The Protected areas of New South Wales include both

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and

marine protected area Marine protected areas (MPA) are protected areas of seas, oceans, estuaries or in the US, the Great Lakes. These marine areas can come in many forms ranging from wildlife refuges to research facilities. MPAs restrict human activity for a conserv ...

s. there are 225

national park A national park is a nature park, natural park in use for conservation (ethic), conservation purposes, created and protected by national governments. Often it is a reserve of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that a sovereign state dec ...

s in

New South Wales ) , nickname = , image_map = New South Wales in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of New South Wales in AustraliaCoordinates: , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , es ...

. Based on the Collaborative Australian Protected Area Database (CAPAD) 2020 data there are 2136 separate terrestrial protected areas with a total land area of (9.61% of the state's area). CAPAD data also shows 18 marine protected areas with a total area of , covering 39.63% of NSW waters.

History

New South Wales established the first known protected area in Australia,

Royal National Park The Royal National Park is a protected national park that is located in Sutherland Shire in the Australian state of New South Wales, just south of Sydney. The national park is about south of the Sydney central business district near the local ...

in 1879. The formation of the

NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service The National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) is a directorate of the New South Wales Department of Planning and Environment responsible for managing most of the protected areas in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Despite its name the ...

in 1967 saw a bid in the conservation of the state's diversity of natural

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s and

cultural heritage Cultural heritage is the heritage of tangible and intangible heritage assets of a group or society that is inherited from past generations. Not all heritages of past generations are "heritage"; rather, heritage is a product of selection by soci ...

. Today New South Wales contains more than 16.4 million acres within 870 protected areas, as well as 225 different

s, each with their own pristine beauty and tranquil scenery.

New conservation areas

In June 2020 the

Government of New South Wales The Government of New South Wales, also known as the NSW Government, is the Australian state democratic administrative authority of New South Wales. It is currently held by a coalition of the Liberal Party and the National Party. The Governmen ...

acquired , or of private land for a new national park, when it purchased Narriearra station in the state's far north-west, subsequently named the

Narriearra Caryapundy Swamp National Park Narriearra Caryapundy Swamp National Park is a national park in northwest New South Wales. In June 2020 the Government of New South Wales acquired , or of private land for a new national park, when it purchased Narriearra station in the state’ ...

. It is the largest ever purchase of private land for conservation in the state, and provides 90 percent of the habitat of the endangered

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. The Dingo Fence on the border with

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forms the northern boundary of the property. The second largest acquisition ever was made in October 2021, Avenel/Mount Westwood station, north of

Broken Hill Broken Hill is an inland mining city in the far west of outback New South Wales, Australia. It is near the border with South Australia on the crossing of the Barrier Highway (A32) and the Silver City Highway (B79), in the Barrier Range. It is ...

, comprising 121,390 ha (299,961 acres). A further 60,416 ha (149,291 acres) of private land, Langidoon and Metford stations, located 65 kilometres east of Broken Hill was also purchased and gazetted in 2021. Koonaburra station, 45,534 ha (112,517 acres) located between Ivanhoe and Cobar, was also purchased and gazetted in the same year.

Terrestrial protected areas

National Parks

National parks are managed by the National Parks and Wildlife Service, an agency of the

Department of Planning, Industry and Environment The New South Wales Department of Planning and Environment (DPE) is a department of the New South Wales Government, responsible for effective and sustainable planning to support the growth in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It makes pl ...

of New South Wales.

Central NSW

* Abercrombie River National Park *

Belford National Park Belford may refer to: People * Belford (name) Places * Belford Historic District, a National Historic District in Georgetown, Texas *Belford, New Jersey, United States * Belford, New South Wales, Australia *Belford, Northumberland, England *Bel ...

* Breelong National Park * Capertee National Park * Cataract National Park *

Cocoparra National Park The Cocoparra National Park is a protected national park that is located in the Riverina region of New South Wales, in eastern Australia. The national park is situated southwest of Sydney and northeast of . The name of the park comes from the ...

Conimbla National Park The Conimbla National Park is a protected national park that is located in the Central West region of New South Wales in eastern Australia. The national park is situated approximately west of Sydney, northwest of and northeast of . Feat ...

Coolah Tops National Park Coolah Tops is a national park located in New South Wales, Australia, northwest of Sydney, established on 5 July 1996. It is managed by the New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service. Its World Conservation Union category is II. I ...

