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Following heavy rainfall, flooding and damaging winds caused by Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred most national parks in northern NSW, including campgrounds and day use areas will remain closed for safety.

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Cockle Bay bush regeneration

Cockle Bay Nature Reserve

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Volunteers participating in bushcare. Photo: Deb Holloman/OEH

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Bouddi bushcare

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Volunteer assists visitor at Maitland Bay Information Centre, Bouddi National Park. Photo: Nick Cubbin

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

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Wambina bushcare

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Volunteers from the Wyrrabalong Bushcare (Bateau Bay) group, Wyrrabalong National Park. Photo: Nigel Cooper © Nigel Cooper

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Wyrrabalong bushcare Bateau Bay

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Nearby things to do

Aboriginal heritage walk, Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park. Photo: Andrew Richards/OEH

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Aboriginal Heritage walk

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Barrenjoey Lighthouse, Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park. Photo: David Finnegan

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Barrenjoey Lighthouse

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Two walkers approaching an impressive lookout with ocean views on Bouddi coastal walk. Photo: Jared Lyons © DPE

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Bouddi coastal walk

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A man walking on the Bouddi Ridge Explorer trail. Photo: John Spencer/DPIE

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Bouddi Ridge explorer

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Great North walk, Brisbane Water National Park. Photo: John Yurasek © OEH

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Great North walk - Brisbane Water National Park

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Stairs on The Coast walking track. Photo: John Spencer

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The Coast walking track

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Cyclists enjoying a bike ride along Tommos loop and Rocky Ponds cycling loop. Photo: Evolving images

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Tommos loop and Rocky Ponds cycling loop

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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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A man walks past directional park signs in Bouddi National Park. Photo credit: Nick Cubbin © OEH

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Maitland Bay track

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The view from West Head lookout, looking east to Palm Beach and Barrenjoey Head. Credit: Drew Elliot © DCCEEW

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West Head lookout

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Allen Strom Lookout, Bouddi National Park. Photo: Susan Davis © OEH

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Allen Strom lookout

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Basin Aboriginal Art site, Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park. Photo © Andrew Richards

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Basin Aboriginal art site

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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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A group of friends bushwalking on Bullimah Spur track. Photo: John Spencer © OEH

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Bullimah Spur track

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The wooden platform and ocean views Gerrin Point lookout. Photo credit: Nick Cubbin. <HTML>&copy; DPIE

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Gerrin Point lookout

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Girrakool loop track, Brisbane Water National Park. Photo: John Yurasek &copy; OEH

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Girrakool loop track

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Girrakool picnic area, Brisbane Water National Park. Photo: John Yurasek &copy; OEH

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Girrakool picnic area

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Maitland Bay Information Centre, Bouddi National Park. Photo: Nick Cubbin &copy; OEH

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Maitland Bay Information Centre

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Mount Bouddi (Dingeldei) picnic area, Bouddi National Park. Photo: Nick Cubbin &copy; OEH

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Mount Bouddi (Dingeldei) picnic area

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Patonga to Pearl Beach walk, Brisbane Water National Park. Photo: John Yurasek &copy; OEH

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Patonga to Pearl Beach walking track

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Resolute picnic area. Photo: Andy Richards

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Resolute picnic area

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Staples lookout, Brisbane Water National Park. Photo: John Yurasek/NSW Government

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Staples lookout

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

Immersive stories

Sydney native habitats in 360

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Two people walking on the Basin and Mackerel track. Photo: Andy Richards

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The Basin track and Mackerel track

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Warrah lookout, Brisbane Water National Park. Photo: Kevin McGrath

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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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A child looks out from a rock ledge on Flannel Flower walking track. Photo &copy; Sarah Brookes

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Flannel Flower walking track

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View along Strom loop, Bouddi National Park. Photo: Nick Cubbin

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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 &copy; Guringai Tours

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Aboriginal cultural tours at The Basin

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Barrenjoey Lighthouse, Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park. Photo: David Finnegan

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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 &copy; 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 &copy; 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 &copy; DPE

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Brisbane Water Aboriginal cultural tour

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Composite image of Indigenous man. Photo: Erin Brown &copy; Natcha Tong Nong Ga

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Connect to Country in Ku-ring-gai National Park

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Visitors walking along the coast at Dadar lookout, Bouddi National Park. Photo: Jared Lyons © DPE

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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: &copy; 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 &copy; Pittwater Eco Adventures.

