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Applies from Fri 8 Aug 2025, 3.30pm to Fri 15 Aug 2025, 3.31pm. Last reviewed: Fri 8 Aug 2025, 3.38pm
Closed areas: Hat head NP walking tracks closed due to severe weather event
Due to severe storm activity, all walking tracks will be closed until they have been assessed and deemed safe.
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Applies from Sat 2 Aug 2025, 10.53am to Mon 25 Aug 2025, 10.44am. Last reviewed: Sat 2 Aug 2025, 11.06am
Closed areas: Gap Beach Road closed
Gap Beach Road in Hat Head NP is closed from both northern and southern access points with gates locked until further notice due to hazardous slippery, wet conditions. The closure will remain in place pending further assessment after the wet event ends.
Penalties apply for non-compliance. For more information, contact the local NPWS office.
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Applies from Mon 1 Mar 2021, 11.38am to Fri 30 Oct 2026, 9.17am. Last reviewed: Mon 16 Jun 2025, 11.37am
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 Fri 31 Oct 2025, 4.14pm. Last reviewed: Fri 30 May 2025, 1.25pm
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 October 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. Saturdays 8am to 1pm.
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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