Drillwarrina National Park Ewenmar County is one of the 141 Cadastral divisions of New South Wales. It is located between the Macquarie River on the west, and the Castlereagh River The Castlereagh River is located in the central–western district of New South Wales, ...

Garrawilla National Park Garrawilla National Park was created in December 2005. It covers an area of 937 hectares. This park is located on the northern side of the Oxley Highway approximately halfway between Coonabarabran and Mullaley in New South Wales, Australia.

Goobang National Park Goobang is a national park located in New South Wales, Australia, northwest of Sydney. It protects the largest remnant forest and woodland in the central west region of the state, where interior and coastal New South Wales flora and fauna ...

Goulburn River National Park The Goulburn River National Park is a national park located in New South Wales, Australia, northwest of Sydney and it is south-west of Merriwa. The Goulburn River National Park is located in the Hunter Valley region and covers approximately ...

* Kalyarr National Park *

Mount Kaputar National Park The Mount Kaputar National Park is a national park located in New South Wales, Australia, surrounding the proximities of Mount Kaputar, a volcano active between 17 and 21 million years ago. It is located east of Narrabri and northwest of ...

Nangar National Park Nangar is a national park in located New South Wales, Australia, west of Sydney. The park is located in the Nangar-Murga Range between Eugowra and Canowindra. It features Nangar Mountain, which rises to . Trees consist of eucalyptus, bla ...

* Oolambeyan National Park *

Timbarra National Park Berwick () is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, south-east of Melbourne's central business district, located within the City of Casey local government area. Berwick recorded a population of 50,298 at the 2021 census. It was named ...

Turon National Park Turon National Park is located along a section of the Turon River in central New South Wales, Australia. Proposed as an area worth protecting in 1983, the park was not established until 2002. The park is north-west of Sydney, approximately wes ...

Warrumbungle National Park Warrumbungle National Park is a heritage listed national park located in the Orana region of New South Wales, Australia. The national park is located approximately northwest of Sydney and contained within . The park attracts approximately vi ...

Weddin Mountains National Park Weddin Mountains is a national park located in New South Wales, Australia, west of Sydney. It is a small, crescent-shaped range, with a high point some , running roughly north south with steep cliffs on the eastern side sloping more gradually d ...

Hunter & Mid North Coast

* Bago Bluff National Park * Barakee National Park * Barrington Tops National Park * Bellinger River National Park *

Ben Halls Gap National Park Ben Halls Gap National Park is a national park in New South Wales, Australia, 251 km north of Sydney. Near the national park are villages like Nundle and Murrurundi and the town of Quirindi. One of the main features of the park are the e ...

* Bindarri National Park * Biriwal Bulga National Park *

Bongil Bongil National Park Bongil Bongil National Park is a national park in New South Wales, Australia, 427 km northeast of Sydney. Many migratory birds and animals have found refuge in the Bongil Bongil National Park, and the surrounding forests are home to one of ...

* Booti Booti National Park *

Cascade National Park Cascade National Park is a national park located in New South Wales, Australia, northeast of Sydney. The park covers 3,700ha of temperate and subtropical rainforest. See also * Protected areas of New South Wales The Protected areas of N ...

Coorabakh National Park Coorabakh is a national park located near Hannam Vale in New South Wales, Australia, northeast of Sydney. Three volcanic outcrops known as ''Big Nellie'' (), ''Flat Nellie'' () and ''Little Nellie'' () dominate the park. The park is covered i ...

* Crawney Pass National Park *

Crowdy Bay National Park Crowdy Bay is a national park in New South Wales, Australia, 271 km northeast of Sydney. It is a great seaside retreat, close to Port Macquarie, offering hiking trails, coastal picnics, fishing, and great opportunities to observe wildlife ...

Dooragan National Park The Dooragan National Park is a national park on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales, Australia. The national park is situated near Laurieton, and is approximately northeast of Sydney. Three Brothers The local aboriginal people tell a ...

Dorrigo National Park Dorrigo National Park is a national park in New South Wales, Australia, north of Sydney on Dome Road off the Waterfall Way, east of the town of Dorrigo. History The park is part of the New England Group of the World Heritage Site Gondwana ...

