Things to know before you go For your safety NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service Camping fees are collected by campground managers • Beaches and creeks are not patrolled by lifeguards. who will visit you at your campsite. You can stay for a • Do not feed wildlife (including dingos) or leave food maximum of 21 days. See each campground description for unsecured. Keeping your campsite tidy will make it pricing details*. Children under five are free and child rates boring and uninviting to scavenging animals. Yuraygir apply to 5-15 years. Bookings cannot be made in advance. • Watch out for snakes – use a torch at night. Campsites are available on a first in/first served basis. • Extinguish campfires completely with water – not Day or annual vehicle passes must be clearly displayed NATIONAL PARK sand. on your vehicle while you are in the park. Day passes can be purchased from ‘pay and display’ stations for $7* per day or • Water is not available at all campsites. buy an annual vehicle pass and save. For more information, • If you explore foreshore rockpools, leave animals and contact any NPWS office, see the campground manager, or shells in their homes rather than take them to yours. visit www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au. Some species could inflict painful or deadly stings. Rubbish disposal and recycling is available at all • Supervise children at all times. campgrounds. Prepare to recycle by setting up two bags or bins at your campsite – one for recyclables (glass and Further information plastic) and another for all other rubbish. Paper is not a Please contact the NPWS North Coast Regional office collected item in the recycling program at Yuraygir. Level 3, 49 Victoria Street (PO Box 361) Grafton NSW 2460 Water is not available at Boorkoom, Station Creek or Pebbly Phone: (02) 6641 1500 Fax: (02) 6643 5569 Beach campgrounds or at Rocky Point or Shelly Headland Email: [email protected] campsites. Take sufficient water for your stay. Vehicle passes Portaloo waste cannot be buried in the park or emptied Phone: 1300 361 967 www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au into composting toilets. Contact local councils for disposal Marine park zoning maps locations or take it home. Available from tourist information centres, bait and tackle stores, dive shops, NPWS offices or www.mpa.nsw.gov.au Firewood cannot be collected in the park. Use only the Phone: (02) 6652 0900 firewood, fireplaces and BBQs provided. Fishing permits Please don’t bring … generators, chainsaws, firearms, Phone: 1300 369 365 www.fisheries.nsw.gov.au animals (including the family dog or cat), plants or soil into Beach access permits – it's illegal. Phone: 02 6643 0200 Clarence Valley Council

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1 When you visit Yuraygir National Park, you are within the Pack a picnic and enjoy the day use facilities throughout Angourie Walk traditional homelands of the Gumbaynggirr and Yaegl the park. 10km, 4 hours one way, medium difficulty Nations. In caring for these lands, we show our respect for Linking Mara Creek and Lake Arragan, this Angourie Bay Mara Creek elders past and present and their strong spiritual and cultural walk takes you through a variety of coastal ecosystems. connection to this Country. Views from Dirrangan Lookout are magnificient. Dolphins are regularly sighted and you can see south to Red Cliff A special place Lake Arragan Sandon River and Brooms Head. Take plenty of water. You can camp overnight at Shelley Headland. Vast heathland plains, long sandy beaches, crystal clear creeks 2 and lagoons, rocky headlands and abundant wildflowers make Illaroo Wilsons Headland Angophora Grove Walk Yuraygir National Park a coastal treasure. Yuraygir, together 1km, 30 minutes loop track, easy grade with Iluka Nature Reserve and Bundjalung and Broadwater From Illaroo South picnic area, meander past pandanus National Parks make up the largest stretch of protected Station Creek trees and through coastal heath before entering the coastline in . dense smooth-barked apple (Angophora costata) forest. Climb to the heights of Rocky Point where you can camp Protecting the diverse marine values of estuaries, beaches, overnight. rock platforms and offshore waters adjacent to Yuraygir 3 National Park is the Solitary Islands Marine Park, a multiple use Spend time exploring Lake Arragan, the Sandon River Wilsons Headland Walk marine protected area. system and Station Creek by canoe or kayak. Canoe 3km, 1 hour one way, easy grade launching facilities are provided at Station Creek and Joining Boorkoom camping area and Wilsons Headland Best time to visit Lake Arragan. picnic area, panoramic ocean views contrast with secluded coves, isolated beaches and banks of Yuraygir National Park is pleasant all year round. High summer Recreational fishing is permitted in rivers, estuaries and along the coastline, except in marine park 'no-take' wildflowers. Enjoy the views from seats along the track. temperatures are relieved by sea breezes. Winter and spring A section of this track is wheelchair accessible. are particularly enjoyable. sanctuary zones. Anglers require a permit from DPI Fisheries (see back cover for contact details). Freshwater Track 4 From April to October you might spot a whale on its annual 4km, 1.5 hours return, medium difficulty migration along the east coast. From late winter to early Best viewing points for whale watchers include Dirrangan Lookout, Red Cliff, Rocky Point and Wilsons Headland. For a truly solitary experience, walk to the isolated and summer, heathlands provide a spectacular display of colourful remote Freshwater Beach. Track starts at the northern wildflowers. From April to June whales are travelling north, returning with their young in early Spring. end of Pebbly Beach camping area. 5 In the school holidays, take a Ranger guided Discovery Corkwood and Scribbly Gum Walk tour. Check park noticeboards for planned activities or 1.5km, 1 hour loop track, easy grade pre-book your tour before you leave home. View our From Station Creek camping area, follow the creek Discovery program at www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au. upstream through coastal forest. A short side track loops through scribbly gum forest. Explore the marine park More information Check information boards throughout the park for more Beaches, waters and estuaries from Plover Island to information about Yuraygir National Park. Muttonbird Island are part of the Solitary Islands Marine Park. A zoning system protects sensitive areas while See map and legend over page for symbol definitions, providing for continued recreational and commercial use. picnic areas and walking track locations. Old-man banksia Banksia serrata YURAYGIR National Park

