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Bouddi National Park

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

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Aboriginal Heritage walk

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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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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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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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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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Girrakool loop track, Brisbane Water National Park. Photo: John Yurasek © OEH

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Girrakool loop track

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

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Patonga to Pearl Beach walking track

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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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Enjoy glimpses of water views at the end of Topham walking track in Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park. Photo © Natasha Webb

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Topham walking track

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

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Flannel Flower walking track

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

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Flint and Steel track

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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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Photo credit: John Yurasek © OEH

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Daleys Point walking track

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Mooney Mooney nature walk, Brisbane Water National Park. Photo: John Spencer © 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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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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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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Nearby things to do

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

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Barrenjoey Lighthouse

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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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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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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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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 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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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

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Sydney native habitats in 360

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Children looking for soldier crabs on the sand at The Basin, Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park. Photo: David Finnegan &copy; OEH

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The Basin picnic area

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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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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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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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Views of Mooney Mooney creek in Brisbane Water National Park. Photo: Barry Collier.

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Great North walk stage 10: Brisbane Water dreaming

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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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Birrawanna walking track, Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park. Photo: Elinor Sheargold &copy; OEH

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

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Morning guided kayak tours of Pittwater

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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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Lobster Beach, Bouddi National Park. Photo: John Spencer

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Lobster Beach

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

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Rocky Point trail

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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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Volunteers participating in bushcare. Photo: Deb Holloman/OEH

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Bouddi bushcare

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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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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 &copy; DPIE

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Spoon Bay bushcare

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

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Wyrrabalong bushcare Bateau Bay

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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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The Basin campground, Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park. Photo: David Finnegan/DPIE

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The Basin 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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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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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
Bouddi coastal walk

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