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North Coast region

What to do in this region

Things to do

Walkers admire coastal views and islands from the lookout at Tomeree Head Summit. Credit: Remy Brand © Remy Brand

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Tomaree Coastal Walk

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Evans River paddle route, Bundjalung National Park. Photo © Rob Cleary

Paddle

Canoe Evans River paddle route

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Cape Byron Lighthouse, Walgun Cape Byron State Conservation Area. Photo: John Spencer/OEH

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Cape Byron Lighthouse

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The view from behind the waterfall towards the suspension bridge at Crystal Shower Falls walk in Dorrigo National Park. Photo: Rob Cleary © OEH

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Crystal Shower Falls walk

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A view of Cudgen Lake surrounded by trees. Photo: Jessica Stokes © OEH

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Cudgen Lake

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Esk River paddle route, Bundjalung National Park. Photo © Rob Cleary

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Esk River paddle route

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A cyclist on Glenrock mountain biking trails. Photo: John Spencer © DPE

Cycle

Glenrock mountain biking trails

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Great North walk, Watagans National Park. Photo: John Spencer © OEH

Walk

Great North walk - Watagans National Park

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Ramp leading down into the water in Bundjalung National Park. Photo © Rob Cleary

Paddle

Jerusalem Creek paddle route

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Jerusalem creek, Bundjalung National Park. Photo © Rob Cleary

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Jerusalem Creek walk

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Khappinghat Creek. Photo: John Spencer © OEH

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Khappinghat Creek

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Aerial view of Minyon Falls and the lookout in Nightcap National Park. Credit: John Spencer © DPE

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Minyon Falls lookout

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Moonee Creek, Moonee Beach Nature Reserve. Photo © David Young

Paddle

Moonee Creek canoe route

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Urumbilum River, Bindarri National Park. Photo: Shane Ruming

Cycle

Plateau Circuit loop trail

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A woman and child walk towards the boardwalk entrance of Sea Acres Rainforest Centre, Sea Acres National Park. Credit: Adam Hollingworth/DCCEEW © DCCEEW

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Sea Acres Rainforest Centre

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Coastal view from Tomaree Head summit walk. Photo: John Spencer © OEH

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Tomaree Head Summit walk

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Trial Bay Gaol, Arakoon National Park. Photo: Rob Cleary

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Trial Bay Gaol

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2 people jogging on Walgun Cape Byron walking track. Photo: John Spencer © OEH

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Walgun Cape Byron walking track

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Warrell Creek, Gaagal Wanggaan (South Beach) National Park. Photo: A Ingarfield

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Warrell Creek

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Visitors at the World War II gun emplacement at Fort Tomaree. Photo: J Spencer/OEH

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World War II gun emplacements

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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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Outlook from the deck at Cape Byron Lighthouse Cafe. Photo: John Spencer/OEH

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Cape Byron Lighthouse Cafe

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King Fern walking track in Werrikimbe National Park. Photo credit: John Spencer © DPIE

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King Fern walking track

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View of Telephone Road passing through dense rainforest. Photo: Liz Dargin/OEH

Cycle

Whian Whian mountain biking trails

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Close up of a sleeping koala holding itself in the fork of a tree. Photo: Mark R Higgins/iStock

Immersive stories

Border Ranges 360 experiences

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Two hikers crossing a river on Byrrill Creek walking track, Mebbin National Park. Photo: John Spencer © DPE

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Byrrill Creek walking track

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Cascades walking track, New England National Park. Photo: Barbara Webster

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Cascades walking track

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An aerial photo of visitors on the viewing platform at the Pinnacle walk and lookout with the Border Ranges in the background. Credit: John Spencer © DPE

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Pinnacle walk and lookout

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A couple enjoys the Sea Acres Rainforest boardwalk. Photo: John Spencer © OEH

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Sea Acres Rainforest boardwalk

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Visitors following the trail around the Look At Me Now headland. Photo: Rob Cleary

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Solitary Islands coastal walk

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Treachery Headland Walk, Myall Lakes National Park. Photo: John Spencer

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Treachery Headland walking track

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A bushwalker surrounded by forest on Ulidarra walking track, Ulidarra National Park. Photo: DPE © DPE

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Ulidarra walking track

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2 visitors at the viewpoint surrounded by trees at Blackbutt lookout picnic area in Border Ranges National Park. Credit: John Spencer © DPE

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Blackbutt lookout picnic area

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Walkers admiring the tall forest on Whiskey Creek walk in Mount Jerusalem National Park. Photo: Remy Brand © Caravel Content

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Whiskey Creek walk

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Front beach, Arakoon National Park. Photo: Debbie McGerty/OEH

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Front Beach

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Group canoeing upstream on Sportsmans Creek. Photo: Jessica Robertson/OEH

Paddle

Sportsmans Creek canoe trail

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Aerial shot of friends picnicking on the banks of Woody Creek. Photo: John Spencer/OEH

Walk

Woody Creek walking track

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Trail winding through forest in Mount Jerusalem National Park. Photo: J. Slabb © DPE

Ride

Gilwah trail

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Mount Jerusalem Central trails winding through forest in Mount Jerusalem National Park. Photo: J. Slabb © DPE

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Mount Jerusalem Central trails

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Couple seated on the sand of Zenith Beach at sunrise, with a dramatic rocky headland in the background. Photo: John Spencer © DPE

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Zenith Beach

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Aeroplane Hill trail, Barrington Tops National Park. Photo: John Spencer © OEH

Walk

Aeroplane Hill walking track

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An aerial view of Angourie Bay picnic area, surrounding bushland and beach in Yuraygir National Park. Photo: Jessica Robertson © DPIE

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Angourie Bay picnic area

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Antarctic Beech Forest track, Barrington Tops National Park. Photo: John Spencer © OEH

Walk

Antarctic Beech Forest walking track

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Arrawarra Beach Views, Coffs Coast Regional Park. Photo: Rob Cleary

Swim

Arrawarra Headland

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Astills Picnic Area, Werakata National Park. Photo: Susan Davis/NSW Government

Picnic

Astills picnic area

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Back creek picnic area, Blue Gum Hills Regional Park. Photo: John Yurasek © OEH

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Back Creek picnic area

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2 bushwalkers surrounded by lush rainforest greenery on the Bar Mountain circuit walk in Border Ranges National Park. Credit: John Spencer © DPE

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Bar Mountain circuit

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A 4WD vehicle on Barrington trail, Barrington National Park. Photo: Robert Mulally/OEH.

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Barrington trail

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Basin Loop walking track, Copeland Tops State Conservation Area. Photo: John Spencer © OEH

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Basin loop track

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Big Hill Rainforest walking-tracl, Limeburners Creek National Park. Photo: J Baldwin

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Big Hill Rainforest walking track

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Mt Yengo Loop Trail, Yengo National Park. Photo: NSW Government

Drive

Big Yango loop trail

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Urumbilum River, Bindarri National Park. Photo: Shane Ruming

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Bindarray picnic area

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Black Oaks picnic area, Myall Lakes National Park. Photo: John Spencer

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Black Oaks picnic area

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Blackbutt picnic area, Crowdy Bay National Park. Photo: Debby McGerty © OEH

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Blackbutt picnic area

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Blue Gum Loop track, Barrington Tops National Park. Photo: John Spencer © OEH

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Blue Gum loop trail

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Barbecue shelter, Watagans National Park

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Boarding House Dam picnic area

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An aerial view of a person walking along Booti walking track with the ocean and Booti Booti national park in the background. Credit: John Spencer © DPE

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Booti walking track

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Four people on Booyong walking track near Sheepstation Creek campground, Border Ranges National Park. Photo credit: John Spencer © DPIE

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Booyong walking track

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Botanic walk trees, Willi Willi National Park. Photo: John Spencer © OEH

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Botanic walk

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Bridle trail, Arakoon National Park. Photo: Debby McGerty © OEH

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Bridle trail

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Aerial view of picnickers and picnic tables at Broken Head picnic area in Broken Head Nature Reserve. Photo: John Spencer/DPIE

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Broken Head picnic area

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A woman sitting at a picnic table surrounded by trees in Brunswick River picnic area, Brunswick Heads Nature Reserve. Photo: John Spencer/DPIE

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Brunswick River picnic area

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Brush Turkey track, Woko National Park. Photo: John Spencer © OEH

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Brush Turkey track

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Burraga Swamp track, Barrington Tops National Park. Photo © Sean Thompson

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Burraga Swamp walking track

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Cambridge Plateau Picnic Area, Richmond Range National Park. Photo: J Atkins/NSW Government

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Cambridge Plateau picnic area

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Birds Nest Fern, Richmond Range National Park. Photo: T Worden, NSW Government

Drive

Cambridge Plateau scenic drive

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Coastal views from Cape Hawke lookout in Booti Booti National Park. Photo credit: John Spencer © DPIE

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Cape Hawke lookout

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Careys Peak lookout, Barrington Tops National Park. Photo: Peter Beard © Peter Beard/DCCEEW

