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2nd Bay campground

Gaagal Wanggaan (South Beach) National Park

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Applies from Sat 6 Jun 2026, 11.19pm. Last reviewed: Sun 7 Jun 2026, 3.48pm

Fires - Advice: WATERFALL WAY

There is a fire in this park called WATERFALL WAY. Refer to the Rural Fire Service for latest information. Do not enter any closed area or area with fire. If you see an unattended fire call Triple Zero (000). Penalties apply for non-compliance. For more information about fire safety in parks and reserves, visit the NSW National Parks fire safety page for park safety guidelines.

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Applies from Fri 5 Jun 2026, 2.47pm to Fri 19 Jun 2026, 2.48pm. Last reviewed: Fri 5 Jun 2026, 2.51pm

Closed areas: Point Lookout Road - 4WD access only.

Point Lookout Road is currently not suitable for 2WD vehicles. The road is wet and slippery in sections because of heavy rainfall. Roadworks are scheduled to repair the road when conditions allow - Point Lookout Road is managed by Armidale Council. Take care and drive safely.

 

Check Live Traffic NSW for up-to-date information about road closures. For assistance during severe weather visit the NSW SES website. In life-threatening situations call emergency services on Triple Zero (000).

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Applies from Mon 1 Jun 2026, 8.51am to Fri 30 Jun 2028, 5.00pm. Last reviewed: Thu 4 Jun 2026, 10.49am

Closed areas: Lyrebird Link track closed

Lyrebird Link track closed. Temporary access to walks via a steep detour.

The Lyrebird Link ramp to the walking tracks from the Dorrigo Rainforest Centre has been closed to address safety risks. Temporary access to the walks via a short steep detour (18 degrees or 1 in 3) is unsuitable for mobility impaired visitors and prams. This will be the only available walk access until the Glade reopens. Please ask at the information counter for advice and directions.

Penalties apply for non-compliance. For more information, contact the Dorrigo Rainforest Centre on 02 6657 5913 or Coffs Coast Area Office on 02 6652 0900

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Applies from Mon 2 Feb 2026, 7.00am to Fri 19 Jun 2026, 5.00pm. Last reviewed: Thu 4 Jun 2026, 10.42am

Closed areas: Lyrebird Lane and the Glade carpark closed

Lyrebird Lane and the Glade carpark are closed to vehicles and pedestrians until 5pm Friday 19th June 2026 for civil works.

The Glade carpark is being redeveloped and the temporary visitors centre is under construction in the Glade. Lyrebird Lane and the Glade carpark will be closed to visitors until the works are completed. The Glade picnic area will still be open to pedestrians via the Wonga Walk, with all parking at the Rainforest Centre precinct.

Penalties apply for non-compliance. For more information, contact the Dorrigo Rainforest Centre on 02 6657 5913 or Coffs Coast Area Office on 02 6652 0900.

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Applies from Mon 1 Jun 2026, 9.00am to Fri 19 Jun 2026, 11.59pm. Last reviewed: Tue 2 Jun 2026, 1.34pm

Other planned events: Planned Aerial Spraying - Temporary Area Closures

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NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) will be controlling invasive bitou bush using aerial spraying in selected coastal areas of Crowdy Bay, Limeburners Creek, Goolawah, and Hat Head National Parks between 1 and 19 June 2026.

To ensure public safety, temporary closures will be in place on the day of spraying only in affected areas. These closures will include: 

Crowdy Bay National Park - confirmed to proceed 3rd June

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  • Dunbogan Beach (from the northern NP boundary to the Diamond Head 4WD access point)
  • Blackbutt, Cheese Tree, Geebung and Abbey Creek picnic areas
  • Mermaid Lookout, Diamond Head Loop and Forest walking tracks
  • Kylies Beach / Crowdy Beach (from south of Kylies Campground to Crowdy Gap)
  • Mermaid and Figtree beach access tracks (off Fig Tree Road)

Limeburners Creek National Park - planned week commencing 9th June

  • Big Hill Walk Track and Big Hill Back Beach
  • Barries Bay Beach
  • Plomer Back Beach (southern end)
  • Short delays on Point Plomer Road from Big Hill to Point Plomer Campground
  • Plomer Road (south of Point Plomer Campground to The Broken Bit)
  • Queens Head Day Use Area
  • North Shore Beach

Goolawah National Park - planned week commencing 9th June

  • Goolawah Beach (Crescent/Back Beach), including the 4WD beach access road to Racecourse Campground
  • Racecourse Headland car park

Hat Head National Park - planned week commencing 9th June

  • Killick Beach (from Richardsons Crossing to Hungry Headland)
  • Killick Beach 4WD access road (from Hungry Road and Kemps Headland Road)
  • Kemps Headland to Connors Beach walking track
  • The Gap car park
  • Connors Hill Trail
  • Korogoro Circuit Walking Track
  • Smoky Beach (from Hat Head township to Smoky Cape Campground), including 4WD beach access
  • Smoky Beach 4WD access track

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Please note that closures will apply only while operations are underway in the area. NPWS staff will be onsite during closures, and affected areas will be reopened approximately one hour after treatment, once the spray has dried on vegetation.

