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Applies from Sun 11 May 2025, 8.00am to Thu 15 May 2025, 3.30pm. Last reviewed: Sun 11 May 2025, 9.20am
Closed areas: Gap Beach road closure-Hat Head National Park
Gap beach rd closed due to wet weather and unsafe driving conditions.
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Applies from Sat 10 May 2025, 11.05am. Last reviewed: Sat 10 May 2025, 11.11am
Closed areas: Little Bay picnic area closed due to vandalism
The Little Bay Picnic Area sustained significant vandalism overnight on Friday, 9 May, and has been closed to allow for site clean-up and repairs.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is encouraged to contact NSW Police on 131 444 or the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) on 13000 PARKS.
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Applies from Mon 1 Mar 2021, 11.38am to Fri 30 Oct 2026, 9.17am. Last reviewed: Wed 30 Apr 2025, 3.42pm
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 10 Feb 2025, 4.13pm to Sun 31 Aug 2025, 4.14pm. Last reviewed: Thu 8 May 2025, 10.23am
Closed areas: Trial Bay Gaol campground infrastructure upgrade
Sections of Trial Bay Gaol campground will be closed for upgrades from Monday 10 February 2025 until late August 2025. The Bayview campsites and northern area will be closed.
Open parts of the campground will be impacted by noise and machinery between Monday and Friday, 7am to 5pm. Access to parts of the campground will be impacted. Please refer to onsite maps for access information. Stay safe and follow directions on signage as well as instructions from staff.
Find out more about the improvements planned for Trial Bay Gaol campground. For more information about the closure, contact the NPWS campground office at 02 6566 6168.
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