* Dunggir National Park * Ghin-Doo-Ee National Park * Hat Head National Park * Junuy Juluum National Park * Kumbatine National Park *

Limeburners Creek National Park Limeburners Creek National Park is a protected national park on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales, Australia. The 91.2 km^2 (9123 ha) national park is located to the north of Port Macquarie and exists across both the Kempsey Shire and ...

* Maria National Park *

Middle Brother National Park Middle Brother National Park is a protected area of 1830 hectares, situated in the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales. The nearest large town is Laurieton. The high rainfall and volcanic soils produce outstanding eucalyptus forest and rain ...

* Mount Royal National Park * Myall Lakes National Park *

Nymboi-Binderay National Park Nymboi-Binderay is a national park located in New South Wales, Australia, north of Sydney. It is located north of the town of Dorrigo. This park surrounds the granite gorges and banks of the rugged Nymboida River. The Nymboida rapids are us ...

* Saltwater National Park *

Sea Acres National Park The Sea Acres National Park is a national park that is located in the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, in eastern Australia. The park is situated near the town of Port Macquarie. The park is a popular tourist area with a long boardw ...

* Tapin Tops National Park *

Tomaree National Park Tomaree is a national park located in New South Wales, Australia, northeast of Sydney in the Port Stephens local government area. It is located on the shores of the Tasman Sea, extending north from Fishermans Bay to Shoal Bay passing throu ...

* Towarri National Park * Ulidarra National Park * Wallarah National Park *

Wallingat National Park Wallingat is a national park located in New South Wales, Australia, northeast of Sydney. The park has forest walks, a campsite on the banks of the Wallingat River and a viewpoint, the Whoota Whoota Lookout, with views of Wallis Lake and the coa ...

Watagans National Park Watagans is a national park located in New South Wales, Australia, north of Sydney. This park has some fine rainforest scenery. File:Watagans park sign.JPG File:Watagans trees.JPG See also * Protected areas of New South Wales The Pro ...

Willi Willi National Park The Willi Willi National Park is a protected national park located on the North Coast region of New South Wales, Australia. Gazetted in 1996, the park is situated northeast of Sydney and west of . The park is part of the Hastings-Macleay ...

Woko National Park Woko is a national park in New South Wales, Australia, 243 km north of Sydney. The Woko National Park is characterized by a steep and ragged landscape. There are vast areas of rainforest, arid places with rocky outcroppings and groves of e ...

Yarriabini National Park Yarriabini National Park is a protected area of 2092 hectares, situated in the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales. The nearest large town is Macksville. The high rainfall and relatively fertile soils produce outstanding eucalyptus forest ...

Northern Tablelands

Bald Rock National Park Bald Rock National Park is a national park in northern New South Wales, Australia, just north of Tenterfield on the Queensland border. The border passes over the rock on the Western side. On the other side of the border national park continues ...

* Barool National Park * Basket Swamp National Park * Boonoo Boonoo National Park * Butterleaf National Park * Capoompeta National Park *

Carrai National Park Carrai is a national park located in New South Wales, Australia, north of Sydney. Not far from the north coast of New South Wales, located on a granite plateau, lies Carrai National Park. Surrounded and protected by vast areas of eucalyptus ...

* Cataract National Park *

Cathedral Rock National Park Cathedral Rock is a national park west of Waterfall Way in New South Wales, Australia, east of Armidale and about north of Sydney. This park is lying between the Guy Fawkes River and Macleay Range, and is about six kilometres west of Eb ...

Chaelundi National Park Chaelundi National Park, a national park comprising , is located in the Northern Tablelands district of New South Wales, Australia. Features Chaelundi National Park is north-west of Dorrigo and Grafton, approximately by road north of Sydney. ...

* Cottan-Bimbang National Park *

Cunnawarra National Park Cunnawarra is a national park located in New South Wales, Australia, east of Armidale, off the Waterfall Way and north of Sydney. The Styx River Forest Way runs from the Point Lookout Road through Cunnawarra National Park to the Kempsey Roa ...

* Dowe National Park *

Gibraltar Range National Park Gibraltar Range is a national park in north-eastern New South Wales, Australia, north-east of Glen Innes and north of Sydney. The Park is part of the Washpool and Gibraltar Range area of the World Heritage Site Gondwana Rainforests of Au ...

