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View of Carrington Falls waterfall, Budderoo National Park. Photo credit: Michael Van Ewijk &copy DPIE

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An aerial view of the path to the beach from Beach Road picnic area in Seven Mile Beach National Park. Photo: John Spencer © DPIE

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Beach Road picnic area

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Bomaderry Creek picnic shelters, Bomaderry Creek Regional Park. Photo: Michael Van Ewijk © OEH

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Aerial view of Cascades picnic area, Macquarie Pass National Park. Photo: John Spencer ©DPIE

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Cascades picnic area

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Gerroa Picnic Area, Seven Mile Beach National Park. Photo: P Lunnon

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Nellies Glen waterfall, Budderoo National Park. Photo credit: Michael Van Ewijk © DPIE

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Nellies Glen picnic area

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Fitzroy Falls picnic area, Morton National Park. Photo: John Yurasek/NSW Government

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Fitzroy Falls picnic area

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Nearby things to do

Fitzroy Falls, Morton National Park. Photo: John Yurasek © DPIE

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Fitzroy Falls Visitor Centre

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A man stands at a viewing platform at Minnamurra Falls, Budderoo National Park. Photo credit: John Spencer © DPIE

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Minnamurra Falls walk

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Exterior of Minnamurra Rainforest Centre with zebra crossing in the foreground and rainforest in the background. Photo: John Spencer © DPIE

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Minnamurra Rainforest Centre

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Greater Blue Mountains drive, Blue Mountains National Park. Photo: Hamilton Lund/Destination NSW

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Greater Blue Mountains drive

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Lookout over the Kangaroo Valley, near Belmore Falls, Morton National Park. Photo: John Yurasek © OEH

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Belmore Falls walking track

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Water cascades over a ledge and down a cliff face at Carrington Falls. Photo credit: Michael Van Ewijk © DPIE

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Carrington Falls walking track

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A woman listens to an audio tour on her mobile phone with headphone at Minnamurra Rainfores. Photo: John Spencer © DPIE

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Minnamurra Rainforest self-guided audio tours

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A pool surrounded by rainforest along Cascades walk in Macquarie Pass National Park. Photo: John Spencer © DPE

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Cascades walk

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Cooks Nose lookout walk, Barren Grounds Nature Reserve. Photo: John Spencer © OEH

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Cooks Nose walking track

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World Heritage Drive, Nattai National Park. Photo: Johh Spencer

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Greater Blue Mountains drive – Wollondilly trail

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Stone Bridge, Griffiths trail, Barren Grounds Nature Reserve. Photo: John Spencer

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Griffiths walking track

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Illawarra lookout walk, Barren Grounds Nature Reserve. Photo: John Spencer © OEH

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Illawarra lookout walking track

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View of Izzards lookout in Budderoo National Park. Photo credit: Michael Van Ewijk © OEH

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Izzards lookout track

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A man stands at Jamberoo lookout, Budderoo National Park. Photo credit: Michael Van Ewijk © DPIE

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Jamberoo lookout

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View of vistors walking across the creek along Lyrebird loop walk. Photo credit: David Finnegan © DPIE

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Lyrebird loop walk

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Valley views from Missingham lookout track in Budderoo National Park. Photo: Michael Van Ewijk © DPIE

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Missingham lookout track

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Sand Track North, Seven Mile Beach National Park. Photo: D. Duffy

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Sand track walk (north)

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Sand Track South, Seven Mile Beach National Park. Photo: P Lunnon

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Sand track walk (south)

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She Oak uphill walk, Bomaderry Creek Regional Park

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She-Oak crossing walk

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Warris Chair lookout walking track, Budderoo National Park. Photo credit: Michael Van Ewijk © OEH

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Warris Chair lookout track

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Superb lyrebird showing tail feathers, walking on the forest floor. Photo credit: Albert Schulte © Inala Nature Tours

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6-day birding and natural history tours

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The scenic view of plateaus and bushland from a lookout in Morton National Park. Photo © O'Shannessy's Quality Tours

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7-day Southern Highlands tour for seniors

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A group of people wearing yellow lifejackets paddling in a canoe. Photo: Lisa Grant © Valley Outdoors

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Big canoe tour in Morton National Park