For further information, please contact NPWS Hastings Macleay at npws.hastingsmacleay@environment.nsw.gov.au

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Applies from Fri 11 Nov 2022, 8.31pm. Last reviewed: Mon 25 May 2026, 9.39am

Closed areas: Moonee Creek south bridge (Caravan park to Green Bluff access) closed

Moonee Creek (Sugar Mill Creek) Bridge is closed as the bridge was removed due to damage. A new bridge will be built in its place, please see below link for details. 

The bridge crossing provides access:

  • to Reflections Holiday Park
  • from Moonee south to Coffs Coast Regional Park, Green Bluff and Sapphire North.

If you are planning to do the Solitary Islands coastal walk please reroute:

  • west along Moonee Beach Road to the south-west corner of the shopping centre
  • south along new concrete path on eastern side of Pacific Highway
  • south onto southern end of North Solitary Drive
  • east onto North Sapphire Road to the beach access at Beachstone Cafe.

Green Bluff is still accessible from the south via Rutile trail, off Ivory Circuit in North Sapphire.

Reflections Holiday Parks Moonee manages this bridge and is contactable on 02 6653 6552.

Read more about the bridge replacement. https://www.crownland.nsw.gov.au/projects-and-public-notices/projects/moonee-beach-pedestrian-bridge 

Applies from Tue 28 Oct 2025, 12.11pm. Last reviewed: Fri 8 May 2026, 9.18am

Closed areas: New England National Park walking track closures

The following areas are closed for public safety, to allow NPWS to assess and manage rockfall hazards.

  • Eagles Nest walking track
  • All access to Weeping Rock

For further information please contact the NPWS Coffs Coast area office on 02 6652 0900.

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Applies from Tue 25 Jul 2023, 7.14am. Last reviewed: Fri 8 May 2026, 9.18am

Closed areas: Landslip on Hanging Rock Road in State forest

Access to Kosekai Lookout is currently NOT possible via Hanging Rock Road due to a section of Hanging Rock Road being damaged during March 2021 flooding event.  The damaged section of road is managed by Forestry Corporation.  Access to the lookout is now only possible in 4WD vehicles from the south via Boat Harbour Road and then turning onto Kosekai Road

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Applies from Mon 15 Dec 2025, 10.02am. Last reviewed: Thu 4 Jun 2026, 11.17am

Closed areas: Sid Burke Rest Area closed for works

Please be advised Sid Burke Rest Area is closed until further notice.

Emergency works are being undertaken to fix vandalised amenities building.

 

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Applies from Tue 19 Mar 2024, 9.25pm. Last reviewed: Mon 13 Apr 2026, 9.20pm

Closed areas: Ngambaa Feral Predator Free Area - Closed Roads

Construction is complete on the Ngambaa Feral Predator-Free Area which has necessitated the closure of roads in the reserve for visitor safety.

 

Cedar Park picnic area will remain open and available for visitor access. 

 

The following roads are subject to permanent closure as part of the construction and operation of the feral predator free area: 

  • Wittigs Road
  • parts of Stockyard Creek Road
  • Seams Road
  • Jacks Road
  • Buds Crossing Road

 

Construction works were completed in August and the 23k of fencing is complete. 

 

Construction works have included:

  • clearing the fence corridor
  • building the fence
  • installing bridge and culvert crossings.

 

Closed areas: Closed for ground pest control operations

Pest animal control shooting operations will also occur in these areas

Shooting operations will occur on select nights throughout this period. The operations will run from sunset to sunrise in areas that are closed for public access.

 

Information regarding the project can be obtained via the following link: https://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/topics/parks-reserves-and-protected-areas/park-management/return-of-threatened-and-declining-species/ngambaa-feral-predator-free-area

 

For further information please contact the NPWS Coffs Coast area office on 02 6652 0900

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Applies from Mon 24 Jul 2023, 2.39pm to Fri 24 Jul 2026, 2.39pm. Last reviewed: Fri 20 Mar 2026, 10.15am

Closed areas: West End Trail - New England NP - Closed.

West End Trail in New England NP permanently closed due to multiple bridges out.

 

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Applies from Mon 1 Mar 2021, 11.38am to Fri 30 Oct 2026, 9.17am. Last reviewed: Thu 19 Mar 2026, 9.41am

Closed areas: Area permanently closed - Mermaid Pools

Access to Mermaid Pools is permanently closed including for swimming. Sudden large swells and tides create major waves that wash over the rocks and pools.

Do not access this area. The severe conditions at this site have caused a number of significant injuries and deaths in the past.

Mermaid Pools have never been a designated visitor site due to the extreme nature of the surf and tides at this location. There is no approved public access walking track to Mermaid Pools.

For further information call the NPWS Verges Creek area office on 02 6561 6700.

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Applies from Mon 21 Mar 2022, 10.41am. Last reviewed: Fri 3 Apr 2026, 3.10pm

Closed areas: Suttons road closed permanently due to storm damage road failure

Suttons road is closed to vehicle traffic following the second major pavement collapse in an area of highly dispersible soils. Alternate access is via Granite Pit or McMullens roads.

For further information please contact the NPWS Coffs Coast area office on 02 6652 0900.

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For the latest updates on fires, closures and other alerts in this area, see https://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/camping-and-accommodation/campgrounds/2nd-bay-campground/local-alerts

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