Pink Caves
Munmorah State Conservation Area
Overview
Located in Munmorah State Conservation Area near Moonee, Pink Caves is closed to visitors. The caves are extremely unsafe to visit due to serious safety risks caused by dangerous waves and tides.
Also known as Cotton Candy Caves, Pink Caves is not an approved visitor site. The caves are extremely unsafe because of dangerous waves, and they fill with water at high tide.
Even at low tide this location is dangerous because the ocean swell sends unpredictable waves sweeping into the caves and over the rock shelf. Sudden rogue waves can cause serious injury, knocking you over and dragging you across the rocks or out to sea.
There’s no lifeguard service in this area and access for emergency services is limited.
In addition, there’s no approved walking track to get to this location. Access to the caves involves walking over a rock shelf which is slippery, uneven and dangerous.
Visit instead:
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Moonee Beach trail
This delightful walk through scenic coastal heath leads to the white sands of Moonee beach where you can relax, swim or fish before heading back along the walk.
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Palms circuit track
After a tasty picnic lunch, escape to the cool rainforest of the Palms circuit track for an short loop walk beneath a canopy of cabbage tree palms.
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Tea Tree picnic area and lookout
Check the surf and keep a keen eye out for whales from the lookout at Tea Tree picnic area. A short walk to Birdie Beach, it’s a great spot to stop for lunch and a swim.
These maps give a basic overview of park attractions and facilities, and may not be detailed enough for some activities. We recommend that you buy a topographic map before you go exploring.
General enquiries
- National Parks Contact Centre
- 7am to 7pm daily
- 1300 072 757 (13000 PARKS) for the cost of a local call within Australia excluding mobiles
- parks.info@environment.nsw.gov.au
Operated by
- Lake Munmorah office
- Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 4pm.
- 02 4972 9000
- npws.centralcoast@environment.nsw.gov.au
- 1 Blue Wren Drive, Wybung NSW 2259
Park info
- in Munmorah State Conservation Area in the Sydney and surrounds and North Coast regions
Spring/summer open hours
Munmorah State Conservation Area is open 5.30am–9pm, from the start of the NSW school holiday period in September (Friday) until 1 May.
Autumn/winter open hours
Munmorah State Conservation Area is open 5.30am–7pm, from 1 May until the day before the start of the NSW September school holidays (Friday).
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Park entry fees:
$8 per vehicle per day. The park has pay machines that accept both card and coins, or you can pay via the Park’nPay app.
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