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Booti Booti National Park

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Overview

Booti Booti National Park sits on an 8km peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and beautiful Wallis Lake, near Forster. Explore the beaches, walking tracks, lookouts, and coastal rainforest on a day trip or camp overnight.

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Scenically located between the coast and a tranquil lake, on the NSW mid-north coast, Booti Booti National Park takes in scenic headlands, beautiful beaches, refreshing rainforest, and 11km of estuarine foreshore. The name comes from “butibuti,” the local Worimi Aboriginal word meaning “plenty of honey.”

Plenty is certainly a common theme here – plenty of hiking, swimming, birdwatching, and whale watching in the winter as they migrate along the coast. There are plenty of opportunities to settle down in a picnic spot beneath the paperbarks, and plenty of surfing and mountain biking for the young at heart.

The beaches are an enduring favourite, with families and sun-lovers turning weekends into energetic gatherings. Add in terrific driving tours and some truly stunning lookouts like the one at Cape Hawke, and you have a park that appeals across the board. Booti Booti has plenty for everyone.

Highlights in this park

Aerial view of the beach and campground facilities at The Ruins campground. Photo credit: Shane Chalker © Shane Chalker

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The Ruins campground and picnic area

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An aerial view of a person walking along Booti walking track with the ocean and Booti Booti national park in the background. Credit: John Spencer © DPE

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Booti walking track

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Coastal views from Cape Hawke lookout in Booti Booti National Park. Photo credit: John Spencer © DPIE

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Cape Hawke lookout

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Picnic tables and barbecue shelter, Elizabeth Beach picnic area, Booti Booti National Park. Photo credit: John Spencer © DPIE

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Elizabeth Beach picnic area

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Picnic table at Sailing Club picnic area, Booti Booti National Park. Photo: OEH

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Sailing Club picnic area

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Arial shot of The Ruins campground in Booti Booti National Park, between Wallis Lake and Seven Mile Beach. Photo credit: John Spencer © DPIE

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Junior ranger: Booti Booti coastal adventure tour

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McBrides Beach is located at the end of McBrides walking track. Credit: Stephen Smith © DPIE

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McBrides Beach

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Aerial view of Santa Barbara picnic area, Seven Mile Beach and Wallis Lake. Photo credit: John Spencer © DPIE

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Santa Barbara picnic area

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A group of surfers with boards practice stance alongside their instructor at a beach. Image © Gary Hughes Surface School of Surf

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Tailored surf lessons at Booti Booti beaches

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2 people sitting at a picnic table looking at the view of Wallis Lake at Sunset picnic area in Booti Booti National Park. Credit: John Spencer © DPE

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Sunset picnic area

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The view from McBrides Beach walking track as it exits to McBrides Beach. Photo: Brett Cann

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McBrides Beach walking track

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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

 

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General enquiries

Contact

  • in the North Coast region

  • Booti Booti National Park is always open but may have to close at times due to poor weather or fire danger.

  • Park entry fees:

    $8 per vehicle per day. Day passes are available from the Manning Great Lakes Area Office, Bulahdelah Visitor Information Centre and the Hawks Nest Newsagency.

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Things to do (10)

Tours (2)

Camping and accommodation (1)

School excursions (4)