State Parks of New South Wales
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The State Parks of New South Wales are eighteen protected areas in New South Wales
, Australia
reserved for camping, water sports and recreational uses. State Parks are maintained by the New South Wales Department of Lands and managed by community trust boards.
They are:
Other protected areas in New South Wales are maintained by local councils
, the National Parks and Wildlife Service
, the Botanic Gardens Trust and the forestry arm of the Department of Primary Industries
.
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
reserved for camping, water sports and recreational uses. State Parks are maintained by the New South Wales Department of Lands and managed by community trust boards.
They are:
- Bellinger Heads State Park , near Coffs HarbourCoffs Harbour, New South Wales-History:By the early 1900s, the Coffs Harbour area had become an important timber production centre. Before the opening of the North Coast Railway Line, the only way to transport large items of heavy but low value, such as timber, was by coastal shipping. This meant sawmillers on the North Coast...
- at the mouth of the BellingerBellinger RiverThe Bellinger River is a river on the mid north coast of New South Wales. Clement Hodgkinson was the first person to explore the area in March 1841....
and Kalang Rivers,- Belmont State Park, Lake Macquarie (or Belmont Wetlands)
- 514 ha (1,270 acre) of wetlands and dunes, established as a state park in 2005
- Burrinjuck Waters State Park, near YassYass, New South WalesYass is a town in the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia in Yass Valley Shire. The name appears to have been derived from an Aboriginal word, "Yarrh" , said to mean 'running water'....
(officially Burrinjuck State Recreation Area) 34.982°N 148.618°W
- Burrinjuck Waters State Park, near Yass
- 75 ha (185 acre) of bushland on the southern escarpment of Mount Barren Jack
- Coffs Coast State Park, near Coffs HarbourCoffs Harbour, New South Wales-History:By the early 1900s, the Coffs Harbour area had become an important timber production centre. Before the opening of the North Coast Railway Line, the only way to transport large items of heavy but low value, such as timber, was by coastal shipping. This meant sawmillers on the North Coast...
(officially Coffs Coast Regional Park) 30.1107°N 153.2112°W
- Coffs Coast State Park, near Coffs Harbour
- 360 ha (890 acre)
- Copeton Waters State Park, near ArmidaleArmidale, New South WalesArmidale is a city in the Northern Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia. Armidale Dumaresq Shire had a population of 19,485 people according to the 2006 census. It is the administrative centre for the Northern Tablelands region...
(officially Copeton State Recreation Area) 29.9152°N 150.9346°W
- Copeton Waters State Park, near Armidale
- 263 ha (650 acre) on the southern shore of Copeton DamCopeton DamCopeton Dam is a 113 metres high, earth and rock fill embankment dam on the Gwydir River near Inverell, New South Wales, Australia. The dam was built by the New South Wales Water Conservation & Irrigation Commission and the Department of Water Resources to supply water for irrigation...
on the Gwydir RiverGwydir RiverThe Gwydir River is a large inland river in the northern part of the Australian state of New South Wales which is part of the Murray-Darling Basin. The river has two main tributaries—the Horton River and the Rocky River...
- Cronulla State Park
- Goolawah State Park, near Crescent HeadCrescent Head, New South WalesCrescent Head is a beachside community 440 km north-northeast of Sydney, in New South Wales, Australia in Kempsey Shire. At the 2006 census, Crescent Head had a population of 1,076 people. Its major industries include tourism and fishing. It has a small golf course overlooking the...
- Grabine Lakeside State Park, near [Bigga, New South Wales](official33.9485°N 149.0346°W
- near Wyangala DamWyangala DamWyangala Dam is a large water storage facility located in the southwest slopes area of New South Wales, Australia. The dam is situated below the junction of the Lachlan River and Abercrombie River. It was the second water storage project to be constructed by the Water Conservation and Irrigation...
- Harrington Beach State Park
- 431 ha (1,065 acre) of ocean beaches adjoining Crowdy HeadCrowdy HeadCrowdy Head is a headland on the coast of New South Wales, Australia, between Forster and Port Macquarie, overlooking the mouth of the Manning River. It is the site of Crowdy Head Light, a tall lighthouse built in 1878.-References:...
