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Visitor Guide NSW National Parks 2011 South Coast Sydney Bournda National Park South Coast An amazing strip of national parks follows the southern coastline, inviting you to discover and uncover. Along the coast, spotted gums, hundreds of years old, stretch to the sky, providing food and habitat to endangered native species. For some, the appeal is the colourful bird life and cheeky native animals. For others, it’s the grandeur of the endless blue ocean – sometimes calm, sometimes boisterous – as the waves crash noisily over the golden sand. Whales, dolphins, penguins and seals fi nd sanctuary here, while up in the sky you may spot a sea eagle gliding on the breeze. It warms the heart to know that this is how the South Coast will always be. Green Cape Lightstation at Ben Boyd National Park Photography: LEFT: A. Hutchings / DECCW, RIGHT: A. Brown / DECCW 52 For more information visit www.nswnationalparks.com.au/southcoast 0 25 50 100 Kilometres SYDNEY HIGHLIGHTS 16¬ ¬19 LIGHT TO LIGHT WALK ! WOLLONGONG ! The walk from Boyd's Tower to Green 10 NSW ¬ ¬22 1 Barren Grounds NR pg 54 Cape Lightstation in Ben Boyd National 9 8 2 Batemans MP pg 54 Park can take up to three days, but you ¬ 1 GOULBURN ¬ can choose to do sections of it as a one 3 Ben Boyd NP pg 55 ! day option. It’s a walk of spectacular 32 4 Bimberamala NP pg 54 5¬ coastal scenery, beaches, headlands 27¬ 5 21¬ Bomaderry Creek RP pg 54 and plentiful wildlife. You’re very likely to 6 Bournda NP pg 54 see whales during their annual migration 7 Budawang NP pg 56 between September and the end of ¬12 20 8 Budderoo NP pg 56 November, along with pods of dolphins ¬31 9 Bushrangers Bay AR pg 56 and magnifi cent sea birds. It is set in a landscape of great importance to the 7 10 Cecil Hoskins NR pg 57 ¬ 23 Aboriginal community and is dotted with 4 ¬ 11 Clyde River NP pg 57 ¬ 28 vestiges of European efforts to tame this ¬29 12 Conjola NP pg 57 25¬ isolated coast and harvest the wild seas. 11¬ 13 13 Cullendulla Creek NR pg 57 ! 14 ! BATEMANS BAY Davidson Whaling Station HS pg 57 MONTAGUE ISLAND 15 2 Deua NP pg 58 (BARUNGUBA) 15 ¬ 16 Dharawal SCA/NR pg 58 17 Eurobodalla NP pg 58 Take a tour from Narooma to the natural 17 18 Gulaga NP pg 58 haven of Montague Island (Barunguba), 26 19 Illawarra Escarpment SCA pg 59 surrounded by Batemans Marine Park. 18 The island is home to thriving colonies ¬ 20 Jervis Bay MP pg 59 ¬34 of little penguins and seals, and offers 21 Jervis Bay NP pg 59 fantastic whale watching between early 22 Macquarie Pass NP pg 60 September and late November. The BEGA 23 Meroo NP pg 60 island is also a place with a special ! ¬24 24 Mimosa Rocks NP pg 60 Aboriginal story and the legacy of an 6 25 Monga NP pg 61 historic lighthouse. 26 Montague Island (Barunguba) NR pg 61 For tour details visit 27 Morton NP pg 61 www.montagueisland.com.au ¬33 ! EDEN ! 14 28 Murramarang AA pg 62 ¬3 29 Murramarang NP pg 62 DEPOT BEACH 30 Nadgee NR pg 62 AND PRETTY BEACH 31 Narrawallee Creek NR pg 62 30¬ 32 Seven Mile Beach NP pg 62 In Murramarang National Park, beautiful Depot and Pretty beaches offer 33 South East Forest NP pg 63 comfortable cabins for overnight stays, 34 Wadbilliga NP pg 63 along with camping in idyllic bushland with ocean views. They’re great for day White sand and clear water Jervis Bay visits as well. You can easily access a rich environment of spotted gum forests, rainforest, abundant wildlife, along with swimming and fi shing. MINNAMURRA RAINFOREST Immerse yourself in cool rainforest beside the river at Minnamurra Rainforest in Budderoo National Park and enjoy lunch at the café. Just a short 1½ hour drive from Sydney. FITZROY FALLS Enjoy dramatic views and walks ranging from two minutes to two hours at Fitzroy Falls in Morton National Park. On the way to Fitzroy from the Southern Highlands, you can also explore the beautiful Belmore and Carrington Falls. Photography: A. / Courtesy Taylor Tourism NSW South Coast 53 Sydney 1 BARREN GROUNDS 2 BATEMANS 5 BOMADERRY CREEK NATURE RESERVE 2,090 HA MARINE PARK 85,000 HA REGIONAL PARK 85 HA Highlights This heathland plateau is a Highlights The marine park offers diverse Highlights This park is a small oasis of mass of wildfl owers in spring attracting marine environments and impressive bushland just off the Princes Highway a wide variety of bird species, great for marine life. The park’s sponge gardens, at Bomaderry. It features a small but birdwatching. A range of walks offer sandy beaches, rocky reefs, kelp beds, spectacular gorge, patches of remnant magnifi cent views of the Illawarra coastline ocean waters and numerous island support rainforest, spotted gum forest, dry woodland and surrounding countryside. hundreds of fi sh species, as well as dolphins, and small hanging swamps. The gorge