Boorganna Nature Reserve - Rawsons Falls
Off Innes View Road from the Wingham/Comboyne Road
at Comboyne, Borganna Nature Reserve is a remnant of the former extensive
rainforests of the Comboyne Plateau. This was the second Nature Reserve to be
established in the state of NSW.
Mumfords Creek dominates the landscape, occupying a steep gully more than 400 metres below the lower Rawson Falls.
The Reserve is rich in rainforest plants and wildlife, including wallabies, pademelons, possums, glider possums, bandicoots, tiger quolls, marsupial mice, native bush rats, platypus and bats, as well as over 85 species of bird.
A walking track of 1 km ends at the lookout over Rawson Falls.
Coorabakh National Park - Flat Rock Lookout
The Coopernook Forest Way, west of Johns River,
winds through Coorabakh National Park. It. features dramatic volcanic outcrops
(Big Nellie, Flat Nellie & Little Nellie) and sandstone cliffs and escarpments that ring the Lansdowne and Manning Valleys. There are twelve forest ecosystems including impressive stands of Blackbutt and Turpentine as well as Tallowwood, Blue Gum and Coastal Brushbox.
Animal species include the tiger quoll, masked owl, yellow-bellied gliders, stuttering frogs, sooty owls, wompoo fruit-doves, greater broad-nosed bats, little bent-wing bats and Stephens banded snakes. Bird life includes peregrine falcons, paradise riflebirds, pale-yellow robins, powerful owls, square-tailed kites and rufous scrub birds.
There are spectacular views from Newbys Lookout and Flat Rock Lookout
Crowdy Head - Kylies Hut
Enjoy the splendour of the rugged coastline, sweeping beaches, rocky headlands, sand plains, wetlands and heathlands of Crowdy Head National Park. From Diamond Head the view stretches south across Crowdy Bay, west to the mountains and forests of the hinterland and north to Perpendicular Point.
The drive from the southern entrance to the northern entrance is about 28km and fees apply.
There are camping and picnic facilities throughout the park and an excellent loop walking track from Diamond Head to Indian Head. At Kylie's Rest Area is historic Kylie's Hut and a shorter loop walk to the northern end of Crowdy Beach.
Dooragan National Park - North Brother Mountain
Dooragan National Park is home to North Brother Mountain, 487 metres above the coastal plain. Dooragan offers some of the most spectacular views on the east coast of Australia. The old-growth forests are home to a number of rare and endangered species including koalas, powerful owls, yellow-bellied gliders and spotted-tailed quolls.
Access to the summit is via Captain Cook Bicentenary Drive, a steep and narrow road unsuitable for caravans. Facilities include picnic tables, gas and wood barbecues, viewing platforms, and toilets including disabled toilets.
There are three walks - the Rainforest Loop, the Top Track and the Laurieton Track which lands a walker back in the township of Laurieton at the foot of the mountain. North Brother is recognised as one of Australia's best hang gliding locations and often they can be seen soaring in the skies above.
Kattang Nature Reserve - Kattang Flower Bowl walk
Taking its name from the now almost-extinct
Aboriginal tribal language group, Kattang Nature Reserve, off Camden Head Road
Dunbogan, combines spectacular coastal scenery with a rich and diverse range of
flora and fauna. June and July are the best months for whale and bird watching whilst August and September are great for wildflower observation and photography.
There are two walks each of about 1 hour duration. One will take you to the end of Perpendicular Point with its impressive views south to Diamond Head, north to Port Macquarie and west to North Brother Mountain. The other, the Flower Bowl Loop, trails through coastal tea tree forests and wildflower heaths where you will see many of the some 100 species of birds feeding on the native vegetation.
Werrikimbe National Park
Werrikimbe National Park, a World Heritage Park, is some 2 hours north west of the Camden Haven.
A thorough exploration of this park would take several days, and basic overnight camping facilities are available, but a one-day trip is worth the effort for what you will see. This is a park of contrasts, from mountain heaths and snow gum woodlands to thundering waterfalls and rainforest clad mountains and gullies. It is home to hundreds of birds and animals as well as many rare plant species.
There are a number of entrances to the park. Those closest to the Camden Haven will provide access to three rest areas - Plateau Beach, Brushy Mountain and Grass Tree. Each area has it own unique sights and scenery
Bago Bluff National Park
Bago Bluff is south of the Oxley Highway and west north west of Comboyne. It
offers spectacular views of the Hastings Valley from the bluff edge which is
accessed via forest roads from Bago Road.
Cotton-Bimbang National Park
On the Oxley Highway, western most border of the Hastings Local Government area
Killabakh Nature Reserve
On the road between Wingham and Comboyne
Lake Innes Nature Reserve
Between Lake Cathie and Port Macquarie, access from Port Macquarie
Limeburners Creek Nature Reserve
Northern shore of Hastings River at Port Macquarie. Wetlands and coastal heath
with pockets of rainforest along the Big Hill walking track. Two rest areas and
camping at Point Plommer/Barries Bay and Melaleuca.
Pjurrigan National Park
West of Pacific Highway, north of Moorlands
Queens Lake Nature Reserve
On the northern shore of Queens Lake between Ocean Drive and the Pacific Highway, access via Bobs Creek Rd
Sea Acres Nature Reserve
One of the few remaining places in NSW where the rainforest meets the sea, 1.2km elevated rainforest boardwalk, cafe, souvenir shop
