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Perpendicular Point walking track

Kattang Nature Reserve

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View of the natural arch on the Diamond Head Loop walk. Quick access is via the track head at Indian Head campground. Photo: Debby McGerty © OEH

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Diamond Head Loop walk

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Forest walking track, Crowdy Bay National Park. Photo: Debby McGerty © OEH

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Forest walking track

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Laurieton track, Dooragan National Park. Photo: John Spencer © OEH

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Laurieton track

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Diamond Head loop track, Crowdy Bay National Park. Photo: Debby McGerty © OEH

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Mermaid lookout track

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Metcalfs walking track, Crowdy Bay National Park. Photo: Debby McGerty © OEH

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Metcalfes walking track

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Rainforest loop, Dooragan National Park. Photo: John Spencer © OEH

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Rainforest loop

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Nearby things to do

Blackbutt picnic area, Crowdy Bay National Park. Photo: Debby McGerty © OEH

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Blackbutt picnic area

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Cheesetree picnic area, Crowdy Bay National Park. Photo: Debby McGerty © OEH

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Cheesetree picnic area

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Geebung picnic area, Crowdy Bay National Park. Photo: Andy Marshall/NSW Government

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Geebung picnic area

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Sheltered picnic area and lookout, Dooragan Summit picnic area, Dooragan National Park. Photo: Ben Stevenson, © DCCEEW

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Dooragan Summit picnic area

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Grassy coastal slope with kangaroos against a backdrop of gently breaking ocean waves. Photo © Paget Thompson

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Guided 10-day surfing adventures for backpackers

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Kylies Hut as it appeared before the 2019 bushfires, set in a shady glen surrounded by coastal forest in Crowdy Bay National Park. Photo: © Robert Mulally

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Kylies Hut

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Rocks and ocean at Diamond Head Beach in Crowdy Bay National Park. Photo: Debby McGerty © DPIE

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Surf lessons and surf camps at Crowdy Bay

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Hamleys lookout, Kattang Nature Reserve. Photo: NSW Government

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Charles Hamey lookout

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Queens Lake picnic area, Queens Lake Nature Reserve. Photo: John Spencer

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Queens Lake picnic area

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Aerial view of Kylies Beach campground, Crowdy Bay National Park. Photo: Rob Mulally/DPIE

Volunteer

Crowdy Bay bush regeneration

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Nearby camping and accommodation

Aerial view of Diamond Head campground and nearby Dunbogan Beach. Photo: © Rob Mulally

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Diamond Head campground

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Aerial view of Indian Head campground, Crowdy Bay National Park. Photo: Rob Mulally/DPIE

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Indian Head campground

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Campers setting up a tent at Kylies Beach campground, Crowdy Bay National Park. Photo: © Rob Mulally

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Kylies Beach campground

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Aerial view of Diamond Head campground and nearby Dunbogan Beach. Photo: © Rob Mulally

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Crowdy Bay National Park

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Dooragan lookout, Dooragan National Park. Photo: John Spencer/NSW Government

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Dooragan National Park

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Kattang Nature Reserve. Photo © Andrew Marshall

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Kattang Nature Reserve

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Middle Brother National Park. Photo: John Spencer/NSW Government

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Middle Brother National Park

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Lake Innes Nature Reserve. Photo: John Spencer &copy: DPIE

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Lake Innes Nature Reserve

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Queens Lake Nature Reserve. Photo: John Spencer © DPIE

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Queens Lake Nature Reserve

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Lyre bird

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Queens Lake State Conservation Area

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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
Perpendicular Point walking track

Park info

  • in Kattang Nature Reserve in the North Coast region

  • Kattang Nature Reserve is always open but may have to close at times due to poor weather, fire danger, or pest management.

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