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Smoky Cape Lighthouse tour

Hat Head National Park

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Group of people with motorcycles on Port Macquarie seawall. Photo © Endeavour Motorcycle Tours

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2-day Port Macquarie motorcycle adventure

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Sunset above the Trial Bay Gaol walls, Arakoon National Park. Photo: Carolyn McPhee © DPIE

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Trial Bay Gaol twilight tour

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View through bars at Trial Bay Goal. Photo: Kim Payne Photography © DPE

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Trial Bay Gaol: Life behind bars kids tour

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Trial Bay Gaol with starscape. Photo: Kim Payne Photography © DPE

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Walk on the dark side: Sunset tour for adults

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Nearby things to do

Trial Bay Gaol, Arakoon National Park. Photo: Rob Cleary

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Trial Bay Gaol

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Front beach, Arakoon National Park. Photo: Debbie McGerty/OEH

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Front Beach

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Bridle trail, Arakoon National Park. Photo: Debby McGerty © OEH

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Bridle trail

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Native plants with ocean and island in the distance. Photo: Stuart Poignard

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Green Island walking track

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Jack Perkins track, Hat Head National Park. Photo: Debby McGerty © OEH

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Jack Perkins walking track

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Family running along Little Bay beach, Arakoon National Park. Photo: David Finnegan/DPE

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Little Bay picnic area

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Little Bay to Gap Beach walking track, Hat Head National Park. Photo: Debby McGerty © OEH

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Little Bay to Gap Beach walking track

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Monument Hill walking track in Arakoon National Park. Photo: Debby McGerty © OEH

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Monument Hill walking track

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A family walking along Powder Magazine track in Arakoon National Park. Photo: David Finnegan © OEH

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Powder Magazine walking track

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Smoky Cape Lighthouse, Hat Head National Park. Photo: David Finnegan/NSW Government

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Smoky Cape Lighthouse

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The spectacular view from Smoky Cape picnic area. Photo: Debby McGerty © NSW Government

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Smoky Cape picnic area

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The rocky headlands along the Smoky Cape walking track in Hat Head National Park. Photo: John Spencer © OEH

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Smoky Cape Range walking track

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A family enjoying a meal at Trial Bay Kiosk Restaurant, Arakoon National Park. Photo: David Finnegan/NSW Government

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Trial Bay Kiosk Restaurant

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Gap Beach in Hat Head National Park. Photo credit: Barbara Webster © DPIE

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Gap Beach picnic area

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Large swell crashing over rocks and into Mermaid Pools in Arakoon National Park. Image credit: Shane Robinson © DPIE

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Mermaid Pools

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Nature Nomads clearing bitou bush, Arakoon National Park. Photo: Nick Cubbin

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Arakoon bushcare

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View of Trial Bay Gaol, Arakoon National Park. Photo: David Finnegan

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Friends of Trial Bay Gaol

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Nearby camping and accommodation

Aerial view of Trial Bay Gaol campground, Arakoon National Park. Photo: Rob Mulally/DPIE

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Trial Bay Gaol campground

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Little Bay Cottage, Arakoon National Park. Photo: Michael van Ewijk/DPIE

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Little Bay Cottage

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A car parked under trees at Smoky Cape campground in Hat Head National Park. Photo © Debbie McGerty

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Smoky Cape campground

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Smoky Cape Lighthouse Keepers Cottage, Hat Head National Park. Photo: Michael van Ewijk/NSW Government

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Smoky Cape Lighthouse Keepers' Cottages

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Aerial view of Trial Bay. Photo: Rob Mulally/DPIE

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Arakoon National Park

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Coastal view from near Smoky Cape lighthouse, Hat Head National Park. Photo: David Finnegan/NSW Government

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Hat Head National Park

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Yarriabini National Park. Photo: Shane Ruming

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Yarriabini National Park

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Clybucca Aboriginal Area

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Clybucca Historic Site

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Fishermans Bend Nature Reserve

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Smoky Cape Lighthouse tour

Park info

in Hat Head National Park in the North Coast region
Hat Head National Park is always open but may have to close at times due to poor weather or fire danger.
Park entry fees:
$8 per vehicle per day.
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