Guy Fawkes River National Park Guy Fawkes River National Park, a national park comprising , is located on the eastern edge of the New England Tablelands and the western edge of the Dorrigo Plateau, in north eastern New South Wales, Australia. Access to the national park via ...

Indwarra National Park Indwarra is a national park in New South Wales, Australia, 422 km north of Sydney. It is located on the central New England Tablelands and covers an area of over 900ha. The park was created in January 1999. Flora surveys were conducted ...

* Kings Plains National Park *

Kwiambal National Park Kwiambal is a national park in New South Wales, Australia located about 30 km from the town of Ashford. The Severn River and Macintyre River both flow through and finally converge in the park below the MacIntyre falls. The park is studded ...

Mummel Gulf National Park Mummel Gulf is a national park located in New South Wales, Australia, approximately by road north of Sydney. It is situated approximately southeast of Walcha on the unsealed Enfield Forest Road and south of the Oxley Highway. The Mummel R ...

New England National Park The New England National Park is a protected national park located on the Northern Tablelands in the New England region of New South Wales, Australia. The park was created in May 1935 and is situated approximately north of Sydney, and south ...

Nowendoc National Park Nowendoc National Park is a protected area on the southern end of the Northern Tablelands and west of Nowendoc, New South Wales, Australia. It is located approximately 70 km south of Walcha and about 375 km north of Sydney. The park ...

Nymboida National Park Nymboida is a national park in New South Wales, Australia, 485 km north of Sydney. Some of the possibilities are bird watching, camping, hiking, canoeing and swimming in the clear cold water of the Nimboida and Mann rivers. The average e ...

Oxley Wild Rivers National Park The Oxley Wild Rivers National Park is a protected national park that is located in the Northern Tablelands region of New South Wales, Australia in the Port Macquarie-Hastings City Council and Walcha Shire councils. The park is situated north ...

* Single National Park *

* Warra National Park * Warrabah National Park *

Washpool National Park The Washpool National Park is a protected national park located in the New England region of New South Wales, Australia. The park is situated approximately north of Sydney, inland from . The park has two campgrounds and is managed by the NSW N ...

Werrikimbe National Park The Werrikimbe National Park is a protected national park located in the catchment zone of the Upper Hastings River in New South Wales, Australia. Gazetted in 1975, the park is situated approximately north of Sydney, north-west of , and ea ...

Northern Rivers

* Arakwal National Park * Border Ranges National Park * Broadwater National Park *

Bundjalung National Park The Bundjalung National Park is a national park located on the north coast of New South Wales, Australia, north-east of Sydney. It protects an area of coastal plain, heathland and solitary beaches between the towns of Iluka and Evans Hea ...

* Bungawalbin National Park *

Fortis Creek National Park Fortis Creek is a national park located in New South Wales, Australia, north of Sydney. The park is positioned to the north and northeast in the Banyabba Nature Reserve. The surrounding villages are Copmanhurst, Lawrence and Ulmarra. See a ...

* Goonengerry National Park * Koreelah National Park * Mallanganee National Park *

Maryland National Park Maryland is a national park in New South Wales, Australia, 746.2 km north of Sydney. The average elevation of the terrain is 842 meters. Maryland National Park was established in January 1999. It occupies an area of 2283ha. See also * ...

* Mebbin National Park * Mooball National Park *

Mount Clunie National Park The Mount Clunie National Park is a protected national park that is located in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia. The park is situated approximately north of Sydney and can be located via via the Bruxner Highway and ...

* Mount Jerusalem National Park *

Mount Nothofagus National Park The Mount Nothofagus National Park is a protected national park located in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia. The park is located approximately north of Sydney and can be located via via the Bruxner Highway and the ...

* Mount Pikapene National Park *

Mount Warning National Park Wollumbin National Park (previously known as 'Mount Warning National Park') is a national park located in northern New South Wales, Australia, north of Sydney near the border with the state of Queensland. It surrounds Mount Warning, part of a re ...

Nightcap National Park The Nightcap National Park is a national park situated within the Nightcap Range in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia. The park was created in April 1983 and is situated north of . The national park is classed by the IUC ...

* Ramornie National Park *

Richmond Range National Park Richmond Range is a national park located in New South Wales, Australia, north of Sydney. It is located north of the Bruxner Highway in the southern portion of the Richmond Range mountains, part of the Great Dividing Range. The Park is co-m ...