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Careys Peak lookout

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Careys Peak trail, Barrington Tops National Park. Photo: John Spencer/NSW Government

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Careys Peak walking track

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Cheesetree picnic area, Crowdy Bay National Park. Photo: Debby McGerty © OEH

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Cheesetree picnic area

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Creek, Watagans National Park

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Circuit walking track

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Cliff Face track, Woko National Park. Photo: John Spencer © OEH

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Cliff Face track

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Coachwood Loop Track, Nymboi-Binderay National Park. Photo: Rob Cleary

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Coachwood loop track

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Pinney Beach, Wallarah National Park. Photo: Susan Davis © OEH

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Coastal walking track

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Connors Beach walking track, Hat Head National Park. Photo: Debby McGerty © OEH

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Connors walking track

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The Corker trail, Barrington Tops National Park. Photo: John Spencer/NSW Government

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Corker trail

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Crowdy Gap walking track, Crowdy Bay National Park. Photo: Debby McGerty © OEH

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Crowdy Gap walking track

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Culmaran Loop, Richmond Range National Park. Photo © Jenny Atkins

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Culmaran loop trail

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Epiphytes, Richmond Range National Park. Photo © Jenny Atkins

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Culmaran Valley track

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Dammerals Historical walk , Moonee Beach Nature Reserve. Photo: J.Webster

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Dammerels history walk

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Dark Point, Myall Lakes National Park. Photo: Jodie Chalker/NSW Government

Discover

Dark Point Aboriginal Place

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A man stands on the dunes looking out toward the headland on Dark Point walking track in Myall Lakes National Park. Photo: John Spencer © DPIE

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Dark Point walking track

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Deadmans Loop Trail, Werakata National Park. Photo: Susan Davis/NSW Government

Cycle

Deadmans mountain bike loop

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A family of 3 taking in the view from Devils Hole lookout in Barrington Tops National Park. Photo: John Spencer © OEH

Walk

Devils Hole lookout walk and picnic area

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View of the natural arch on the Diamond Head Loop walk. Quick access is via the track head at Indian Head campground. Photo: Debby McGerty © OEH

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Diamond Head Loop walk

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Diggers Beach, Coffs Coast Regional Park. Photo: Rob Cleary

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Diggers Beach

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Staff helping a visitor at Dorrigo Rainforest Centre. Photo: John Spencer/DCCEEW © DCCEEW

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Dorrigo Rainforest Centre

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People at the Eastern side lookout. Photo © Rob Cleary

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Eastern Side lookout

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Picnic tables and barbecue shelter, Elizabeth Beach picnic area, Booti Booti National Park. Photo credit: John Spencer © DPIE

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Elizabeth Beach picnic area

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Emerald Beach, Coffs Coast Regional Park. Photo: Rob Cleary

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Emerald Beach

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Engels Reach Picnic Area, Myall Lakes National Park. Photo: Katrina Gray

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Engels Reach picnic area

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Rock Wallaby , Escarpment Walk, Guy Fawkes River National Park. Photo © Sean Leathers

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Escarpment walk

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Finchley Cultural Walk, Yengo National Park. Photo: Susan Davis © OEH

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Finchley cultural walk

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Finchley Lookout, Yengo National Park. Photo: Simone Cottrell/OEH

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Finchley lookout

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Creek views along Five Islands walking track. John Spencer © OEH

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Five Islands walking track

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Forest walking track, Crowdy Bay National Park. Photo: Debby McGerty © OEH

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Forest walking track

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Young couple on Fort Tomaree walk in Tomaree National Park. Photo: John Spencer © OEH

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Fort Tomaree walk

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Trees along the Freshwater track, Yuraygir National Park. Photo © Rob Cleary

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Freshwater track

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Geebung picnic area, Crowdy Bay National Park. Photo: Andy Marshall/NSW Government

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Geebung picnic area

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Moss covered stump. Photo:John Spencer Copyright:NSW Government

Picnic

Gloucester Falls picnic area

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A man on a lookout platform on Gloucester Falls walking track in Barrington Tops National Park. Photo: John Spencer © OEH

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Gloucester Falls walking track

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Gloucester River track, Barrington Tops National Park. Photo: John Spencer

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Gloucester River walking track

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Gloucester Tops circuit, Barrington Tops National Park. Photo: John Spencer © OEH

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Gloucester Tops circuit

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Gloucester Tops picnic area, Barrington Tops National Park. Photo: John Spencer

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Gloucester Tops picnic area

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A Gould's petrel chick, Cabbage Tree Island. Photo: John Spencer © DCCEEW

Immersive stories

Gould's petrel immersive story Tomaree Head

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The Grandis in Grandis picnic area, Myall Lakes National Park. Photo: John Spencer

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Grandis picnic area

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Native plants with ocean and island in the distance. Photo: Stuart Poignard

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Green Island walking track

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A grey-headed flying-fox flying with blurred yellow-green forest in the background. Photo: © Nick Edards

Immersive stories

Grey-headed flying-fox live cam

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Hastings Forest Way touring route, Werrikimbe National Park. Photo: John Spencer

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Hastings Forest Way touring route

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Headland walk in Saltwater National Park. Photo: John Spencer © OEH

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Headland walking track

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Hearts Point picnic area, Myall Lakes National Park. Photo: John Spencer © DPIE

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Hearts Point picnic area

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Hidden Treasures picnic area, Copeland Tops State Conservation Area. Photo: Brent Mail

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Hidden Treasure picnic area

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Hidden Treasure trail, Copeland Tops State Conservation Area. Photo: John Spencer © OEH

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Hidden Treasure track

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Hole in the Wall picnic area, Myall Lakes National Park. Photo: John Spencer/NSW Government

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Hole in the Wall picnic area

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Honeysuckle Forest track, Barrington Tops National Park. Photo: John Spencer © OEH

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Honeysuckle Forest track

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Aerial view of Honeysuckle picnic area in Barrington Tops National Park. Photo: John Spencer/DPIE

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Honeysuckle picnic area

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Iluka Bluff lookout, Bundjalung National Park. Photo © Rob Cleary

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Iluka Bluff lookout

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Forest path, Iluka Nature Reserve

Walk

Iluka Rainforest walking track

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Jack Perkins track, Hat Head National Park. Photo: Debby McGerty © OEH

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Jack Perkins walking track

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Jerusalem Creek picnic area, Barrington Tops National Park. Photo:John Spencer

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Jerusalem Creek picnic area

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Jerusalem Creek trail, Barrington Tops National Park. Photo: John Spencer © OEH

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Jerusalem Creek trail

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Kinchela Trig lookout walk, Hat Head National Park. Photo: Debby McGerty © OEH

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Kinchela Trig Lookout walk

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Views down the coastline on Korogoro Walking track, Hat Head National Park. Photo: Debby McGerty © OEH

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Korogoro walking track

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Lagoon Pinch picnic area, Barrington Tops National Park. Photo: John Spencer/NSW Government

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Lagoon Pinch picnic area

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Laurieton track, Dooragan National Park. Photo: John Spencer © OEH

Walk

Laurieton track

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Link trail, Barrington Tops National Park. Photo: John Spencer © OEH

Walk

Link Trail - Gloucester Tops to Careys Peak

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Family running along Little Bay beach, Arakoon National Park. Photo: David Finnegan/DPE

Picnic

Little Bay picnic area

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Little Bay to Gap Beach walking track, Hat Head National Park. Photo: Debby McGerty © OEH

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Little Bay to Gap Beach walking track

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Look at me Now Headland walk, Moonee Beach Nature Reserve. Photo © David Young

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Look At Me Now Headland walk

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A family walking along the Lyrebird Link walking track. Photo © Barbara Webster

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Lyrebird Link track

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Diamond Head loop track, Crowdy Bay National Park. Photo: Debby McGerty © OEH

Walk

Mermaid lookout track

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Metcalfs walking track, Crowdy Bay National Park. Photo: Debby McGerty © OEH

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Metcalfes walking track

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Old Mining road, Myall Lakes National Park. Photo: Shane Chalker

Cycle

Mining Road to Old Gibber Road cycling trail

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Misty Creek Lookout, Guy Fawkes River National Park. Photo: Barbara Webster/NSW Government

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Misty Creek lookout

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Monkey Face lookout, Watagans National Park

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Monkey Face lookout

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Monument Hill walking track in Arakoon National Park. Photo: Debby McGerty © OEH

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Monument Hill walking track

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People walking on the Moonee Beach walking track. Photo: John Spencer © OEH

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Moonee Beach trail

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Mountain Brush circuit, Tapin Tops National Park. Photo: John Spencer © OEH

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Mountain Brush circuit

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Mountain Maid gold mine, Copeland Tops State Conservation Area. Photo © Brent Hall

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Mountain Maid gold mine

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Mountaineer trail, Barrington Tops National Park. Photo: John Spencer © OEH

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Mountaineer-Glowang trail

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Sand and ocean of Mullaway Beach. Photo: Rob Cleary

