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Elizabeth Bay picnic area

Munmorah State Conservation Area

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Palms Circuit walking track. Photo: John Spencer © OEH

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Scenic trail. Photo: Susan Davies

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

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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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Green swift parrot. Photo: Mick Roderick

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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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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

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Watagans abseiling with Out and About Adventures

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A woman abseils down a cliff surrounded by bushland in Watagans National Park. Photo © Walking Rivers

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Turners walking track

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Muirs lookout

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Man at Pelican Beach lookout. Photo: John Spencer

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Red Gum trail

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Pink Caves, Munmorah State Conservation Area. Photo: John Spencer © DPE

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Pink Caves

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

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

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Spoon Bay bushcare

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Volunteers hard at work in Tuggerah Nature Reserve. Photo: Nicola Booth © DPIE

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Tuggerah 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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Tree canopy, Watagans National Park

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Wyrrabalong bushcare Bateau Bay

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Nearby camping and accommodation

Aerial view of Frazer campground, Munmorah State Conservation Area. Photo: John Spencer/OEH

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Frazer campground

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Tents in Freemans campground, Munmorah State Conservation Area. Photo: John Spencer/DPIE

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2 campers sitting with their backpacks with their tents set up in the background. Photo: John Spencer/DPIE

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

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Yondeo trail. Photo: Susan Davis/OEH

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Coastal walking trail, Wyrrabalong National Park. Photo: John Spencer/OEH

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Jilliby State Conservation Area. Photo: John Spencer/OEH

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Whale watching top spots

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WilderQuest activity at Blue Gum Hills Regional Park. Photo: Shani Milgate/OEH
Elizabeth Bay picnic area

Park info

  • in Munmorah State Conservation Area in the Sydney and surrounds and North Coast regions

  • Spring/summer open hours

    Munmorah State Conservation Area is open 5.30am–9pm, from the start of the NSW school holiday period in September (Friday) until 1 May.

    Autumn/winter open hours

    Munmorah State Conservation Area is open 5.30am–7pm, from 1 May until the day before the start of the NSW September school holidays (Friday).

  • Park entry fees:

    $8 per vehicle per day. The park has pay machines that accept both card and coins.

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