp Bird Hide, Seaham Swamp Nature Reserve. Photo: John Spencer

Watch

Wollumbin (Mount Warning) summit track

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Rocks and trees at Boogarem Falls in Mount Jerusalem National Park. Photo: Darren McHugh © DPIE

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Arakoon bushcare

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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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Heritage walking track, Blue Gum Hills Regional Park. Photo: John Yurasek © OEH

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Blue Gum Hills bush regeneration

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Burwood trail, Glenrock State Conservation Area. Photo: John Spencer © OEH

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Cape Byron Lighthouse Friends

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Bushcare along Coffs Coast, Coffs Coast Regional Park. Photo: OEH

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Coffs Harbour bushcare and landcare

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

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Crowdy Bay bush regeneration

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Falcorostrum loop walking track

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A tan coloured rocky outcrop with the ocean in the distance. Photo: Stephen Wesener © Illuka Nature and Soul

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Forest bathing in Bundjalung National Park

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Friends of Cudgen Nature Reserve

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View of Trial Bay Gaol, Arakoon National Park. Photo: David Finnegan

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Friends of Trial Bay Gaol

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Lighthouse view, Cape Byron State Conservation Area. Photo: John Spencer © DPIE

Itinerary

Itinerary: Mid-north coast magic

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People fishing from platform, Tomaree National Park. Photo: John Spencer

Itinerary

Itinerary: NSW North Coast fishing

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Whale watching off North Head, Sydney Harbour National Park. Photo: OEH.

Itinerary

Itinerary: World Heritage wild wonders

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Scotch Broom control at Barrington Tops

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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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Family enjoying a tour with a Ranger at Copeland Tops. Photo credit and copyright: Dentination NSW

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Volunteer at Copeland Tops

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Volunteer at Dorrigo Rainforest Centre

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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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Camping and accommodation

A couple relax on the verandah of the Assistant Lighthouse Keepers Cottage. John Spencer/DPIE

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Assistant Lighthouse Keepers' Cottages

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View of the ocean and camping platform at Broughton Island campground, Myall Lakes National Park. Photo: John Spencer/OEH

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Mibanbah – Black Rocks campground

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Couple walk through back garden by the beach at Mildenhall cottage. Photo: DPIE/John Spencer

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Partridge Cottage and Geoffs Shed

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Aerial view of the beach and campground facilities at The Ruins campground. Photo credit: Shane Chalker © Shane Chalker

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The Ruins campground and picnic area

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3 friends having a drink on the balcony at Thomson Cottage. Photo: Sera Wright/DPIE

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Woody Head cottages and cabins

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Pitch your tent at Sheepstation Creek campground, Border Ranges National Park. Photo: DPIE/ John Spencer

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Gloucester River campground and picnic area

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The beach near Hungry Gate campground in Hat Head National Park. Photo: Debby McGerty © Debby McGerty

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Korsmans Landing campground and picnic area

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

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Neranie campground and picnic area

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Nymboida River campground, Nymboida National Park. Photo: D Redman/NSW Government

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Pebbly Beach campground - Yuraygir National Park

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Plateau Beech campground, Werrikimbe National Park. Photo: John Spencer/NSW Government

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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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Smoky Cape Lighthouse Keepers' Cottages

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Stewart and Lloyds campground, Myall Lakes National Park. Photo: John Spencer/NSW Government

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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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White Tree Bay campground and picnic area

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Woko campground, Woko National Park. Photo: John Spencer/NSW Government

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Lake Arragan and Red Cliff campgrounds

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Little Mountain Campground, Karuah National Park. Photo: John Spencer/NSW Government

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NRMA Myall Shores Holiday Park

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Camper with his fishing rod and bucket heading to the nearby beach, Goolawah National Park. Photo: John Spencer/OEH

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Cod Hole campground and picnic area

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Illaroo campground, Yuraygir National Park. Photo: Rob Cleary/Seen Australia

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Answer the call of the East Coast trail for some of the best natural beauty in NSW. Pristine beaches, ancient Gondwana rainforest, towering waterfalls, and volcanic hinterland walks: choose your own adventure on NSW's North Coast.

Park:

Cape Byron State Conservation Area

Cape Byron State Conservation Area is great for school excursions and is home to Cape Byron lighthouse, heritage accommodation, walking tracks, scenic lookouts and the Cape Café.

Visitor centres

Nearby towns

Lismore

Lismore is a major North Coast commercial, cultural and administrative centre. It's set in undulating country on the north arm of the Richmond River.

www.visitnsw.com

Maitland

One of Maitland's premier stops, Maitland Gaol ceased service as a correctional facility in 1998, After housing some of Australia's most hardened and notorious criminals, Maitland Gaol closed in 1998. Now, the cell doors are open again and you can take a self-guided audio tour, a themed-guided tour or torchlight tour by night.

www.visitnsw.com

Newcastle

Newcastle is a harbour city surrounded by amazing surf beaches that are linked by a great coastal walk, the Bathers Way. The walk from Nobbys Beach to Merewether Beach takes about three hours and is a great way to explore the city.