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Mount Bouddi (Dingeldei) picnic area

Bouddi National Park

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Man walking on the Bateau Bay track. Photo: John Spencer

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Nearby things to do

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Aboriginal Heritage walk

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Bouddi coastal walk

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Bouddi Ridge explorer

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View towards Empire Marina, Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park. Photo: Darren Vaux

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Empire Marina Bobbin Head

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Great North walk - Brisbane Water National Park

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Jerusalem Bay to Brooklyn Track, Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park. Photo © Andrew Richards

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Great North walk – Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park

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Great North walk – Palm Grove Nature Reserve

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The Coast walking track

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Tommos loop and Rocky Ponds cycling loop

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An overhanging rock next to Lyrebird Gully track in Berowra Valley National Park. Photo: Jennifer Roberts © DPIE

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Lyrebird Gully circuit

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Cascades trail

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Uncle Dean Kelly using traditional methods during a ceremony to connect to Country by the river near Bobbin Head. Credit: Elise McCarthy &Copy; DPE

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Connecting to Country at Bobbin Head

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Maitland Bay track

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Sphinx Memorial to Bobbin Head loop track

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West Head lookout

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Somersby Falls walking track

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Rocks and shrubs in Popran National Park. Photo: John Yurasek

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248 trail

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Allen Strom lookout

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America Bay track, Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park. Photo: David Finnegan © OEH

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America Bay walking track

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Bairne track, Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park. Photo: Andrew Richards/NSW Government

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Bairne walking track

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Basin Aboriginal art site

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Birrawanna walking track

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Bobbin Head Visitor Centre

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Headland meets the ocean in Bouddi National Park. Photo: John Yurasek © OEH

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Box Head track

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Bullimah Spur track

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Centre trail

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Crackneck Point lookout

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Gerrin Point lookout

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Gibberagong track, Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park. Photo © Andrew Richards

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Gibberagong walking track

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Girrakool loop track

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Heath and Bare Creek trails

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Kalkari Discovery Centre

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Close up of the white star-shaped flowers of the threatened Haloragodendron lucasii plant. Photo: Chantelle Doyle © UNSW

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Kalkari discovery self-guided audio tour

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Two women sit on a timber bench while enjoying views at Kalkari lookout in Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park. Photo: Johny Spencer © DCCEEW

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Kalkari discovery trail

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Maitland Bay Information Centre

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Mount Ku-ring-gai track to Berowra Station

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Mount Olive trail

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Patonga to Pearl Beach walking track

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Perimeter trail

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Salvation loop, Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park. Photo © Andrew Richards

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Salvation loop trail

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Sphinx Memorial

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Staples lookout

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Stepping Stone Crossing to Cascades trail

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An eastern pygmy-possum curled up asleep in a nest of eucalypt leaves. Photo: Sue Brookhouse © Sue Brookhouse

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Sydney native habitats in 360

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The Basin track and Mackerel track

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Topham walking track

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Wallaroo track, Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park. Photo © Andrew Richards

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Wallaroo walking track

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Waratah track, Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park. Photo © Andrew Richards

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Waratah walking track

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Warrah lookout

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Warrah Trig cycling route, Brisbane Water National Park. Photo: John Yurasek

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Warrah Trig cycling loop

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Willunga Trig walking track

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Flannel Flower walking track

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Strom loop

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Guringai Tours' Laurie Bimson with a family group of tour guests on an Aboriginal cultural tour. Photo © Guringai Tours

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Aboriginal cultural tours at The Basin

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Barrenjoey Lighthouse tour

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A group of runners jogs across a cliffside boardwalk in Bouddi National Park with expansive ocean and coastal views. Photo © Tiffany Alexandria Photography

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Bouddi group trail running sessions

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A Girra Girra guide standing on a weathered rock platform shares his knowledge with a group of tour guests. Photo © Girri Girra Aboriginal Experiences