Fish

Mullaway Beach and Headland

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Mungo Brush Rainforest walk. Photo: John Spencer © OEH

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Mungo Rainforest walk

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Mungo Rainforest walk, Myall Lakes National Park. Photo: John Spencer © OEH

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Mungo walking track

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Murray Scrub lookout, Toonumbar National Park. Photo: J Atkins/NSW Government

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Murray Scrub lookout

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Scrub Walking Track, Toonumbar National Park. Photo: Robert Ashdown

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Murray Scrub walking track

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Forest Photo: Michael Van Ewijk © OEH

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Neranie Headland walking track

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New England Wilderness walk, New England National Park. Photo © Barbara Webster

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New England Wilderness walk

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Picnic area, Nymboi-Binderay National Park. Photo: © Rob Cleary

Picnic

Norman Jolly picnic area

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A woman walking along North Head walking track beneath a canopy of trees in Brunswick Heads Nature Reserve. Photo: John Spencer © OEH

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North Head walking track

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Northern Broadwater picnic area, Myall Lakes National Park. Photo: John Spencer

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Northern Broadwater picnic area

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O'Sullivans picnic area tall trees, Myall Lakes National Park. Photo: John Spencer

Picnic

O'Sullivans Gap picnic area

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3 bushwalkers on Palm Forest walking track. Credit: John Spencer © DPE

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Palm Forest walking track

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Palm Grove walk forest, Willi Willi National Park. Photo: John Spencer © OEH

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Palm Grove walk

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Pieries Peak walking track, Mount Royal National Park. Photo: Susan Davis © OEH

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Pieries Peak walking track

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Pipers Creek picnic area, Myall Lakes National Park. Photo: John Spencer/NSW Government

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Pipers Creek picnic area

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Visitor looking at views of New England National Park from Point Lookout. Photo: John Spencer/OEH

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Point lookout

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Sculpture along Port Macquarie Coastal walk, Sea Acres National Park. Photo © Rob Cleary

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Port Macquarie coastal walk

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Potoroo Falls picnic area, Tapin Tops National Park. Photo: John Spencer/OEH

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Potoroo Falls picnic area

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Potoroo Falls, Tapin Tops National Park. Photo: S. Calvin

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Potoroo Falls walk

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A family walking along Powder Magazine track in Arakoon National Park. Photo: David Finnegan © OEH

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Powder Magazine walking track

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Rainforest loop, Dooragan National Park. Photo: John Spencer © OEH

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Rainforest loop

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Rainforest WalkHunter Wetlands National Park. Photo: Susan Davis © OEH

Walk

Rainforest walk to Riverside Park

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Rawson falls, Boorganna Nature Reserve. Photo © Louise Feltus

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Rawson Falls walk

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River walking track, Barrington Tops National Park. Photo: John Spencer © OEH

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River walking track

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Riverside Park, Hunter Wetlands National Park. Photo: Susan Davis/NSW Government

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Riverside Park

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Rainforest creek on Rosewood loop in Border Ranges National Park. Photo credit: John Spencer © OEH

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Rosewood loop

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Roto House, Roto House Historic Site. Photo: John Spencer/NSW Government

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Roto House

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Picnic table at Sailing Club picnic area, Booti Booti National Park. Photo: OEH

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Sailing Club picnic area

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Saltwater picnic area. Photo: John Spencer/OEH

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Saltwater picnic area

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Scenic trail. Photo: Susan Davies

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Scenic trail

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Sharpes Creek track, Barrington Tops National Park. Photo: John Spencer © OEH

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Sharpes Creek walking track

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Sherwood Lookout, Toonumbar National Park. Photo: Hamilton Lund/Destination NSW

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Sherwood lookout

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Smoky Cape Lighthouse, Hat Head National Park. Photo: David Finnegan/NSW Government

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Smoky Cape Lighthouse

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The spectacular view from Smoky Cape picnic area. Photo: Debby McGerty © NSW Government

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Smoky Cape picnic area

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The rocky headlands along the Smoky Cape walking track in Hat Head National Park. Photo: John Spencer © OEH

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Smoky Cape Range walking track

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Snow Gum walk, New England National Park. Photo © Barbara Webster

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Snow Gum walk

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Submarine Beach walking track, Myall Lakes National Park. Photo: John Spencer © OEH

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Submarine Beach walking track

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Sugarloaf Point, Myall Lakes National Park. Photo: John Spencer

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Sugarloaf Point Lighthouse

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Tamboi Pinic Area, Myall Lakes National Park. Photo: Shane Chalker/NSW Government

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Tamboi picnic area

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Tamboi walking track pathway, Myall Lakes National Park. Photo: John Spencer © OEH

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Tamboi walking track

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View of The Pass Cafe, Walgun Cape Byron State Conservation Area. Photo: Raegan Glazner/Dean Gibson

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The Pass Cafe

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The Pines picnic area, Yarriabini National Park. Photo: G Wallace/NSW Government

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The Pines picnic area

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The Welcome walk, Hunter Wetlands National Park. Photo: Susan Davis

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The Welcome walk

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A woman walking along Three Sisters walking track, overlooking the beach in Broken Head Nature Reserve. Photo: John Spencer © OEH

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Three Sisters walking track (Broken Head)

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Tip to Tail trail, Wallingat National Park. Photo: John Spencer

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Tip to Tail trail

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A family enjoying a meal at Trial Bay Kiosk Restaurant, Arakoon National Park. Photo: David Finnegan/NSW Government

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Trial Bay Kiosk Restaurant

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Unicorn Falls walking track, Mount Jerusalem National Park. Photo: Dean Trezise © Dean Trezise

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Unicorn Falls walking track

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Victoria Park boardwalk, Victoria Park Nature Reserve.

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Victoria Park boardwalk

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Jointed balogjhia, Victoria Park Nature Reserve. Artist: NSW Government

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Victoria Park picnic area

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Children play on the swings at Village Green picnic area and playground, Blue Gum Hills Regional Park. Credit: Stuart Cohen, Bottle Brush Media © DCCEEW

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Village Green picnic area and playground

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Waves. Photo:A Brown Copyright:NSW Government

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Wallabi Beach

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Wategos Beach in Walgun Cape Byron State Conservation Area, Byron Bay. Photo: OEH/N.Webb

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Wategos Beach

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Waterfall walk cascade, Willi Willi National Park. Photo: John Spencer © OEH

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Waterfall walk

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Way Way Creek Road, Yarriabini National Park. Photo: G Wallace/NSW Government

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Way Way Creek Road drive

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Williams River picnic area. Photo: John Spencer

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Williams River picnic area

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Wilson River picnic area shelter, Willi Willi National Park. Photo: John Spencer

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Wilson River picnic area

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Wilsons Headland walking track, Yuraygir National Park. Photo: Jon Tunstall

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Wilsons Headland walking track

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Wonga walk in Dorrigo National Park. Photo credit: Owen Mowle © DPIE

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Wonga walk

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Picnic table beside Woolgoola Beach. Rob Cleary

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Woolgoolga Beach and Headland

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Walkway over Woolgoolga Lake. Photo: © Rob Cleary

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Woolgoolga Lake

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Wreck Beach walk, Tomaree National Park. Photo: John Spencer/OEH

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Wreck Beach walk

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Wrights lookout, New England National Park. Photo: M Dwyer/NSW Government

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Wrights lookout walking track

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Yacaaba Headland walking track sea view, Myall Lakes National Park. Photo: John Spencer

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Yacaaba Headland walking track

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Yarriabini lookout, Yarriabini National Park. Photo: A Turbill/NSW Government

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Yarriabini lookout

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Yondeo trail path, Wallarah National Park. Photo: Susan Davis.