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Explore Pittwater guided tour

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Flint and Steel track in Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park. Photo credit: Luke McSweeney &copy; DPIE

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Flint and Steel track

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Panoramic views of the rugged coastline from Ganyi lookout, Bouddi coastal walk. Photo: Vicki Elliott © DPE

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Ganyi lookout

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Expansive ocean views from Garawa lookout on the NSW Central Coast, Bouddi National Park. Photo: Vicki Elliott © DPE

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Garawa lookout

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Two walkers on a Bells at Killcare guided tour in Bouddi National Park. Photo: Lisa Haymes &copy; 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 &copy; Andriana Papandreau

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Hawkesbury farm-to-plate oyster tasting tours

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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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Kids explore a coastal ecosystem with NPWS Discovery rangers. Photo: Rosie Nicolai/DPE

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Junior ranger: Bouddi coastal adventure tour

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View of 2 sailing boats on the blue waters of Pittwater estuary, Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park. Photo credit: M Bryant &copy; Go Beyond Tours

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Ku-ring-gai Chase guided bushwalks

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A group of people relaxing on a private boat tour with Refuge Bay Charters in Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park. Photo: Nicholas Baillie Jackson &copy; Refuge Bay Charters

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Ku-ring-gai Chase private boat tours

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The Gone Bush Adventures team. Photo: Andy Richards &copy; Gone Bush Adventures

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Ku-ring-gai corporate leadership experiences

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Visitors enjoying panoramic coastal views from Marang lookout, Bouddi National Park. Photo: Jared Lyons © DPE

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Marang lookout

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Visitors taking in panoramic coastal views from Mullian lookout. Photo: Daniel Parsons © DPE

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Mullian lookout

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

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Northern Beaches half-day birding tour

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Three people wearing hats looking at ocean view at West Head. Photo &copy; Graeme Clarke

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Sydney coastal gems multi-day tour

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Two people on a tandem flight with Cloudbase Paragliding. Photo: Mark Rossi &copy; Cloudbase Paragliding

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Tandem paragliding on the NSW Central Coast

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Toorongong lookout positioned on the rugged coastline in Bouddi National Park. Photo: Vicki Elliott © DPE

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Toorongong lookout

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NPWS rangers on West Head army track steps. Photo: Lee de Gail

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West Head army track

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An Aboriginal guide talks with a young person during a NSW National Parks' Aboriginal cultural tour. Photo: Adam Hollingworth/DCCEEW &copy; DPE

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Wyrrabalong Aboriginal cultural tour

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Photo credit: John Yurasek &copy; OEH

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Daleys Point walking track

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Lobster Beach, Bouddi National Park. Photo: John Spencer

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Lobster Beach

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Mooney Mooney nature walk, Brisbane Water National Park. Photo: John Spencer &copy; OEH

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Mooney Mooney nature walk

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Mount Bouddi walking track, Bouddi National Park. Photo: John Spencer

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Mount Bouddi walking track

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Rocky Point trail, Bouddi National Park. Photo: John Yurasek

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Rocky Point trail

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Wondabyne to Patonga walking track, Brisbane Water National Park. Photo: John Spencer

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Wondabyne to Patonga walking track

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Bulgandry Art Site Aboriginal Place, Brisbane Water National Park. Photo: John Yurasek &copy; OEH

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Bulgandry Art Site Aboriginal Place

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Piles Creek loop walking track in Brisbane Water National Park. Photo: B Collier

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Piles Creek loop

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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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The view looking north from the spur. Photo: John Yurasek &copy; OEH

Itinerary

Itinerary: Central Coast

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Nearby camping and accommodation

People nearby tents located at Little Beach campground, Bouddi National Park. Photo: John Spencer/DPIE.

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Little Beach campground

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Group of friends camping at Putty Beach campground. Photo: John Spencer/DPIE

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Putty Beach campground

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People setting up tents at Tallow Beach campground, Bouddi National Park. Photo: John Spencer/DPIE.

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Tallow Beach campground

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Nearby parks

Maitland Bay, Bouddi National Park. Photo: Kevin McGrath

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Bouddi National Park

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Two people walking to Barrenjoey Lighthouse, admiring coastal views over Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park. Photo: David Finnegan/OEH

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Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park

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A family of four stops to admire the falls at the base of Somersby Falls walking track, Brisbane Water National Park. Credit: Stuart Cohen, Bottle Brush Media © DCCEEW

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Brisbane Water National Park

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Coastal walking trail, Wyrrabalong National Park. Photo: John Spencer/OEH

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Wyrrabalong National Park

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Cockle Bay Nature Reserve

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Lion Island Nature Reserve

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Mooney Mooney 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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Wamberal Lagoon Nature Reserve

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Wambina Nature Reserve

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Cockle Bay bush regeneration

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