Overview
Your ears, eyes and nose will enjoy a sensory feast when you hike Geebung walking track in Munmorah State Conservation Area, near Budgewoi. Be inspired by sweeping ocean views, colourful wildflowers, the fresh smell of heath and a chorus of birds, frogs and cicadas.
- Accessibility
- No wheelchair access
- Distance
- 2.4km one-way
- Time suggested
- 40min - 1hr
- Grade
- Grade 3
- Entry fees
- Park entry fees apply
- What to
bring - Drinking water, sturdy shoes, suitable clothing, first aid kit, hat, sunscreen, raincoat, snacks
- Please note
- Frazer beach is only patrolled during Christmas and Easter school holidays. The surf can be unpredictable so use extreme caution if you're swimming.
- There are no facilities, drinking water or toilets in this area.
- You can start from either Campbell Drive or Wybung Road. Walking from Campbell Drive to Wybung is more arduous than coming from the other way.
- The Campbell Drive weir is prone to flooding in high rainfall events.
Starting at Campbell Drive, Geebung walking track undulates 2.4km through an ever-changing coastal landscape. As you journey through dense grass trees and paperbark-swamp mahogany forest look for wildlife like jacky lizards, eastern water skinks and red-bellied black snakes.
When you emerge out onto rock platforms and coastal heathland take a moment to revel in the sweeping ocean views. See if you can identify Birdie Beach, Bird Island Nature Reserve or Norah Head in the distance. In these sections of exposed coastal heath you'll see and hear tiny eastern yellow robins, yellow thornbills and white-cheeked honeyeaters. But that's not all your ears will pick up.
Listen out for a symphony of cicadas and a chorus of frogs as you cross the little bridge over Lower Birdie creek. Higher up in the sky, keep watch for iconic white-belly sea-eagles, dramatic eastern ospreys and yellow-tailed black cockatoos.
When you reach the end you can opt to walk approx. 500m to the right (east) to Wybung Head and take a moment to look for whales if you're visiting between May and October. Or from Wybung Road you can continue across the road to walk Grass tree track 700m downhill to Frazer Beach for a swim, surf or spot of fishing.
Nearby
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Grass tree track
Grass tree track is a short but steep coastal walk linking Frazer Beach and Wybung Road, near Lake Macquarie. Along the way you’ll spot the birds and wildflowers that call Munmorah State Conservation Area home.
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Frazer campground
Small and secluded, Frazer campground is perfect for weekend getaways on the NSW Central Coast. It offers easy access walking tracks and a nearby lagoon.
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Freemans campground
Pitch your tent in unspoilt bushland near to Birdie Beach. It’s a popular campground, with walking, fishing, whale watching and surfing opportunities nearby.
General enquiries
- National Parks Contact Centre
- 7am to 7pm daily
- 1300 072 757 (13000 PARKS) for the cost of a local call within Australia excluding mobiles
- parks.info@environment.nsw.gov.au
Operated by
- Lake Munmorah office
- Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 4pm.
- 02 4972 9000
- npws.centralcoast@environment.nsw.gov.au
- 1 Blue Wren Drive, Wybung NSW 2259
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).
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Park entry fees:
$8 per vehicle per day. The park has pay machines that accept cards, or you can pay via the Park’nPay app.
Buy annual pass
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