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Yondeo trail

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3 people walking on Yuelarbah walking track in Glenrock State Conservation Area. They're surrounded by coastal rainforest, with Flaggy Creek flowing in the background. Photo: Jared Lyons © DPE

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Yuelarbah walking track

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The view of the water from Red Cliff and Lake Arragon campgrounds, Yuraygir coastal walk, Yuraygir National Park. Photo: Jessica Robertson © DPE

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Yuraygir coastal walk

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Walking through ferns on Byan Yangala loop walk. Photo Remy Brand © Caraval Content

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Byan Yangala loop walk

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2 bushwalkers on Rayners walking track in Mount Jerusalem National Park. Credit: John Spencer © DPE

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Rayners walking track

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Border Loop walking track heads through rainforest in Border Ranges National Park. Photo credit: John Spencer © DPIE

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Border Loop walk

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Brindle Creek runs through rainforest in Border Ranges National Park. Photo credit: John Spencer © DPIE

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Brindle Creek walking track

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Fingal Island and Point Stephens lighthouse walk, Tomaree National Park. Photo:OEH/NSW Government

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Point Stephens Lighthouse and Fingal Island

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Picn tables at Brindle Creek picnic area, Border Ranges National Park. Photo credit: John Spencer © DPIE

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Brindle Creek picnic area

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Tyagarah Nature Reserve picnic area, Tyagarah Nature Reserve. Photo © David Young

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Tyagarah Nature Reserve picnic area

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A young woman on a Via Travel Australia guided tour gazes out over a wide vista of bushland, river and waterfall at a lookout. Photo © Via Travel Australia

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14-day coastal tours from Sydney to Cairns

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Group of people with motorcycles on Port Macquarie seawall. Photo © Endeavour Motorcycle Tours

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2-day Port Macquarie motorcycle adventure

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A view through trees of a waterfall cascading into a pool. Photo: Graeme McGregor © ParkTours

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8-day NSW North Coast and Tablelands walking tour

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Aerial photo showing people on the boardwalk at Birubi Point Aboriginal Place and the cultural artwork by Worimi man, Gerard Black. Credit: Daniel Parsons © Daniel Parsons

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Birubi Point Aboriginal Place

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Aerial photo of Slot canyon lookout, perched over the a gap in the cliffline above the ocean. Credit: John Spencer © DPE

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Birubi Point to One Mile Beach walking track

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An Aboriginal ranger leading a tour. Photo: Adam Hollingsworth ©DPIE

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Blue Gum Hills Aboriginal cultural tour

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Two men sit on towels on the white sands of Box Beach, against a backdrop of breaking surf, blue ocean water and rugged rocky coastline. Photo: © Erin McGauley

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Box Beach

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Aerial view of 4 people on a walking track on Broughton Island, Myall Lakes National Park. Photo: John Spencer © DPIE

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Broughton Island walking tracks

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View of an angler's arm with a fishing rod and reel on a pristine sandy beach at twilight. Photo credit: Tim Williams © Wilderness Adventures

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Brunswick Heads guided beach fishing adventures

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Walking track with a small footbridge along Brushy Mountain loop walk, near Wauchope. Photo: John Spencer © OEH

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Brushy Mountain loop walk

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Group of surfers in wetsuits stretching on the beach. Photo: © Jayme Edwards

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Byron Bay surf lessons and coaching

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Looking along the beach, Cosy Corner. Photo: John Spencer

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Byron Bay surf lessons with Blackdog Surfing

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View of sheer cliffs and waterfall in a misty rainforest setting. Photo © Rise Up – Byron Conscious Tours

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Byron glow worms and hinterland forest experience

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People paddle 2 yellow kayaks over the waves as a sea turtle swims below the surface. Photo © Cape Byron Kayaks

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Byron guided kayak tours with dolphins

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A Beyond Byron E Bikes tour group riding through the ancient rainforest of Mount Jerusalem National Park. Photo: Steve Back © Beyond Byron E Bikes

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View of bushwalkers trekking along a forest trail enveloped by dense, green rainforest vegetation. Photo © Byron Bay Adventure Tours

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Byron hinterland rainforest and waterfall tours

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A hang glide instructor flies tandem with a student over dramatic cliffs toward the open ocean. Photo credit: Brian Rushton © Byron Airwaves Hang Gliding School

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Carrow Brook walking track in Mount Royal National Park. Photo: Ashley Deveridge © DPE

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Carrow Brook walking track

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2 horse riders on Columbey horse riding trails surrounded by trees in Columbey National Park. Photo: Liam Banyer © DPIE

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Columbey horse riding trails

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A family of four on a cultural tour with a ranger the rainforest at Copeland Tops. Photo credit: Destination NSW © Destination NSW

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Copeland Tops Aboriginal cultural tour

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Family walking over a footbridge in the forest on a tour of Copeland Tops with a ranger. Photo credit and copyright: Destination NSW

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Sheltered picnic area and lookout, Dooragan Summit picnic area, Dooragan National Park. Photo: Ben Stevenson, © DCCEEW

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Ranger Matt crouching beside a log to show the fungi growing on it, Dorrigo National Park. Photo: Jane Grebert. © DPE

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Dorrigo rainforest Aboriginal cultural tour

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An NPWS ranger and a young woman and man look at the Gondwana circle map on the ground, Dorrigo National Park. Photo: 'And the trees’ Photography © NPWS

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Dorrigo rainforest ranger-guided tour

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A man in a wheelchair with a woman and a young child at Dudley Beach, Glenrock State Conservation Area. Photo: Jared Lyons © DPE

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A group of women in hiking gear standing on a bridge in Tomaree Nation Park. Photo: Sharon Mackay © Women Embrace Adventure

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Hikeandseek NSW guided tour in Wollemi National Park Photo: Dan-il Jee © Hikeandseek NSW

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Ferry Crossing picnic area in Bundjalung National Park. Photo credit: Jessica Robertson © DPIE

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Fingal Island Lighthouse. Photo: Jeannie Lawson © Aquamarine Adventures.

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Fingal Island eco-walk and lighthouse tour

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View of people walking over green grass toward the white tower of Point Stephens lighthouse. Photo credit: Bonita Holmes-Nu © Moonshadow-TQC Cruises

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Gap Beach in Hat Head National Park. Photo credit: Barbara Webster © DPIE

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Gap Beach picnic area

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A NPWS Aboriginal Discovery ranger teaching a child abut traditional tools. Photo: Adam Hollingworth/DPE

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Glenrock Aboriginal cultural tour

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A coastal view of Glenrock State Conservation Area. Photo © Geotrail and Nature Tours

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Glenrock discovery walking tour

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Mountain bikers in Glenrock State Conservation Area. Photo: © Shaun Sursok

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Glenrock kids' mountain bike coaching

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A tent equipped with comfortable mattresses and a table and chairs on a Bower Camp Co. retreat. Credit: Phil Gallagher © Bower Camp Co.

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Group camping retreats in the Border Ranges

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Grassy coastal slope with kangaroos against a backdrop of gently breaking ocean waves. Photo © Paget Thompson

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Point Plomer campground, Limeburners Creek National Park. Photo: Barbara Webster/NSW Government

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View of 4 paddlers in kayaks crossing a calm lake and bushland along the shores. Photo credit: Glenn MacFadyen © School of Yak

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View of the sun rising behind Cape Byron Lighthouse on a Wander Byron tour. Photo: Chris Mills © Wander Byron

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Guided sunrise tour to Byron Bay lighthouse

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A shelter with picnic tables at Iluka Bluff picnic area in Bundjalung National Park. Photo: Jessica Robertson © DPIE

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A lookout perched on the rugged cliff edge along Tomaree Coastal walk, near Iris Moore lookout and picnic area in Tomaree National Park. Photo: John Spencer © DPE

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Iris Moore lookout and picnic area

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Arial shot of The Ruins campground in Booti Booti National Park, between Wallis Lake and Seven Mile Beach. Photo credit: John Spencer © DPIE

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Children in the forest with an NPWS ranger guide, Dorrigo National Park. Photo: Louise Walpole © NPWS

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The Dudley Beach rock shelf at low tide, showing tree stumps from the fossilised forest, Glenrock State Conservation Area. Photo: John Spencer © DPE

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Kids looking through a grate with a torch at Mountain Maid Gold Mine on a Discovery tour. Photo credit and copyright: Destination NSW

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Walkers on Tomaree Coastal walk near Boat Harbour, Tomaree National Park. Photo: John Spencer © DPE

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Wingham Brush Nature Reserve, grey headed flying fox. Photo: NSW Government

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View of a sandy beach and breaking waves beneath a blue sky, with a rugged headland in the distance. Photo: Josh Ford © DPE

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Kylies Hut as it appeared before the 2019 bushfires, set in a shady glen surrounded by coastal forest in Crowdy Bay National Park. Photo: © Robert Mulally

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CoastXP tour guide on boat on Lake Macquarie. Photo © CoastXP

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A pair of women in Le'ts Go Surfing rash shirts smile as they ride a small wave near Byron Bay. Photo © Let's Go Surfing

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Mountain bike resting on a fence post with a horse and hilly farmland in the background. Photo © Alex Cudlin

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McBrides Beach is located at the end of McBrides walking track. Credit: Stephen Smith © DPIE

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Large swell crashing over rocks and into Mermaid Pools in Arakoon National Park. Image credit: Shane Robinson © DPIE

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Minyon Falls, surrounded by World Heritage-listed rainforest in Nightcap National Park. Photo: Glenn Sanders © Wild Byron

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Group of children on bike tour. Photo © Bike and Fitness.

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A mountain biking instructor on a bike explains technique as another cyclist stands and watches. Photo credit: Stephen Ardern © Momentum is your Friend

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Family enjoying a guided tour of Mountain Maid gold mine. Photo: Destination NSW © Destination NSW

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A man and smiling girl in an orange canoe paddle through whitewater along river rapids. Photo © Tegan Cork

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Aerial view of coast Limeburner's Creek National Park. Photo © Positive Energy Adventures and Retreats.