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A pair of paddlers sits in a double canoe rig with wine glasses between them, looking out over a view of drowned gum trees and bushland, in Morton National Park. Photo credit: Amanda Fry © Wildfest

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Canoes, cool-climate wines and canapés

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Morton National Park with Epiphany Tours. Photo © Stephanie Beehag

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Castle summit guided overnight hike

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Water cascades over the top of a cliff at Fitzroy Falls. Photo credit: John Yurasek © DPIE

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Coast-to-country private tours south of Sydney

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Group of people wearing Gumaraa logo clothing walking shot from behind. Photo © Gumaraa

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Cultural tours in Killalea Regional Park

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Visitors walk along suspended bridge through subtropical rainforest at Minnamurra. Photo: Elinor Sheargold © DCCEEW

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Junior ranger: Minnamurra Rainforest

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Looking up to the dark night sky through the branches of tall gum trees. Credit: Simone Cottrell/DCCEEW © DCCEEW

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Minnamurra Rainforest by torchlight

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A group of friends on a private wine tour with Your Sydney Guide. Photo: Scott Ricketts © Your Sydney Guide

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Private wine tours in the Southern Highlands

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View of a man seated by a stream in a lush rainforest setting with ferns and moss. Photo credit: Dee Kramer © Nature Engagement Tours

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Scones in the forest South Coast walking tours

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A lone person in a kayak paddles across calm lake waters. Photo credit: Glyn Stones © Kangaroo Valley Safaris

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Self-guided paddling experiences

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Woman sits on cream coloured house looking out the bush. Credit © Kate Pilcher

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Shoalhaven multi-day horse rides

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Women photograph a waterfall cascading down a cliff face. Photo: Steve Nomchong © Local Travel Planner

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South Coast wildlife, waterfalls and wine tours

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Teacher's hands demonstrating the start of weave, Bournda National Park. Photo: Jessica Bray © the photographer

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Traditional weaving workshop: Killalea

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A wombat grazes on a grassy forest clearing in front of a smiling young woman. Photo credit: Dave Fraser © Perfect Day Sydney

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Walking with wombats luxury excursions

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Clover Hill Trail, Macquarie Pass National Park. Photo: T. Moody

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Clover Hill trail

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Coast to the Highlands scenic drive - Kangaroo Valley, Morton National Park. Photo: Michael Van Ewijk

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Coast to the Highlands scenic drive – Kangaroo Valley

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Fitzroy Falls to Kangaroo Valley cycling route, Morton National Park. Photo: Michael Van Ewijk

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Fitzroy Falls to Kangaroo Valley cycling route

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West Rim walking track, Morton National Park. Photo: John Yurasek © OEH

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West Rim walking track

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A fan-tailed cuckoo (Cacomantis flabelliformis) on a tree branch. Photo © JJ Harrison (Creative Commons 3.0)

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Birds of Minnamurra self-guided audio tour

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The view from Fitzroy Falls lookout in Morton National Park. Photo credit: Geoffrey Saunders © DPIE

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Fitzroy Falls lookout

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The view from Jersey lookout in Morton National Park. Photo credit: Geoffrey Saunders © DPIE

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Jersey lookout

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The view from Lamond lookout in Morton National Park. Photo credit: Geoffrey Saunders © DPIE

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Lamond lookout

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View from May lookout in Morton National Park. Photo credit: Geoffrey Saunders © DPIE

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May lookout

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A man walks along Lyrebird loop walk in Budderoo National Park. Photo credit: Elinor Sheargold © DPIE

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Minnamurra Rainforest ranger-guided tour

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The view from Paines lookout in Morton National Park. Photo credit: Geoffrey Saunders © DPIE

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Paines lookout

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A man walks along Lyrebird loop walk in Budderoo National Park. Photo credit: Elinor Sheargold © DPIE

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Plants of Minnamurra self-guided audio tour

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Renown lookout in Morton National Park. Photo credit: Geoffrey Saunders © DPIE

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Renown lookout

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The view from Richardson lookout in Morton National Park. Photo credit: Geoffrey Saunders © DPIE

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Richardson lookout

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The view from Starkeys lookout in Morton National Park. Photo credit: Geoffrey Saunders © DPIE

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Starkeys lookout

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The Grotto in Morton National Park. Photo credit: Geoffrey Saunders © DPIE

