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Trial Bay Gaol

Arakoon National Park

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Upcoming management events

Upcoming management events
Date Event Title
1 February 2025 Other planned events Intermittent road closures for Trial Bay Triathlon Details

Applies from Sat 1 Feb 2025, 5.30am to Sun 2 Feb 2025, 10.30am. Last reviewed: Fri 24 Jan 2025, 10.40am

Traffic management and road closures will be in place on approach to Hat Head and Arakoon National Parks which will impact access to the Smoky Cape Campground, Smoky Cape Lighthouse and Trial Bay Gaol and campground on Saturday 1st February 10am to 12.30pm and Sunday 2nd February 6.30am to 10am.

 

Road closures will be intermittent and access to facilities will remain open between races.

 

For more details about the road closures, visit the Trial Bay Triathlon website or email trialbay@gmail.com.

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Nearby alerts

Applies from Mon 1 Mar 2021, 11.38am. Last reviewed: Tue 21 Jan 2025, 8.09am

Closed areas: Area permanently closed - Mermaid Pools

Access to Mermaid Pools is permanently closed including for swimming. Sudden large swells and tides create major waves that wash over the rocks and pools.

Do not access this area. The severe conditions at this site have caused a number of significant injuries and deaths in the past.

Mermaid Pools have never been a designated visitor site due to the extreme nature of the surf and tides at this location. There is no approved public access walking track to Mermaid Pools.

For further information call the NPWS Verges Creek area office on 02 6561 6700.

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Local alerts

For the latest updates on fires, closures and other alerts in this area, see https://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/things-to-do/historic-buildings-places/trial-bay-gaol/local-alerts

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Emergency services

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