The state parks of New South Wales are 18

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s in New South Wales,

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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

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at the mouth of the Bellinger and

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Rivers. *

Belmont State Park The state parks of New South Wales are 18 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 tr ...

, Lake Macquarie (or Belmont Wetlands), of wetlands and dunes, established as a state park in 2005. *

Burrinjuck Waters State Park The state parks of New South Wales are 18 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 t ...

(officially Burrinjuck State Recreation Area) , near

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, of bushland on the southern escarpment of

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. * Coffs Coast State Park (officially Coffs Coast Regional Park) , near

. * Copeton Waters State Park (officially Copeton State Recreation Area) near Armidale, on the southern shore of Copeton Dam on the Gwydir River *

Cronulla State Park Cronulla is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Boasting numerous surf beaches and swimming spots, the suburb attracts both tourists and Greater Sydney residents. Cronulla is located 26 kilometres south of the Sydn ...

. * Goolawah State Park, near Crescent Head. * Grabine Lakeside State Park, , near Bigga, near Wyangala Dam. * Harrington Beach State Park, of ocean beaches adjoining Crowdy Head. * Jervis Bay State Park. *

Killalea State Park The state parks of New South Wales are 18 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 tr ...

(officially Killalea State Recreation Area) , near Wollongong, is a reserve covering approximately 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

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, near

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on the southwestern shore of Lake Burrendong. *

Lake Glenbawn State Park The state parks of New South Wales are 18 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 tr ...

(officially Lake Glenbawn State Recreation Area) , in the Upper Hunter Valley. * Lake Keepit State Park (officially Lake Keepit State Recreation Area) , between Tamworth and Narrabri, on Lake Keepit and the

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. * Living Desert State Park, near

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. *

Manning Entrance State Park Manning (a.k.a. Mannion, Manning) is a family name. Origin and meaning Manning is from an old Norse word — manningi — meaning a brave or valiant man; and one of the first forms of the name was Mannin; another cartography was Mannyg ...

, of ocean beaches on the Manning River. * Wallaga Lake State Park . *

Wyangala Waters State Park The state parks of New South Wales are 18 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 tr ...

, near Cowra.

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External links

State parks information at the Department of Lands website
Lists of tourist attractions in New South Wales * Lists of parks in Australia

See also

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