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Muttonbirds by moonlight guided tour. Photo: Jay and The Trees Photography © DPE

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A group of 5 mountain bikers ride through lush forest on one of the Muurlay Baamgala cycle trails. Photo: Jay Black/DPIE

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Tour group with people in double kayaks on calm waters in Myall Lakes National Park. Photo © Lazy Paddles

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A group of 7 guided tour participants wearing night vision goggles in the dark. Photo credit: Wendy Bithell © Vision Walks Eco Tours

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Night vision rainforest walks in Byron Bay

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Kids canoe down whitewater rapids on an Exodus Adventures tour. Photo: Dingo Camps © Exodus Adventures

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Sand and rock pools in foreground, with headlands and view of the coast against a blue sky in background. Photo: John Spencer © DPE

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Walkers enjoying view from the rock platform at Tomaree National Park. Photo: John Spencer © DPE

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Ocean rockpool nature tour: Tomaree

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A group of people sit around a glowing campfire next to a hut beneath starry skies. Photo credit: Benny Littlejohn © Primal Adventures

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A group of people riding camels along the beach on a guided tour with Oakfield Ranch Camel Rides. Photo credit: © Oakfield Ranch Camel Rides

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Two people fishing at the waters edge on a beach. Photo credit: Tony Neill © Port Stephens Beach Fishing Safaris

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Port Stephens half-day beach fishing safari

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A surfer and his Rusty Miller Surf instructor walk across a beach toward breaking waves. Photo © Rusty Miller Surf

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3 people wearing helmets ride blue quad bikes along coastal dunes. Photo © Quad Bike King

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View across dunes to people and a vehicle on Samurai Beach and a distant headland. Photo: Jim Cutler © DPIE

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Quad bikers riding on Worimi sand dunes. Photo: Sand Dune Adventures

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Aerial view of Santa Barbara picnic area, Seven Mile Beach and Wallis Lake. Photo credit: John Spencer © DPIE

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Aboriginal education ranger sharing her cultural knowledge of Sea Acres Rainforest. Photo credit: Karina Davila-Otoya. © DPIE

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An Indigenous education ranger shares her local cultural knowledge of the rainforest. Photo: Karina Davila-Otoya ©DPIE

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Shark Beach picnic area showing sheltered barbecue, picnic table and grassy area, surrounded by coastal rainforest. Photo: Jessica Robertson/OEH.

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Walkers leaving Zenith Beach with Tomaree Head Summit in the background. Credit: Remy Brand © Remy Brand

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Shoal Bay to Fingal Bay walking track

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Aerial photo of Slot canyon lookout, perched over the a gap in the cliffline above the ocean. Credit: John Spencer © DPE

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Smoky Cape Lighthouse tour, Hat Head National Park. Photo: And the trees photography © DPE

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A group of surfers poses for a photo with their Soul Surf School instructor on a beach. Photo credit: Sean Riley © Soul Surf School

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A group of students practice their surf stance on a beach with their Style Surfing School instructor. Photo credit: Gaz Morgan © Style Surfing School

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Rocks and ocean at Diamond Head Beach in Crowdy Bay National Park. Photo: Debby McGerty © DPIE

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A surfer riding a wave. Photo: Mojosurf © Mojosurf

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A group of surfers with boards practice stance alongside their instructor at a beach. Image © Gary Hughes Surface School of Surf

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Tailored surf lessons at Booti Booti beaches

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A tandem hang glider about to land on a beach next to to a rocky headland. Photo © Pro Flyte

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A group of people in a circle, lit by torchlight on a ghost hunt with Newcastle Ghost Tours. Photo: Renata Daniel © Newcastle Ghost Tours

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The Mountain Maid gold mine ghost hunt

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A man in a 4WD vehicle for Tag-Along and Passenger Tours travels down a dune under clear skies. Photo: Nicole Boyle © 4WD Tag-Along and Passenger Tours

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A NPWS ranger and 2 park visitors take in the view from a coastal lookout in Tomaree National Park. Photo: John Spencer © DPE

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View of 2 brightly-coloured kayaks at the shoreline of Myall Lake, with the sun setting behind trees. Photo credit: Tony Schofield © Adventure Activities Outdoors

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Sunset above the Trial Bay Gaol walls, Arakoon National Park. Photo: Carolyn McPhee © DPIE

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View through bars at Trial Bay Goal. Photo: Kim Payne Photography © DPE

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Trial Bay Gaol with starscape. Photo: Kim Payne Photography © DPE

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Walk on the dark side: Sunset tour for adults

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A woman abseils down a cliff surrounded by bushland in Watagans National Park. Photo © Walking Rivers

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Profile view of a grey-headed flying-fox flying past eucalupt trees. Photo: Shane Ruming © Shane Ruming

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Roam adventures and training guided tour Wollemi National Park. Photo: Ben Sanford © Roam Adventures and Training

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Mount Yengo at sunset in Yengo National Park. Photo credit: Leanne King © Wollombi Aboriginal Cultural Experiences and Consultancy

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A group of people riding horses along the shoreline on a Sahara Trails tour. Credit: Imogyn Allardice © Sahara Trails

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A tour group standing in front of a 4WD with their sandboards. Credit: Andrew Hay © Sand Dune Safaris

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A group enjoys sand boarding on the dunes alongside a red Port Stephens 4WD Tours vehicle. Photo credit: Ray Alley © Port Stephens 4WD Tours

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Worimi sand boarding adventure in coastal dunes

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Aerial view of 5 people standing at the top of a massive sand dune, holding their sand boards in the air. Photo © 4WD Tours R Us

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Two men wearing day packs stand near the base of a rocky headland, alongside the clean white sands and turquoise waters of Wreck Beach. Photo: © Erin McGauley

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A hiker walks along a coastal track in Yuraygir National Park. Photo: Marcus Ludriks © Home Comforts Hiking

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Angophora grove walking track, Yuraygir National Park. Photo: Rob Cleary © OEH

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Angourie to Brooms Head walking track, Yuraygir National Park. Photo: Rob Cleary © OEH

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Angourie walking track, Yuraygir National Park. Photo: Rob Cleary © OEH

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Picnic table at Antarctic Beech picnic area, Border Ranges National Park. Photo credit: John Spencer &DPIE

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Views from Bar Mountain lookout in Border Ranges National Park. Photo credit: Stephen King © Stephen King

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Picnic tables and shelter at Bar Mountain picnic area, Border Ranges National Park. Photo credit: John Spencer © DPIE

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Big Nellie lookout and picnic area, Coorabakh National Park. Photo: John Spencer

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Big Nellie lookout and picnic area

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Big Scrub loop walking track, Nightcap National Park. Photo: Brian McLachlan © DPIE

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Blackbutt walking track, Dorrigo National Park. Photo: Rob Cleary © OEH

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Bombala walking track, Glenrock State Conservation Area. Photo: John Spencer © OEH

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Visitor enjoying valley views from Border Loop lookout. Credit: John Spencer © DPE

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Border Loop lookout and picnic area

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Brooms Head to Illaroo walking track, Yuraygir National Park. Photo: Rob Cleary © OEH

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Brooms Head to Illaroo walking track

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Brushbox Falls waterfall trickles down a rock face into a pool surrounded by rainforest, Border Ranges National Park. Photo: John Spencer © DPE

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Cabbage Palm loop walking track, Wallingat National Park. Photo: John Spencer © OEH

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Captain Cook lookout and picnic area, Walgun Cape Byron State Conservation Area. Photo: John Spencer

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Captain Cook lookout and picnic area

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A group of people including 2 children on Carabeen walk, surrounded by ferns and trees. Photo: Timothy Hulland © OEH

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Casuarina Falls circuit, Dorrigo National Park. Photo © Barbara Webster

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Visitors sitting at the picnic tables at Cobcroft picnic area. Photo: Josh Smith © DPE

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Corkwood and Scribbly Gum walking track, Yuraygir National Park. Photo: Rob Cleary © OEH

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Double Wharf picnic area, Karuah National Park. Photo: John Spencer/NSW Government

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Double Wharf to Whoota Whoota cycle loop, Wallingat National Park. Photo: John Spencer

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Double Wharf to Whoota lookout cycle loop

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Double Wharf trail, Wallingat National Park. Photo: John Spencer

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Double Wharf trail

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Flat Rock lookout, Coorabakh National Park. Photo: John Spencer

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Goorgana walking track, Nightcap National Park. Photo: Brian McLachlan © DPE

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Sign at the start of Helmholtzia loop walking track, Border Ranges National Park. Photo credit: John Spencer © OEH

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2 visitors walking along Historic Nightcap walking track surrounded by World Heritage-listed rainforest. Credit: John Spencer © DPE

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Historic Nightcap walking track

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Howes trail, Yengo National Park. Photo: John Spencer

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Howes trail

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Illaroo to Wooli walking track, Yuraygir National Park. Photo: Debrah Novak © OEH

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Leggy Point loop walking track, Glenrock State Conservation Area. Photo: John Spencer © OEH

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Lyrebird walking track, New England National Park. Photo © Helen Clark