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Lake Arragan Camping Area Boorkoom Camping Area

Lake Arragan is a small coastal lagoon system located Perched on top of the northern end of Wilsons Headland, entirely within Yuraygir National Park. Surrounded by where wild rocky shores border quiet secluded beaches, reeds and paperbarks, the lake is a haven for resident and is the Boorkoom camping area (10 sites). You will need to migratory birds. This spacious lakeside camping area (50 bring your own water and fuel stove. Campfires are not sites) is suitable for tents, caravans and camper trailers. permitted. Not suitable for caravans or camper trailers. Unsealed 2WD access. Unsealed 2WD access. Red Cliff and Grey Cliff Camping Areas Station Creek Camping Area Station Creek Camping Area Camping Station Creek

Shelley Headland campsite On the headlands south of Lake Arragan are the Red Cliff Nestled alongside a serene estuary, is the Station Creek (20 sites) and Grey Cliff (25 sites) camping areas. Here you camping area (20 sites). Station Creek is the only estuary in can pitch your tent and listen to the surf roll over the rocks. the Solitary Islands Marine Park supporting freshwater plant Take the Angourie Walk from Mara Creek or Lake Arragan. Unsealed 2WD access. Sites suitable for tents, caravans and species rather than mangroves. To walk to the beach, follow The campsite (10 sites) is about half way (2 hours) along the camper trailers. signs through the sand dunes. You will need to bring your track. Campfires are not permitted – fuel stove only area. own water. Sites suitable for tents, caravans and camper Sandon River Camping Area Water is not available, take enough for your stay. Vehicles trailers. Unsealed 2WD access, 4WD recommended in wet parked at track ends must display a valid pass for the length weather. of your stay. The Sandon River camping area (30 sites) occupies the end Pebbly Beach Camping Area Rocky Point campsite of a sandy peninsular on the northern side of the Sandon River mouth. Sites suitable for tents, caravans and camper trailers. Boat launching ramp at Sandon. Unsealed 2WD Pebbly Beach camping area (60 sites) is nestled amongst Take the Angpohora Grove Walk for 1 km (30 minutes) from access, 4WD beach access. horse-tail she-oaks and banksias in a bay north of Station the Illaroo picnic area. Campfires are not permitted – fuel Creek beach – a place for family fun and relaxation as the Illaroo Camping Area stove only area. Water is not available, take enough for your beach is a vehicle free area. You will need to bring your own stay. Vehicles parked at the track end must display a valid water. Sites suitable for tents, 4WD caravans and camper pass for the length of your stay. Set amongst the banksias on the southern end of Sandon trailers. Unsealed 4WD access beyond Station Creek Road, Beach is the Illaroo camping area (60 sites spread over two saltwater creek crossing and beach driving. Plan to travel locations – north and south Illaroo). Sites suitable for tents, at low tide. Firewood collection, rubbish and recycling caravans and camper trailers. Unsealed 2WD access. 4WD facilities are available at the Station Creek turnoff. Boat Prepare to recycle by setting up two beach access. launching is possible (southern end of campground) but bags or bins at your campsite – one vehicles cannot be left on the beach. for recyclables (glass and plastic) and another for all other rubbish. Use paper Station Creek beach is one of the few beaches used for to light your campfire or put it in with breeding by the endangered Little Tern. Breeding success the rubbish. Paper is not a recyclable for these birds has improved through the cooperation item at Yuraygir. Paper in the recycling of visitors and management actions such as fencing, fox bins contaminates the whole load and it Crab and seaweed baiting and vehicle free beaches. all goes to landfill.