- Jervis Bay State Park
- Killalea State ParkKillalea-History and Facilities:The park has camping and beach facilities. Entry is free. In June 2011, the Killalea State Park Trust, which manages the park, proposed instating an entry fee to allow the park to expand and improve its services.-External links:*...
, near WollongongWollongong, New South WalesWollongong is a seaside city located in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia. It lies on the narrow coastal strip between the Illawarra Escarpment and the Pacific Ocean, 82 kilometres south of Sydney...
(officially Killalea State Recreation Area) 34.5985°N 150.8679°W
- is a reserve covering approximately 265 ha (655 acre) of coastal land. It was named for Edward Killelea, a previous owner. It used to be a dairy farm.
- It is situated on the southern part of Bass Point, a peninsula south of Shellharbour. It includes a lagoon, Killalea Lagoon, two popular surfing beaches that are part of a national surfing reserve and camping grounds. The two beaches are called Mystics and The Farm, also known as Minnamurra and Killalea respectively.
- The reserve's southern extremity is the northern side of the entrance to the Minnamurra River. It also incorporates Stack Island, a small rocky island just offshore from the entrance.
- Lake Burrendong State Park, near Dubbo 32.6793°N 149.1321°W
- 581 ha (1,436 acre) near MumbilMumbil, New South WalesMumbil is a town in the east of central New South Wales, Australia. The town is in the Wellington Council, part of the Orana Region, north west of the state capital, Sydney. At the 2006 census, Mumbil and the surrounding area had a population of 449....
on the southwestern shore of Lake Burrendong- Lake Glenbawn State Park, in the Upper Hunter Valley (officially Lake Glenbawn State Recreation Area) 32.0985°N 151.0012°W
- Lake Keepit State Park, between TamworthTamworth, New South WalesTamworth is a city in the New England region of New South Wales, Australia. Straddling the Peel River, Tamworth, which contains an estimated population of 47,595 people, is the major regional centre for southern New England and in the local government area of Tamworth Regional Council. The city...
and NarrabriNarrabri, New South WalesNarrabri is a town and seat of Narrabri Shire Council Local Government Area in the North West Slopes, New South Wales, Australia. Narrabri is situated on the Namoi River and lies northwest of Sydney. It sits on the junction of the Kamilaroi Highway and the Newell Highway...
(officially Lake Keepit State Recreation Area) 30.8985°N 150.5012°W
- 4370 ha (10,798 acre) on Lake Keepit and the Namoi RiverNamoi RiverThe Namoi River is a major tributary of the Darling River in inland New South Wales, Australia.- Course :The headwaters of the Namoi, including the Macdonald River, the Peel River, the Cockburn River and the Manilla River, rise on the western slopes of the Great Dividing Range on the Northern...
- Living Desert State Park, near Broken HillBroken Hill, New South Wales-Geology:Broken Hill's massive orebody, which formed about 1,800 million years ago, has proved to be among the world's largest silver-lead-zinc mineral deposits. The orebody is shaped like a boomerang plunging into the earth at its ends and outcropping in the centre. The protruding tip of the...
- Manning Entrance State Park
- Living Desert State Park, near Broken Hill
- 487 ha (1,203 acre) of ocean beaches on the Manning RiverManning RiverThe Manning River is a river in the Mid North Coast of New South Wales, Australia that flows through the Manning Valley. It is one of Australia's few large river systems not to be dammed for water supply purposes anywhere along its catchment...
- Wallaga Lake State Park 36.3818°N 150.0012°W
- Wyangala Waters State Park, near Cowra 33.9652°N 149.0012°W
Other protected areas in New South Wales are maintained by local councils
Local Government Areas of New South Wales
The local government areas of New South Wales, Australia have been subject to periodic bouts of restructuring and rationalisation by the State Government, involving voluntary and involuntary amalgamation of areas...
, the National Parks and Wildlife Service
National Parks and Wildlife Service (New South Wales)
The National Parks and Wildlife Service is part of the Office of Environment and Heritage - the main government conservation agency in New South Wales, Australia....
, the Botanic Gardens Trust and the forestry arm of the Department of Primary Industries
New South Wales Department of Primary Industries
The New South Wales Department of Primary Industries, a division of the New South Wales Government, is responsibile for the administration and development for agriculture, fisheries, aquaculture, state forests, biosecurity, and crown lands in New South Wales...
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