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Bouddi guided Aboriginal heritage tours

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An Aboriginal guide shows boomerangs to a young child during a NSW National Parks' Aboriginal cultural tour. Photo: Adam Hollingworth/DCCEEW © DPE

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Brisbane Water Aboriginal cultural tour

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Canoelands Ridge horse riding trail

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Composite image of Indigenous man. Photo: Erin Brown © Natcha Tong Nong Ga

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Connect to Country in Ku-ring-gai National Park

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Dadar lookout

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An Eco Sailing Cruises boat on the river with shoreline and trees in the background. Photo: © Eco Sailing Cruises

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Eco cruises at Pittwater and Broken Bay

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Group of people on stand up paddle boards in Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park. Photo: Katie Brady © Pittwater Eco Adventures.

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Explore Pittwater guided tour

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Flint and Steel track

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Ganyi lookout

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Garawa lookout

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An overhanging sandstone rock cavern, Great North walk, Berowra Valley National Park. Photo: Nick Cubbin © DPE

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Great North walk stage 3: Across the watershed

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The Galston Gorge Creek bed and bridge in the Berowra Valley National Park. Photo: Nick Cubbin.

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Great North walk stage 4: Into the gorge

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A female walker stands on a wooden pathway that crosses the delicate salt marsh in Berowra Valley National Park. Photo: Nick Cubbin.

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Great North walk stage 5: Hidden valleys part 1

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Two walkers on a Bells at Killcare guided tour in Bouddi National Park. Photo: Lisa Haymes © Bells at Killcare Boutique Hotel, Restaurant & Spa

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Guided bushwalks in Bouddi National Park

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View of chairs and table set for fine dining, against a backdrop of a sandy beach and sheltered bay. Photo © Andriana Papandreau

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Hawkesbury farm-to-plate oyster tasting tours

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Hawkesbury to harbour walk: Stage 1

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Bobbin Head, Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park. Photo: Andy Richards

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Hawkesbury to harbour walk: Stage 2

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Two people enjoying the bush views on Cascades trail in Garigal National Park. Photo: John Spencer/OEH

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Hawkesbury to harbour walk: Stage 3

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Boat jetty, Garrigal National Park. Photo: Kevin McGrath

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Hawkesbury to harbour walk: Stage 4

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A pair of women on horseback make a river crossing. Photo credit: Andrew Cooney © Glenworth Valley Outdoor Adventures

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Horse riding adventures in Popran National Park

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Junior ranger: Bouddi coastal adventure tour

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A woman in a wetsuit riding on a e-foil board across water with a blue sky in the background. Photo: Fliteschool Manly © Fliteschool Manly

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The Gone Bush Adventures team. Photo: Andy Richards © Gone Bush Adventures

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Marang lookout

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2 laughing YouthAdvance instructors, with a group of young people smiling and posing in the background in a forest setting. Photo credit: Keith McReynolds © YouthAdvance

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Marramarra adventurous journeys with YouthAdvance

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View of 2 people in a double kayak at the shore of a sandy bay, with boats in the background. Photo credit: Greg Moran © Pittwater Kayak Tours

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Mullian lookout

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A pair of black cockatoos flying through the air. Credit: Mike Barrow © Aussie Bird Tours

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Three people wearing hats looking at ocean view at West Head. Photo © Graeme Clarke

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Two people on a tandem flight with Cloudbase Paragliding. Photo: Mark Rossi © Cloudbase Paragliding

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Tandem paragliding on the NSW Central Coast

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Toorongong lookout

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West Head army track

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Daleys Point walking track

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Dubbo Gully loop

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Mooney Mooney nature walk

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Mount Bouddi walking track

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Rocky Point trail

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Wondabyne to Patonga walking track

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Apple Tree Bay, Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park. Photo © Andy Richards

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Berowra track to Apple Tree Bay

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Elvina trail

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Browns Forest loop trail

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Bulgandry Art Site Aboriginal Place