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Mara Creek picnic area, Yuraygir National Park. Photo: Rob Cleary © OEH

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Minyon Falls walking track. Credit: John Spencer © DPE

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Minyon Grass picnic area, Nightcap National Park. Photo: B. McLachlan

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An wide view of the picnic shelter and its lush forest setting at Never Never picnic area, Dorrigo National Park. Credit: John Spencer/DCCEEW © DCCEEW

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Never Never picnic area

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Newbys Creek walk and cave, Coorabakh National Park. Photo: John Spencer © OEH

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Newbys Creek walk and caves

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Newbys lookout, Coorabakh National Park. Photo: John Spencer

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Palm Valley, Walgun Cape Byron State Conservation Area. Photo: John Spencer

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Palm Valley

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Signage marks the Pholis Gap turnoff on Mt Matheson track, Nightcap National Park. Photo: Brian McLachlan © DPE

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Pholis Gap walking track

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Point lookout walking track, New England National Park. Photo: Michael van Ewijk

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Point lookout walking track

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Protestors Falls walking track, Nightcap National Park. Photo: Carolyn Lloyd

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Red Cedar Falls walking track, Dorrigo National Park. Photo: Rob Cleary © OEH

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Red Cedar Falls walking track

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Sign at start of Red Cedar loop, Border Ranges National Park. Photo credit: John Spencer © DPIE

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Person by clear creek on Rocky Crossing walking track, Barrington Tops National Park. Photo: John Spencer © DCCEEW

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Rocky Point walking track, Yuraygir National Park. Photo: Rob Cleary © OEH

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Rosewood Creek walking track, Dorrigo National Park. Photo: Rob Cleary © OEH

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Satinbird stroll, Dorrigo National Park. Photo: Rob Cleary © OEH

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Skywalk lookout, Dorrigo National Park. Photo: Rob Cleary © DPIE

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Slingsbys trail and Syndicate Ridge track, Dorrigo National Park. Photo: Rob Cleary © OEH

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Slingsbys trail and Syndicate Ridge track

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Weeping Rock walking track, New England National Park. Photo: Michael van Ewijk © OEH

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Southern Boundary trail, Wallingat National Park. Photo: John Spencer

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Southern Boundary trail

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Starrs Creek picnic area, Coorabakh National Park. Photo: John Spencer

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Starrs Creek picnic area

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Sugar Creek trail, Wallingat National Park. Photo: John Spencer © OEH

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Sugar Creek trail

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The Narrow Place lookout, Watagans National Park. Photo: John Spencer

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Turners walking track, Watagans National Park. Photo: John Spencer © OEH

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Walgun Cape Byron Information Centre, Walgun Cape Byron State Conservation Area. Photo © Lee Middleton

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Walgun Cape Byron Information Centre

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Walk with the Birds boardwalk, Dorrigo National Park. Photo: Jay Black © DPE

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Walk with the Birds boardwalk

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Waterwall Way scenic drive, Dorrigo National Park. Photo: Barbara Webster

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Waterfall Way scenic drive

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Sign at entrance to Wilsons Headland picnic area. Photo: Jessica Robertson

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Wooli to Red Rock walking track, Yuraygir National Park. Photo: Rob Cleary

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A shearwater chick on the ground with grass in the background. Photo: Paul Nunn

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Back Beach picnic area surrounded by coastal bushland, showing picnic tables among trees and shade. Photo: Jessica Robertson/OEH.

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Bluff loop picnic area

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Bundageree Creek lookout

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4WD, Carrai National Park. Photo: Piers Thomas/NSW Government

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View of rugged mountain flank and valley shrouded in cloud. Photo © Tina Sullivan

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Chaelundi Falls lookout

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The road to Cobark Park picnic area with signage and a covered picnic table on the left in Barrington Tops National Park. Photo: John Spencer © DPIE

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An eastern spinebill on a grevillea flower. Photo © Andrew Turbill

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Dorrigo Rainforest birds revealed self-guided audio tour

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Frazers Reef picnic area in Iluka Nature Reserve. Photo credit: Jessica Robertson © DPIE

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Hell Hole Falls in Mount Jerusalem National Park. Photo credit: Darren McHugh © DPIE

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View past rocky crag of Lucifers Thumb to forest-clad mountains, valleys and the Guy Fawkes River. Photo © Tina Sullivan

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Woman with stroller on Palm Valley Currenbah walking track, Walgun Cape Byron State Conservation Area. Photo: John Spencer © OEH

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Palm Valley Currenbah walking track

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A man paddling a canoe along Pine Creek, with creek banks in distance. Photo: Jay Black © OEH

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Picnic area with picnic table in an open woodland setting, next to an unpaved access road. Photo credit: Tina Sullivan © DPIE

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2 people sitting at a picnic table looking at the view of Wallis Lake at Sunset picnic area in Booti Booti National Park. Credit: John Spencer © DPE

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View of a rugged landscape of valleys and ridges stretching to the horizon. Photo credit: Fiona Gray © DPIE

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Alexanders picnic area, Lake Macquarie State Conservation Area. Photo: Susan Davis/NSW Government

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Awaba Foreshore walk, Lake Macquarie State Conservation Area. Photo: Susan Davis © OEH

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Bangalore Palm, Bindarri National Park. Photo: Ann Walton © OEH

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Bird Tree picnic area, Middle Brother National Park. Photo: John Spencer/NSW Government

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Bluff loop walking track, Bongil Bongil National Park. Photo © Rob Cleary

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Bluff loop walking track

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Boggy Creek Walk, Whian Whian State Conservation Area. Photo: OEH/Matthew Graham

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Bongil Beach, Bongil Bongil National Park. Photo: Barbara Webster

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Bongil picnic area, Bongil Bongil National Park. Photo: Rob Cleary/OEH

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Bonville Creek, Bongil Bongil National Park. Photo © Andrew Turbill

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Box Ridge walking track, Cascade National Park. Photo: Rob Cleary © OEH

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Brimbin picnic area, Brimbin Nature Reserve. Photo: John Spencer

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A man at a picnic table at Broadwater Beach picnic area, Broadwater National Park. Photo: L Walker

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Red Bloodwood flower, Broadwater National Park. Photo: L Dargin

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A walking track in the rainforest. Photo: Rob Cleary

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Canopy Cafe, Dorrigo National Park. Photo: NSW Government

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Cascade mountain bike trail, Cascade National Park. Photo: Rob Cleary

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Cedar Park picnic area, Ngambaa Nature Reserve. Photo: Rob Cleary © OEH

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Hamleys lookout, Kattang Nature Reserve. Photo: NSW Government

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Charles Hamey lookout

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Coachwood loop walking track, Wallingat National Park. Photo: John Spencer © OEH

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Cockatoo picnic area, Wallingat National Park. Photo: John Spencer

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Dawson River walking track, Brimbin Nature Reserve. Photo: John Spencer © OEH

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End Peak walking track, Ulidarra National Park. Photo: Rob Cleary © OEH

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End Peak walking track

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Falls walking track, Sherwood Nature Reserve. Photo: B Webster

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Tomaree National Park signs. Photo: John Spencer

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Fishermans Bay foreshore

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Forestry Hut, Werakata National Park. Photo: John Spencer

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Googik Heritage walking track, Lake Innes Nature Reserve. Photo: John Spencer © OEH

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Gur-um-bee picnic area, Wallingat National Park. Photo: John Spencer

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Heritage walking track, Blue Gum Hills Regional Park. Photo: John Yurasek © OEH

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Heritage walking track

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Innes Ruins, Innes Ruins Historic Site. Photo: John Spencer

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Kosekai lookout, Dunggir National Park. Photo: Rob Cleary © OEH

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Marmong picnic area, Lake Macquarie State Conservation Area. Photo: Ashley Deveridge

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Tweed Head Historical Site, Minjungbal Aboriginal Cultural Centre. Photo: NSW Government

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Minmi cemetery stroll, Blue Gum Hills Regional Park. Photo: John Yurasek © OEH

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Mobong walking track, Cascade National Park. Photo: Rob Cleary © OEH

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A timber single-lane bridge across a river in Nymboi-Binderay National Park. Photo: Robert Cleary & copy; Robert Clearly

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Moore Park picnic area, Moore Park Nature Reserve. Photo: OEH

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Surrounding bush on the Mount Matheson loop. Photo: John Spencer © OEH

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Ms Kellys walking track, Brimbin Nature Reserve. Photo: John Spencer © OEH

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Ms Kellys walking track

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Muirs lookout, Jilliby State Conservation Area. Photo: John Spencer

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Murrumbooee Cascades walking track, Gibraltar Range National Park. Photo: Rob Cleary © OEH

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Outdoor learning space, Muttonbird Island Nature Reserve. Photo © Rob Cleary

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Pine Road, Bindarri National Park. Photo: Barbara Webster/NSW Government

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Orara Escarpment 4WD touring route

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Kattang Nature Reserve. Photo © Andrew Marshall

