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Davidson Whaling Station

South Coast

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Green Cape Lighthouse

Green Cape Lighthouse, around 45min south of Eden, is the southernmost lighthouse in NSW. Towering above Green Cape Lightstation Keepers’ Cottages, soak up the maritime heritage and spot migrating whales.
Bittangabee Bay Storehouse

Bittangabee Bay Storehouse, in Beowa National Park, is an unfinished stone building dating from the 1840s, giving visitors a glimpse of early European history in the national park.

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Light to Light walk

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Boyds Tower in Beowa National Park. Photo: John Spencer © OEH

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Boyds Tower walking track

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Moon Bay

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Nadgee wilderness walk

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Wonboyn Beach, Nadgee Nature Reserve. Photo: John Spencer © OEH

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Bay Cliff walking track

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Picnic

Bournda Lagoon

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Greenglade picnic area

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Jewfish walk

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Merrica River nature trail

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Mount Imlay National Park. Photo: NSW Government

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Mount Imlay – Balawan Summit walking track

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Paddle

Nelson Lagoon

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Sandy Creek loop track

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Staircase leading to the beach at Turingal Head. Photo: John Spencer/DPIE

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Turingal Head picnic area

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Wallagoot Lake in Bournda National Park. Photo: John Spencer/DPIE

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Wallagoot Lake picnic area and boat ramp

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White Rock River picnic area

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Barmouth Beach

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Haycock Point picnic area

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Pinnacles lookout and rock formations in Beowa National Park. Photo: John Spencer © OEH

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Pinnacles loop walking track

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Severs Beach

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A short beaked echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus) foraging amongst native grasses. Photo credit: WildCount © DPIE

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Bournda workshops to awaken your wild side

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A woman in blue clothing standing on grass looks out over the beach to the ocean. Photo © Navigate Expeditions

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Forest meets the sea guided walk

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Aerial view of coastline showing beaches, bushland and rocky shores in Ben Boyd National Park. Photo © Sapphire Coast Guiding Co

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Guided 3-day Light to Light walks

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Rocky edge of ocean with orange sunset in background. Photo © Mark Gray Gallery & Photography Tours

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Merimbula guided photography tour

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View down Long Beach showing rock formations, dunes, cliffs and coastal bushland in Beowa National Park. Photo: John Yurasek © DPIE

Fish

Quondola Point

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Bittangabee Bay to Green Cape walking track

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Boyds Tower to Saltwater Creek walking track

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Picnic

Goodenia Rainforest picnic area

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Myanba Gorge lookout

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Myrtle Mountain lookout

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Nunnock Swamp and Grasslands walking tracks

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Pambula River walking track

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Saltwater Creek to Bittangabee Bay walking track

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Picnic

Waalimma picnic area

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Bittangabee Bay

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Disaster Bay lookout

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Goodenia Rainforest walking track

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Green Cape lookout

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Haycock Point to Barmouth Beach walking track

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Kangarutha walking track

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Myanba Gorge walking track

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Surf

Nelson Beach

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Pheasants Peak walking track

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Swim

Terrace Beach and Lennards Island

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Wajurda Point lookout

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Wajurda Point track. Photo: John Yurasek © OEH

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Wajurda Point walking track

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Itinerary

Itinerary: Light to Light walk

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Person fishing at North Quondola Point, Ben Boyd National Park. Photo: John Yurasek

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Itinerary: Sapphire Coast fishing

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Nearby camping and accommodation

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Saltwater Creek campground

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Alexanders Hut with old farm machinery in foreground and forest in background. Photo credit: John Spencer © DPIE

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Alexanders Hut campground

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Bittangabee campground

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Gillards campground

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Exterior view of Green Cape Lightstation Keeper's Cottage in Beowa National Park. Photo: Nick Cubbin/OEH

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Green Cape Lightstation Keepers' Cottages

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Hobart Beach campground

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Large tree next to a grassy open area with a forest backdrop. Photo: John Spencer/OEH

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Nunnock campground

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Postmans campground

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Six Mile Creek campground

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Waratah Gully campground

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Telegraph Station bunkhouse

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Nearby parks

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Green Cape area

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Aerial view of headland, ocean and eucalypt trees near Saltwater campground. Photo: John Spencer/DPIE

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Beowa National Park

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Bournda National Park

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Mimosa Rocks National Park

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Mount Imlay National Park

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Nadgee Nature Reserve

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People kayaking and fishing at Severs Beach. Photo: John Spencer/DPIE

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Pambula-Haycock area

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South East Forest National Park

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Bell Bird Creek Nature Reserve

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Bournda Nature Reserve

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Davidson Whaling Station Historic Site

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Eagles Claw Nature Reserve

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Egan Peaks Nature Reserve

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Yurammie State Conservation Area

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Murrah Flora Reserves

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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 Davidson Whaling Station Historic Site in the South Coast region

in the Green Cape area of Beowa National Park in the South Coast region
The Green Cape area of Beowa National Park is always open but may have to close at times due to poor weather or fire danger.
$8 per vehicle per day in the Green Cape area of the park (south of Eden).
Buy annual pass

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