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Marramarra National Park, Canoelands Ridge track. Photo: John Spencer © OEH

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Canoelands Ridge walking track

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Pool of water in Popran National Park. Photo: John Yurasek © OEH

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Hominy Creek walking track

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Lillypilly loop track, Wyrrabalong National Park. Photo: John Spencer © OEH

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Lillypilly loop trail

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Cycle

Mount Colah Station to Pymble Station cycle route

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Mount Olive lookout

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Man at Pelican Beach lookout. Photo: John Spencer

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Pelican Beach Road lookout

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Piles Creek loop

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Red Gum trail

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Red Hands Cave, Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park. Photo: Andrew Richards

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Red Hands Cave walking track - Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park

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Bouddi bushcare

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Chase Alive Discovery program

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Swamp mahogany flowers, Cockle Bay Nature Reserve, Photo: Doug Beckers

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Cockle Bay bush regeneration

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Native Australian flora in Wyrrabalong National Park. Photo: John Spencer © OEH

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Friends of Wyrrabalong North

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Garigal bushcare

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Gentlemans Halt bushcare camp

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An NPWS ranger shows junior rangers how to read a map of a national park. Photo: John Spencer © DPIE

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Junior ranger: Bobbin Head

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Maitland Bay Information Centre volunteers

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Maitland Bay track, Bouddi National Park. Photo: Nick Cubbin

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Mourawaring Moors bushcare

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Views from Barrenjoey headland, Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park. Photo: David Finnegan

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Pittwater Bush regeneration

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Paperbark trees in the bush. Photo: Colette Livermore © DPIE

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Spoon Bay bushcare

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Tuggerah bushcare

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The small white blossom of the scrub turpentine tree. Photo: Gavin Phillips © DPIE

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Wambina bushcare

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Wyrrabalong bushcare Bateau Bay

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Nearby camping and accommodation

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Little Beach campground

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The Basin campground

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Gentlemans Halt campground

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Putty Beach campground

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Tallow Beach campground

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Hawkesbury River scene of 2 kayakers in a double kayak, with a river boat in the distance. Photo: Rosie Nicolai/DPIE

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Twin Beaches campground

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Nearby parks

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Bouddi National Park

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Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park

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Berowra Valley National Park

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Brisbane Water National Park

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Dharug National Park

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Garigal National Park

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Marramarra National Park

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Muogamarra Nature Reserve

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2 black cockatoos in a tree. Photo: Ken Stepnell © DPIE

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Popran National Park

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Wyrrabalong National Park

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Dalrymple-Hay Nature Reserve

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Jilliby State Conservation Area

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Palm Grove Nature Reserve

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Cockle Bay Nature Reserve

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Howe Aboriginal Area

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Lion Island Nature Reserve

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Long Island Nature Reserve

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Mooney Mooney Aboriginal Area

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Mount Kuring-gai Aboriginal Area

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Pelican Island Nature Reserve

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Rileys Island Nature Reserve

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Saratoga Island Nature Reserve

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Spectacle Island Nature Reserve

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Tuggerah Nature Reserve

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Tuggerah State Conservation Area

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Wamberal Lagoon Nature Reserve

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Wambina Nature Reserve

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Whale watching top spots

NSW national parks have the best vantage points to see whales during their annual migration, which takes place from May to November. Plan your next coastal adventure.

A humpback whale breaches the water off the NSW coast, near Sydney. Photo credit: Wayne Reynolds &copy Wayne Reynolds

Park info

in Bouddi National Park in the Sydney and surrounds region
Bouddi 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. The park has pay machines that accept both card and coins, or you can pay via the Park'nPay app.
Buy annual pass

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Visitor centre

Maitland Bay Information Centre
174 The Scenic Road, Bouddi NSW 2251
Weekends and public holidays only, 11am to 3pm
02 4320 4200 Girrakool office