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Queens Lake picnic area, Queens Lake Nature Reserve. Photo: John Spencer

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Rainforest walk, Coramba Nature Reserve. Photo: Rob Cleary © OEH

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Rowleys Rock lookout, Tapin Tops National Park. Photo: Kevin Carter/NSW Government

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Hunter Wetlands National Park. Photo: Susan Davis © OEH

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Scotts Point Way to Riverside Park trail

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Seaham Swamp Bird Hide, Seaham Swamp Nature Reserve. Photo: John Spencer

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Seaham Swamp walk, Seaham Swamp Nature Reserve. Photo: John Spencer © OEH

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Sherwood Forest drive, Sherwood Nature Park. Photo: L Rees

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Stockton sandspit, Hunter Wetlands National Park. Photo: Susan Davis

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Sugar Creek picnic area, Wallingat National Park. Photo: Ian Charles

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Summit walking track, Mount Hyland Nature Reserve. Photo © Helen Clark

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Summit walking track

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Tallow Beach, Arakwal National Park. Photo: John Spencer/NSW Government

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Walkway into Terania Creek picnic area. Photo: John Spencer

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The Glade picnic area, Dorrigo National Park. Photo © Rob Cleary

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Thunderbolts lookout at sunset, Barrington Tops National Park. Photo: Richard Bjork, © Richard Bjork/DCCEEW

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Man riding the flying fox at TreeTops Newcastle. Photo: Michelle Baker

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Vista Point picnic area, Mount Hyland Nature Reserve. Photo © Shane Ruming

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A path lined by ferns and trees, Walk on Water walking track, Tweed Heads Historic Site. Photo: Clare Manning © DPE

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Wallingat Forest drive, Wallingat National Park. Photo: Ian Charles/NSW Government

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Wangi circuit walking track, Lake Macquarie State Conservation Area. Photo: Susan Davis © OEH

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Whoota Whoota lookout, Wallingat National Park. Photo: Ian Charles/NSW Government

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Wingham Brush Nature Reserve. Photo: NSW Government

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Woolgoolga Creek picnic area, Sherwood Nature Reserve. Photo: Lynn Rees © OEH

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A timber bridge crosses Breakfast Creek along Lyrebird track, Wollumbin National Park. Photo: D Hofmeyer.

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Pink Caves, Munmorah State Conservation Area. Photo: John Spencer © DPE

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Rainforest vegetation at the start of Wollumbin (Mount Warning) summit track. Photo: Barry Collier © Barry Collier

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Wollumbin (Mount Warning) summit track

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Rocks and trees at Boogarem Falls in Mount Jerusalem National Park. Photo: Darren McHugh © DPIE

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Abbey Creek picnic area, Crowdy Bay National Park. Photo © Debby McGerty

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Nature Nomads clearing bitou bush, Arakoon National Park. Photo: Nick Cubbin

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Alexanders picnic area, Lake Macquarie State Conservation Area. Photo: Susan Davis/NSW Government

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Aerial photo showing the cultural artwork by Worimi man Gerard Black at Birubi Point Aboriginal Place. Credit: Daniel Parsons © Daniel Parsons

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Birubi storytelling: Matjarr nguka biinba

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Heritage walking track, Blue Gum Hills Regional Park. Photo: John Yurasek © OEH

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Burwood trail, Glenrock State Conservation Area. Photo: John Spencer © OEH

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Volunteers in the Cape Byron lighthouse, Cape Byron State Conservation Area. Photo: Murray Vanderveer

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Bushcare along Coffs Coast, Coffs Coast Regional Park. Photo: OEH

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Aerial view of Kylies Beach campground, Crowdy Bay National Park. Photo: Rob Mulally/DPIE

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Picnic bench among paper park trees on the edge of Cudgen Lake in Cudgen Nature Reserve. Photo: Jessica Stokes © DCCEEW

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Daisy Plains picnic area, Carrai National Park. Photo: NSW Government

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Upper reaches of Barrington River. Photo: John Spencer © DPIE

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Sign at start of Falcorostrum loop walking track, in Border Ranges National Park. Photo credit: John Spencer © DPIE

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A tan coloured rocky outcrop with the ocean in the distance. Photo: Stephen Wesener © Illuka Nature and Soul

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Forest bathing in Bundjalung National Park

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Volunteers planting trees on cleared ground at Cudgen Nature Reserve. Photo: NSW Government

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View of Trial Bay Gaol, Arakoon National Park. Photo: David Finnegan

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Lighthouse view, Walgun Cape Byron State Conservation Area. Photo: John Spencer © DPIE

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The view looking north from the spur. Photo: John Yurasek © OEH

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Smoky Cape Lighthouse Cottages, Hat Head National Park. Photo: David Finnegan/NSW Government

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People fishing from platform, Tomaree National Park. Photo: John Spencer

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Whale watching off North Head, Sydney Harbour National Park. Photo: OEH.

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Misty Creek Lookout, Guy Fawkes River National Park. Photo: Barbara Webster/NSW Government

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The view from McBrides Beach walking track as it exits to McBrides Beach. Photo: Brett Cann

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Perch Hole picnic area, Lake Innes Nature Reserve. Photo: John Spencer/NSW Government

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A team of Scotch Broom control volunteers, Barrington Tops National Park. Photo: Andrew Scott © the photographer

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Scotch Broom control at Barrington Tops

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Visitors and ranger examine strangler vine, along Sea Acres Rainforest boardwalk. Photo: John Spencer © OEH

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Sea Acres rainforest boardwalk tour

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Sea Acres Rainforest Centre Discovery guides, Sea Acres National Park. Photo: David Finnegan

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Sea Acres Rainforest Centre volunteers

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Family enjoying a tour with a Ranger at Copeland Tops. Photo credit and copyright: Dentination NSW

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Volunteer guides visitors through rainforest, Dorrigo National Park. Photo: Rob Cleary/Seen Australia

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Tree canopy, Watagans National Park

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A couple relax on the verandah of the Assistant Lighthouse Keepers Cottage. John Spencer/DPIE

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Assistant Lighthouse Keepers' Cottages

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View of the ocean and camping platform at Broughton Island campground, Myall Lakes National Park. Photo: John Spencer/OEH

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Aerial view of Diamond Head campground and nearby Dunbogan Beach. Photo: © Rob Mulally

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Couple walking on the lawn at Imeson Cottage. Photo: Sera Wright/DPIE.

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Tent surrounded by trees at Mibanbah – Black Rocks campground. Photo: Holly North/OEH

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Couple walk through back garden by the beach at Mildenhall cottage. Photo: DPIE/John Spencer

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A group of friends sitting beside their campervan at Mungo Brush campground. Photo: John Spencer/OEH

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Family on the back deck of Partridge cottage overlooking Byron Bay beach. Photo: DPIE/John Spencer

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Aerial view of the beach and campground facilities at The Ruins campground. Photo credit: Shane Chalker © Shane Chalker

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3 friends having a drink on the balcony at Thomson Cottage. Photo: Sera Wright/DPIE

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Aerial view of Trial Bay Gaol campground, Arakoon National Park. Photo: Rob Mulally/DPIE

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Aerial view of Woody Head campground and adjoining beach, Bundjalung National Park. Photo: John Spencer/OEH

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Hammonds Cottage, front exterior with visitors on the verandah, Woody Head, Bundjalung National Park. Photo: John Spencer/OEH

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Pitch your tent at Sheepstation Creek campground, Border Ranges National Park. Photo: DPIE/ John Spencer

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The exterior of Karamea Homestead in Curracabundi National Park. Photo © Sean Thompson

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Woody Head Group campsite at Woody Head campground, Bundjalung National Park. Photo: John Spencer/OEH

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Aerial view of Davies Cottage, set on a hill above Boat Beach and Sugarloaf Bay in Myall Lakes National Park. Photo: John Spencer © DPIE

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Campers setting up their tent on the timber tent platform at Weeun Weeun campground. Photo: Remy Brand © Caravel Content

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Campers enjoying a cuppa on the wooden camping platform at Yelgun Kyoomgun campground. Photo: Remy Brand © Caravel Content

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An aerial view of the ocean and Baileys Cottage in Glenrock State Conservation Area. Photo: John Spencer © DPIE

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2 campers sitting with their backpacks with their tents set up in the background. Photo: John Spencer/DPIE

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Banksia Green campground, Myall Lakes National Park. Photo: John Spencer/NSW Government

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View of the front of Big Yango House, Yengo National Park at night. Credit: Jack Staniford © DCCEEW

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Black Swamp campground, Barrington Tops National Park. Photo: John Spencer/NSW Government

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Blue Gums campground, Yengo National Park. Photo: John Spencer/DPIE

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Boomeri campground, Myall Lakes National Park. Photo: John Spencer/NSW Government

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An aerial view of Boorkoom campground with ocean in the background in Yuraygir National Park. Photo: Jessica Robertson © DPIE

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Brambles Green Campground, Myall Lakes National Park. Photo: John Spencer/DPIE

