Area above Jackys Gully is available to electric or non-powered craft and Black Rocks camping area, or from the Woody Head kiosk. only. Visitor Guide Rubbish disposal and recycling is only available at Woody Recreational fishing is permitted in rivers, estuaries and along the Head Camping Area. Please remove all other rubbish from the coastline. Anglers require a permit from DPI Fisheries. Spearfishing is park. not permitted in sections of Woody Bay. Water is only available at Woody Head Camping Area. For all Bundjalung Explore the Iluka Peninsula with its wave cut rock platforms and other areas, take sufficient water for your stay. beaches. Look for, but don’t take, the interesting marine life in the rockpools at low tide. Portaloo waste cannot be buried in the park or emptied into National Park composting toilets. Contact local councils for disposal locations Best viewing points for whale watchers include the lookout at Iluka or take it home. Bluff. From April to June whales are travelling north, returning with their young in early Spring. Firewood cannot be collected in the park. Use only the fireplaces and BBQ’s provided. Firewood is available at Woody Iluka Take a self-guided walk through Iluka where Head camping area. For all other sites, please bring your own. informative signs share the secrets of this World Heritage Gondwana Check first that a cane toad hasn’t hitched a ride! Nature Reserve rainforest. Please don’t bring... generators, chainsaws, firearms, See map and legend over page for symbol definitions, picnic areas spearguns, animals (including the family dog or cat), plants or and walking track locations. soil into or Iluka Nature Reserve.

go for a walk To reduce odour, flies, scavenging goannas and crows, take sturdy buckets for your rubbish and food. Keep the lids on 1 Gummigurrah Walk tightly. 3.5km, 2 hours return, easy grade Gummigurrah is an Aboriginal area – traditionally used as a winter for your safety camping ground for the Bundjalung people. From the picnic area, walk through open woodland, heath and rainforest to a shady midden • Iluka Beach is the only beach patrolled by lifeguards. beside the Evans River. • Do not feed wildlife (including goannas) or leave food unsecured. Keeping your campsite tidy will make it uninviting Jerusalem Creek Peninsula Track 2 to scavenging animals. 6km, 2.5 hours return, easy grade Follow Jerusalem Creek, a tea-tree stained freshwater creek, north • Watch out for snakes - use a torch at night. from Black Rocks Camping Area to the beach. • Extinguish campfires completely with water - not sand. Woody Head rock platform 3 • Water is not available at all campsites. 1km, 30 minutes one way, slippery uneven surfaces Venture around the headland at Woody Head Camping Area for views • If you explore foreshore rockpools, leave animals and shells to the south. Explore the rock platform, but just look at the rockpool in their homes rather than take them to yours. Some species animals and leave them in their homes. could inflict painful or deadly stings.

Iluka Bluff Lookout4 • Supervise children at all times. 150m, 10 minutes one way, moderate grade with steps While at Iluka Bluff picnic area, take the steps to the top of the bluff where a viewing platform provides a spectacular outlook over Iluka more information Nature Reserve, coastal beaches and the mouth of the mighty NPWS North Coast Regional Office Clarence River. Level 4, 49 Victoria Street (PO Box 361) Grafton NSW 2460 Iluka Rainforest Walk 5 Tel: (02) 6641 1500 2.5km, 1.5 hours one way, easy grade Fax: (02) 6641 1599 Take a stroll through the World Heritage Listed Gondwana Rainforest Email: [email protected] of Iluka Nature Reserve where tall trees are intertwined by strangler figs. If you walk quietly, you can hear the chatter of the brightly NPWS Area Office coloured Noisy Pitta and the sharp crack of the Whipbird. A section of 7 Northcott Crescent, (PO Box 856) Alstonville NSW 2477 this walk is wheelchair accessible. Wear insect repellent. Tel: (02) 6627 0200 nationalparks.nsw.gov.au Fax: (02) 6628 3937 More information Email: [email protected] Check onsite information boards for more information about the national park and nature reserve. In the school holidays, take a Ranger guided Discovery tour. Check park noticeboards for planned activities woody Head Camping area bookings Tel: (02) 6646 6134 or pre-book your tour before you leave home. View the Discovery Fax: (02) 6646 6897 program at www.environment.nsw.gov.au Welcome to country. When you visit Bundjalung Email: [email protected] National Park and Iluka Nature Reserve, you are things to know before you go within the traditional homelands of the Bundjalung Vehicle Passes Camping fees are payable at the self registration station at Black Tel: 1300 361 967 | www.environment.nsw.gov.au and Yaegl Nations. In caring for these lands, we Rocks or the Woody Head Kiosk. You can stay for a maximum of 21 show our respect for elders past and present and days. See each campground description for pricing details. Children fishing Permits their strong spiritual and cultural connection to this under five are free and child rates apply to 5-15 years. Tel: 1300 369 365 | www.fisheries.nsw.gov.au Country. Day or annual vehicle passes must be clearly displayed on your vehicle while you are in the park. Buy an annual vehicle pass and general InquIrIes: save. For more information, contact any NPWS office, see the Woody T: 13000PARKS (1300 072 757) a special place Head Kiosk, or visit www.environment.nsw.gov.au. Day passes can be www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au Vast heathland plains, mangrove mudflats, sandy beaches and purchased from self-registration stations at Gummigurrah picnic area the rocky headlands of the Iluka Penninsula make Bundjalung National Park a coastal treasure. Bundjalung, together with Iluka Nature Reserve and Yuraygir and Broadwater national parks, make up the largest stretch of protected coastline in .

Bundjalung supports the endangered coastal Emu and the marine interface provides breeding grounds for the bright red- beaked Pied Oystercatchers.

At the centre of the park is the Bundjalung Wilderness Area. Nestled upon a large sandplain, it supports magnificent heaths, wetlands, lagoons and the Esk River - the longest undisturbed coastal river system in New South Wales.

Iluka Nature Reserve, a World Heritage Gondwana rainforest, is a small but valuable remnant of what was once an extensive coastal rainforest. Home to a suburb range of birdlife including the White-eared Monarch and the rare Barred Cuckoo-shrike. things to do Pack a picnic and enjoy the day use facilities throughout the park.

Gummigurrah Walk Shark Bay

Back Beach Frazers Reef

Iluka Bluff Old Ferry Crossing

Spend time exploring the Esk River and Jerusalem Creek systems by canoe or kayak. Launch at Bill Weiley Bridge on Iluka Road for the Esk River and at the canoe pontoon at Black general inquiries: Rocks Camping Area for Jerusalem Creek. T: 13000PARKS (1300 072 757) For boating enthusiasts, Woody Head Camping Area has a www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au public boat ramp. You can explore the Esk River south of Jackys Gully through riverine and mangrove ecosystems to the tidal Clarence River estuary. 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