is rich whales, penguins, seabirds and seals. in Aboriginal heritage and this is celebrated Activities There are several walking on a large rainbow serpent mural developed tracks, ranging from an easy 1.5 km to a Activities Scuba diving, snorkelling, with the local Aboriginal community. more demanding 9 km. School education beach going, whale, seal and other wildlife programs can be conducted on request. watching, fi shing, swimming, surfi ng and Activities A walking track follows Bomaderry boating are all popular pastimes. Many Creek and is suitable for a wide range of Access 110 km south-west of Sydney, 20 km scenic walks are available in adjacent walkers. Visitor facilities include grassed west of Kiama, and 12 km east of Robertson Murramarang and Eurobodalla picnic area with sheltered tables, gas off Jamberoo Mountain Road. national parks. barbecues and toilets. Fitzroy Falls Visitor Centre: 4887 7270 Access Stretches along the NSW south Activities 140 km south of Sydney, 3 km coast from the north end of Murramarang north of Nowra. Turn off the Princes Highway Beach near Bawley Point, to Wallaga Lake in at Narang Road, with the entrance gate the south, with many access routes off the 300 m on the left. Princes Highway in between. Nowra offi ce: 4423 2170 Narooma offi ce: 4476 0800 6 BOURNDA Marine parks 4 BIMBERAMALA NATIONAL PARK 2,648 HA protect diverse NATIONAL PARK 4,420 HA habitats and Much of the catchment area of the pristine Camping fee level 3 Bimberamala River is protected in this species national park. Its untouched state rewards Highlights A place of great beauty, cultural independent bushwalkers. and conservation signifi cance, with saltwater and freshwater lakes, a lagoon, a creek and Nowra offi ce: 4423 2170 beaches. It is also the nesting place for four species of threatened shorebirds. Activities There are ample opportunities for swimming, fi shing, canoeing, birdwatching, Floating rocks, Malabar Lake, Batemans Marine Park cycling and walking. There’s a viewing platform at North Tura and good picnicking at Bournda Lagoon. The viewing platform and beach access at Turingal Head, north of Wallagoot Lake, is worth a visit to view the dramatic rock formations around the river mouth. Take the Kangarutha Walk from Wallagoot to a hike along coastal cliffs and boulder bays to Tathra, 9 km north. Car- based and caravan camping (not powered) is available at Hobart Beach. Bookings are essential for the Christmas and Easter holidays (email [email protected]. au, phone 6495 5000 or write to PO Box 656, Merimbula 2548). Access 20 km south-east of Bega on the Sapphire Coast Drive. Vehicle entry fee is $7 per day. Merimbula offi ce: 6495 5000 Photography: S. Cohen / DECCW 54 For more information visit www.nswnationalparks.com.au/southcoast The impressive panorama of Disaster Bay, Ben Boyd National Park N. Sullivan / Courtesy Tourism NSW Boyds Tower, built as a lighthouse by 19th There’s car-based camping (not for caravans) 3 BEN BOYD century entrepreneur Ben Boyd, is at the end at Saltwater Creek and Bittangabee Bay; NATIONAL PARK 10,486 HA of a wheelchair-accessible walk and lookout. bookings are essential for Christmas and Unique heritage accommodation is available in Easter holidays (email [email protected]. the Green Cape assistant lighthouse keepers’ gov.au, phone 6495 5000 or write to PO Box cottages. These two historical buildings are 656, Merimbula 2548). a link to early European settlement, along with the Davidson Whaling Station Historic Access Accessible from two sections to the Site to the north. It’s remarkable to see relics north and south of Eden. The north section is that refl ect how today’s awe-inspiring whales via Haycock Road 8 km north of Eden off the Camping fee level 3 were once a commercial resource. During Princes Highway. The south section is 25 km south of Eden on Green Cape Road (unsealed) Highlights Flanking Twofold Bay, Ben Boyd coastal walks in spring, you might spot these off Edrom Road. Green Cape accommodation National Park protects a wealth of nature and magnifi cent migrating marine mammals. is designed for wheelchair access. Vehicle heritage, with magnifi cent stretches of rocky Activities One of the park’s premier activities entry fee is $7 per day. coastline featuring amazing rock formations, is the 31 km Light to Light walk – Boyd’s Tower heaths and banksia forest. to Green Cape – which features spectacular Merimbula offi ce: 6495 5000 Ben Boyd is a park for discovery, with coastal landscapes and scenery. The entire remarkable sights such as the Pinnacles – walk can be completed camping, one or white sand cliffs topped by vivid red gravel two nights along the way, or in sections by formed over millions of years – pristine organising a car shuffl e.
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