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The Grotto

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The view from Twin Falls lookout in Morton National Park. Photo credit: Geoffrey Saunders © DPIE

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Twin Falls lookout

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The view from Valley View lookout in Morton National Park. Photo credit: Geoffrey Saunders © DPIE

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Valley View lookout

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View of vistors walking across the creek along Lyrebird loop walk. Photo credit: David Finnegan © DPIE

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Walk with a ranger self-guided audio tour

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View from Warragong lookout in Morton National Park. Photo credit: Geoffrey Saunders © DPIE

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Warragong lookout

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The dirt Budderoo track winds through forest in Budderoo National Park. Photo credit: Michael Van Ewijk © DPIE

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Budderoo track

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View from East Rim Wildflower walk. Photo: John Yurasek © OEH

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East Rim and Wildflower walking tracks

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Falcon Crescent trail, Bombaderry Creek Regional Park

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Falcon Crescent link track

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Belmore Falls, Morton National Park. Photo: John Yurasek © OEH

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Illawarra tourism route

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Mannings lookout, Morton National Park. Photo: John Yurasek © DPIE

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Mannings lookout

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Rainforest walking track, Robertson Nature Reserve. Photo: Michael van Ewijk © OEH

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Rainforest walking track

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Red Rocks trig walking track, Cambewarra Range Nature Reserve. Photo © Jacqueline Devereaux

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Red Rocks trig walking track

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Image showing the sheer cliff drop at the base of Gerringong Falls. Credit and © Jennifer Bean

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Gerringong Falls

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Silver gulls nesting on Big Island, Five Islands Nature Reserve. Photo: Rowena Morris © DPIE

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Five Islands seabird habitat restoration project

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The walk to Fitzroy Falls, Morton National Park. Photo: Beth Boughton/NSW Government

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Friends of Fitzroy Falls

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Volunteers canopy gap weeding in Minnamurra Rainforest, Budderoo National Park. Photo: Peter Kennedy

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Friends of Minnamurra Rainforest

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The view from Yarrunga lookout in Morton National Park. Photo credit: Geoffrey Saunders © DPIE

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Yarrunga lookout

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Nearby camping and accommodation

  • Aerial view of Killalea campground with Minnamurra Beach in the distance. Photo: John Spencer/DCCEEW © DCCEEW

    Killalea campground

    Explore coastal rainforest and world-class surf beaches a short walk away at Killalea campground, just 30 mins from Wollongong.

  • Carrington Falls campground, Budderoo National Park. Photo credit: Chris Keyzer © DPIE

    Carrington Falls campground

    Wake up to the distant sound of cascading waterfalls at Carrington Falls campground, near Robertson in the Southern Highlands. You’ll find walking tracks, swimming holes and lookouts a short distance from your camping spot.

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Barren Grounds Nature Reserve, Stone Bridge. Photo: John Spencer/NSW Government

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Sunny walking track, Bomaderry Creek Regional Park

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Water rushes over rocks below Minnamurra Falls in Budderoo National Park. Photo credit: John Spencer © DPIE

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Budderoo National Park

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Bush plantlife, Illawarra Escarpment State Conservation Area. Photo: John Spencer © DPIE

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Illawarra Escarpment State Conservation Area

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A rocky creek in Macquarie Pass National Park. Photo: John Spencer © DPIE

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Macquarie Pass National Park

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Fitzroy Falls, Morton National Park. Photo: John Yurasek © DPIE

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Morton National Park

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View of Seven Mile Beach looking south in Seven Mile Beach National Park. Photo: John Spencer © DPIE

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Seven Mile Beach National Park

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Visitors walking down the path leading to Killalea Beach – The Farm. Photo: John Spencer/DCCEEW © DCCEEW

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Killalea Regional Park

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View from Red Rocks trig walking track, Cambewarra Range Nature Reserve. Photo: J Devereaux/OEH

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Cambewarra Range Nature Reserve

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Robertson Nature Reserve. Photo: Michael van Ewijk © DPIE

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Robertson Nature Reserve

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Comerong Island Nature Reserve

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Cullunghutti Aboriginal Area

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Five Islands Nature Reserve

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Kangaroo River Nature Reserve

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Macquarie Pass State Conservation Area

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