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Smoky Cape picnic area

Hat Head National Park

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Nearby picnic areas

  • Little Bay picnic area, Arakoon National Park. Photo: David Finnegan/DPIE

    Little Bay picnic area

    Little Bay, a popular beach picnic spot near South West Rocks on the north coast, features barbecues, shaded tables, children’s play equipment and a kangaroo or two.

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

    Gap Beach picnic area

    Gap Beach picnic area is in Hat Head National Park. It's a great spot to visit when exploring local walking tracks, but to drive there you'll need a 4WD vehicle.

 

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Trial Bay Gaol, Arakoon National Park. Photo: Rob Cleary

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Trial Bay Gaol

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Front beach, Arakoon National Park. Photo: Debbie McGerty/OEH

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Front Beach

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Bridle trail, Arakoon National Park. Photo: Debby McGerty © OEH

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Bridle trail

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Gap Beach track, Hat Head National Park. Photo: Debby McGerty © OEH

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Gap Beach walking track

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Native plants with ocean and island in the distance. Photo: Stuart Poignard

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Green Island walking track

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

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Jack Perkins walking track

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Monument Hill walking track in Arakoon National Park. Photo: Debby McGerty © OEH

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Monument Hill walking track

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A family walking along Powder Magazine track in Arakoon National Park. Photo: David Finnegan © OEH

Walk

Powder Magazine walking track

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Smoky Cape Lighthouse, Hat Head National Park. Photo: David Finnegan/NSW Government

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Smoky Cape Lighthouse

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Smoky Cape Range walking track, Hat Head National Park. Photo: Debby McGerty © OEH

Walk

Smoky Cape Range walking track

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Smoky Cape Walking Track, Hat Head National Park. Photo: Stuart Poignard

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Smoky Cape walking track

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A family enjoying a meal at Trial Bay Kiosk Restaurant, Arakoon National Park. Photo: David Finnegan/NSW Government

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Trial Bay Kiosk Restaurant

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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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Large swell crashing over rocks and into Mermaid Pools in Arakoon National Park. Image credit: Shane Robinson © DPIE

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Mermaid Pools

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Smoky Cape Lighthouse tour, Hat Head National Park. Photo: And the tress photography © DPE

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Smoky Cape Lighthouse tour

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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 twilight tour

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View through bars at Trial Bay Goal. Photo: Kim Payne Photography © DPE

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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

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Nature Nomads clearing bitou bush, Arakoon National Park. Photo: Nick Cubbin

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Arakoon bushcare

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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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Nearby camping and accommodation

Aerial view of Trial Bay Gaol campground, Arakoon National Park. Photo: Rob Mulally/DPIE

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Trial Bay Gaol campground

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Little Bay Cottage, Arakoon National Park. Photo: Michael van Ewijk/DPIE

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Little Bay Cottage

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A car parked under trees at Smoky Cape campground in Hat Head National Park. Photo © Debbie McGerty

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Smoky Cape campground

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Smoky Cape Lighthouse Keepers Cottage, Hat Head National Park. Photo: Michael van Ewijk/NSW Government

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Smoky Cape Lighthouse Keepers' Cottages

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Nearby parks

Aerial view of Trial Bay. Photo: Rob Mulally/DPIE

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Arakoon National Park

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Coastal view from near Smoky Cape lighthouse, Hat Head National Park. Photo: David Finnegan/NSW Government

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Hat Head National Park

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Yarriabini National Park. Photo: Shane Ruming

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Yarriabini National Park

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Lyre bird

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Clybucca Aboriginal Area

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Lyre bird

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Clybucca Historic Site

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Lyre bird

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Fishermans Bend Nature Reserve

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Lyre bird

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Yarrahapinni Wetlands National Park

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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

 

Join WilderQuest

WilderQuest is a fun kids program designed to nurture a love of nature. Download the award-winning WilderQuest iPad app and go on a quest to discover all the animals, plants and hidden secrets within NSW national parks.

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

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