Applies from Wed 27 Aug 2025, 8.00am to Wed 31 Dec 2025, 6.00pm. Last reviewed: Fri 31 Oct 2025, 6.08pm
Safety alerts: Korogoro walking track, Hat Head National Park - washouts on walking track
Sections of Korogoro walking track have been eroded by recent severe weather events. Walkers should exercise caution until repairs are completed.
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Applies from Mon 1 Mar 2021, 11.38am to Fri 30 Oct 2026, 9.17am. Last reviewed: Wed 17 Sep 2025, 11.40am
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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