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Brushy Mountain campground. Photo: John Spencer/NSW Government

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Chaelundi Campground, Guy Fawkes River National Park. Photo: Barbara Webster/NSW Government

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Aerial view of Crowdy Gap campground and nearby beach in Crowdy Bay National Park. Photo: Rob Mulally/DPIE

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Cutlers Cottage exterior, Myall Lakes National Park. Photo credit: Troy Sinclair © Troy Sinclair

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Aerial view of Cutters Camp campground. Credit: John Spencer © DPE

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Dalmorton campground, Guy Fawkes River State Conservation Area. Photo: Richard Ghamraoui

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Dees Corner campground, Myall Lakes National Park. Photo: John Spencer/NSW Government

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A man cooking at a fire pit next to his vehicle at Devils Hole campground in Barrington Tops State Conservation Area. Photo: John Spencer/DPIE

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Dingo Tops campground, Tapin Tops National Park. Photo: Kevin Carter/NSW Government

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Campers arrive at Doon Goonge campground, Chaelundi National Park. Photo: A Harber/NSW Government

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Exterior view of Forest House balcony at twilight, Bundjalung National Park. Photo: J Spencer/OEH

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Picnic shelter at Forest Tops campground, Border Ranges National Park. Photo credit: John Spencer © DPIE

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Gap Creek facilities, Watagans National Park. Photo: Susan Davis/DPIE

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Gloucester River campground, Barrington Tops National Park. Photo: John Spencer/DPIE

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The beach near Hungry Gate campground in Hat Head National Park. Photo: Debby McGerty © Debby McGerty

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Illaroo north campground in Yuraygir National Park. Photo: Robert Cleary/DPIE

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Aerial view of Indian Head campground, Crowdy Bay National Park. Photo: Rob Mulally/DPIE

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Joes Cove campground and Two Mile Lake in Myall Lakes National Park. Photo: John Spencer © DPIE

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Johnsons Beach campground, Myall Lakes National Park. Photo: John Spencer/NSW Government

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Junction Pools campground, Barrington Tops National Park. Photo: John Spencer/NSW Government

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Korsmans Landing campground, Myall Lakes National Park. Photo: John Spencer/NSW Government

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Campers setting up a tent at Kylies Beach campground, Crowdy Bay National Park. Photo: © Rob Mulally

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Little Bay Cottage, Arakoon National Park. Photo: Michael van Ewijk/DPIE

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Little Murray campground, Barrington Tops National Park. Photo: John Spencer/NSW Government

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Mackaway Bay campground, Myall Lakes National Park. Photo: OEH

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Limeburners Creek National Park sign. Photo: David Finnegan/DPIE

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Neranie campground tents, Myall Lakes National Park. Photo:John Spencer/DPIE

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Nymboida River campground, Nymboida National Park. Photo: D Redman/NSW Government

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King Parrot, Richmond Range National Park. Photo: N Gambold/NSW Government

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Tents at Pebbly Beach campground. Photo: Rob Cleary/DPIE

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Pebbly Beach campground - Yuraygir National Park

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Plateau Beech campground, Werrikimbe National Park. Photo: John Spencer/NSW Government

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Platypus Flat campground, Nymboi-Binderay National Park. Photo: Rob Cleary

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A man cleaning his surfboard on the grass nearby by the outdoor dining area at Plomer Beach House, Limeburners Creek National Park. Photo: John Spencer/OEH

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Man sitting beside his tent looking out at the ocean, at Limeburners Creek National Park. Photo: John Spencer/OEH

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2 campers setting up a tent on the grass. Photo: John Spencer/DPIE

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Picnic table at Sandon River campground, Yuraygir National Park. Photo credit: Jessica Robertson © DPIE

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Sunset over the ocean from Head Keeper's cottage verandah in Myall Lakes National Park. Photo: Seal Rocks Lighthouse Cottages

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Shelly Beach campground, Myall Lakes National Park. Photo: John Spencer/DPIE

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A car parked under trees at Smoky Cape campground in Hat Head National Park. Photo © Debbie McGerty

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Smoky Cape Lighthouse Keepers Cottage, Hat Head National Park. Photo: Michael van Ewijk/NSW Government

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Stewart and Lloyds campground, Myall Lakes National Park. Photo: John Spencer/NSW Government

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The balcony and surrounding bushland at The Chalet in New England National Park. Photo: Mitchell Franzi © DPIE

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People sitting by their tent at The Junction campground, Nymboi-Binderay National Park. Photo: Jay Black © DCCEEW

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Wells campground, Myall Lakes National Park. Photo: John Spencer/NSW Government

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Tuckers Rocks Cottage garden. Photo: John Spencer/DPIE

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Aerial view of Two Mile Sands campground in Myall Lakes National Park. Photo: John Spencer © DPIE

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A man sitting by his tent at Violet Hill campground and picnic area in Myall Lakes National Park. Photo: John Spencer © DPIE

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Wallingat campground, Wallingat National Park. Photo: Ian Charles/NSW Government

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White Tree Bay campground, Myall Lakes National Park. Photo: John Spencer/DPIE

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Woko campground, Woko National Park. Photo: John Spencer/NSW Government

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Wombat Creek campground, Barrington Tops National Park. Photo: John Spencer/NSW Government

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Yagon campground, Myall Lakes National Park. Photo: John Spencer/NSW Government

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Youngville campground, Mount Royal National Park. Photo: Susan Davis/DPIE

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Sandy shallows of Two Mile Lake with wooded shoreline and views to the distant shore. Photo: John Spencer © DPIE

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View across sand to vehicles, people, and a tent on Samurai Beach in Tomaree National Park. Photo: Jim Cutler © DPIE

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Exterior view of Swamp House and Bunkhouse, Bundjalung National Park. Photo: J Spencer/OEH

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Delicate campground, Goolawah Regional Park. Photo: John Spencer/DPIE

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Ferny Creek campground, Wallingat National Park. Photo: John Spencer/NSW Government

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Finchley campground, Yengo National Park. Photo: John Spencer/NSW Government

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A tent pitched next to a car with the beach in the background at Red Cliff campground in Yuraygir National Park. Photo: Robert Cleary/DPIE

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Little Mountain Campground, Karuah National Park. Photo: John Spencer/NSW Government

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Mountain Arm campground, Yengo National Park. Photo: John Spencer/DPIE

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Children playing by the lake, Myall Lakes National Park. Photo: Nolan Verheij-Full

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NRMA Myall Shores Holiday Park

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Camper with his fishing rod and bucket heading to the nearby beach, Goolawah National Park. Photo: John Spencer/OEH

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Rocky Point campground, Yuraygir National Park. Photo: Rob Cleary/DPIE

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Rummery Park Camping Area, Whian Whian State Conservation Area. Photo: John Spencer © OEH

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Shelley Head campground, Yuraygir National Park. Photo: Rob Cleary/NSW Government

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Station Creek campground, Yuraygir National Park. Photo: Rob Cleary/DPIE

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Tattersalls campground, Karuah National Park. Photo: John Spencer/NSW Government

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Macrozamia, Dalmorton Campground, Guy Fawkes River State Conservation Area. Photo: S Leathers/NSW Government

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Campers cooking up a storm at Bungarie Bay campground. Photo: John Spencer/OEH

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View of Sheepskin Hut and picnic table set in Wollemi bushland. Photo: Shayne Forty/OEH

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Cod Hole campground and picnic area, Nymboi-Binderay National Park. Photo: Rob Cleary/NSW Government

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Illaroo campground, Yuraygir National Park. Photo: Rob Cleary/Seen Australia

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Find your true north

Answer the call of the East Coast trail for some of the best natural beauty in NSW. Pristine beaches, ancient Gondwana rainforest, towering waterfalls, and volcanic hinterland walks: choose your own adventure on NSW's North Coast.

Wreck Beach, Tomaree National Park. Photo: Tim Clark

Park:

Walgun Cape Byron State Conservation Area

Walgun Cape Byron State Conservation Area is great for school excursions and is home to Cape Byron lighthouse, heritage accommodation, walking tracks, scenic lookouts and the Cape Café.

Cape Byron Lighthouse, Walgun Cape Byron State Conservation Area. Photo © David Young
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Visitor centres

Nearby towns

Lismore

Lismore is a major North Coast commercial, cultural and administrative centre. It's set in undulating country on the north arm of the Richmond River.

www.visitnsw.com

Maitland

One of Maitland's premier stops, Maitland Gaol ceased service as a correctional facility in 1998, After housing some of Australia's most hardened and notorious criminals, Maitland Gaol closed in 1998. Now, the cell doors are open again and you can take a self-guided audio tour, a themed-guided tour or torchlight tour by night.

www.visitnsw.com

Newcastle

Newcastle is a harbour city surrounded by amazing surf beaches that are linked by a great coastal walk, the Bathers Way. The walk from Nobbys Beach to Merewether Beach takes about three hours and is a great way to explore the city.

www.visitnsw.com

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