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Crowdy Bay National Park

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Overview

Crowdy Bay National Park, near Port Macquarie is a great coastal getaway. Offering beach camping, picnic areas, fishing spots and walking tracks, there is plenty to see and do.

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Protecting a pristine sweep of coastline near Port Macquarie and Taree, Crowdy Bay National Park is one of the most glorious coastal parks of NSW. It offers jaw-dropping ocean and mountain views, an abundance of wildlife and, despite its name, crowd-free beaches.

The best part? That’s for you to decide, but if you dream of camping on ocean shores, strolling barefoot in the dunes, roving a rainforest, seeing a whale blow or even discovering a hidden writer’s retreat, then this is the place for you.

Aboriginal people have known its bountiful wonders for over 6000 years, Captain Cook glimpsed its glittering beauty in 1770 and it is all still here for you to enjoy.

Go for a day or plan to stay, but be aware that this is a place so enthralling that time slips away.

Highlights in this park

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

Stay

Diamond Head campground

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

Picnic

Blackbutt picnic area

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

Picnic

Cheesetree picnic area

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Aerial view of Crowdy Gap campground and nearby beach in Crowdy Bay National Park. Photo: Rob Mulally/DPIE

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Crowdy Gap campground

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

Walk

Crowdy Gap walking track

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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

Walk

Diamond Head Loop walk

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

Walk

Forest walking track

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

Picnic

Geebung picnic area

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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

Stay

Kylies Beach campground

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

Walk

Mermaid lookout track

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

Walk

Metcalfes walking track

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

Surf

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

Explore

Surf lessons and surf camps at Crowdy Bay

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Abbey Creek picnic area, Crowdy Bay National Park. Photo © Debby McGerty

Picnic

Abbey Creek 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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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

 

See fire-recovery timelapse in this park

NSW National Parks placed a timelapse camera in this park to learn more about bush recovery after the devastating 2019-2020 fires. Learn more.

Fire-affected bush showing regrowth, near Idian Head Road in Crowdy Bay National Parkional Park. Photo: DPE

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Volunteering (1)