Tooloom National Park The Tooloom National Park is a protected national park located in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia. The part is situated approximately north of Sydney and from the border town of . The park is part of the Focal Peak G ...

Toonumbar National Park The Toonumbar National Park is a protected national park located in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia. The park is situated approximately north of Sydney, near the town of . The park is part of the Focal Peak Group ...

Wollumbin National Park Wollumbin National Park (previously known as 'Mount Warning National Park') is a national park located in northern New South Wales, Australia, north of Sydney near the border with the state of Queensland. It surrounds Mount Warning, part of a ...

* Yabbra National Park *

Yuraygir National Park Yuraygir is a national park in New South Wales, Australia, located northeast of Sydney. It was created in 1980, a result of the merger and enlargement of two national parks, Angourie and Red Rock National Parks, both of which had been establis ...

Outback NSW

* Burral Yurrul National Park * Couradda National Park * Culgoa National Park *

Gundabooka National Park The Gundabooka National Park is a protected national park in the north-west region of New South Wales, in eastern Australia. The national park is located approximately northwest of Sydney. The nearest town is , to the north. The national pa ...

Kinchega National Park The Kinchega National Park is a protected national park that is located in the Far West region of New South Wales, in eastern Australia.The national park is located approximately west of Sydney and south-east of . The park adjoins the town ...

Mallee Cliffs National Park The Mallee Cliffs National Park is a protected national park that is located in the Sunraysia region, in the south-west of New South Wales, Australia. The national park is situated approximately west of Sydney and east of the Murray River ...

Mungo National Park Mungo National Park is a protected national park that is located in south-western New South Wales, in eastern Australia. The national park is situated approximately west of Sydney in the Balranald Shire. Mungo National Park is the traditio ...

Mutawintji National Park The Mutawintji National Park, formerly the Mootwingee National Park, is a protected national park that is located in the Far West region of New South Wales, in eastern Australia. The national park is situated approximately west of Sydney and ab ...

* Narran Lake Nature Reserve *

Paroo-Darling National Park The Paroo-Darling National Park is a protected national park that is located in the Far West region of New South Wales, in eastern Australia. The national park spans two distinct regions in the outback area. This region covers the arid catch ...

Sturt National Park The Sturt National Park is a protected national park that is located in the arid far north-western corner of New South Wales, in eastern Australia. The national park is situated approximately northwest of Sydney and the nearest town is , awa ...

Toorale National Park The Toorale National Park is a protected national park that is located in the far-west region of New South Wales, in eastern Australia. The national park is located approximately southwest of , at the junction of the Darling and Warrego rive ...

Willandra National Park The Willandra National Park is a protected national park that is located in the Far West region of New South Wales, in eastern Australia. The national park is situated approximately west of Sydney and comprises flat grassy plain bounded to th ...

* Yanga National Park

South Coast & Highlands

* Bangadilly National Park *

Benambra National Park The Benambra National Park is a state park, protected national park that is located north-east of Albury, south-east of Culcairn, and south-west of Holbrook, New South Wales, in the South West Slopes region of New South Wales, Australia. The ...

Beowa National Park Beowa National Park, formerly Ben Boyd National Park, is a national park in New South Wales, Australia, south of Sydney. History The park was established in 1971 covering 8,900 hectares (35 sq. mi.) and was originally named after Benjamin Boyd ...

Biamanga National Park Biamanga National Park is a protected area in New South Wales, Australia, south of Sydney and north of Bega. The park forms part of the Ulladulla to Merimbula Important Bird Area because of its importance for swift parrots. Its name derives ...

Bimberamala National Park Bimberamala National Park is a national park in New South Wales, Australia. It is located thirty kilometres west of Batemans Bay, New South Wales, Batemans Bay and ten kilometres north of Kings Highway. This is a park of steep and woode ...

Bournda National Park The Bournda National Park is a protected area in New South Wales, Australia, managed as a national park by NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service, and was established on 24 April 1992. It forms part of the Ulladulla to Merimbula Important B ...

Brindabella National Park Brindabella National Park is an national park in New South Wales, Australia, that is located approximately southwest of Sydney central business district in the Brindabella Range. Much of the eastern boundary of the national park forms part o ...

Budawang National Park Budawang National Park is a national park in New South Wales, Australia, located approximately southwest of Sydney and north of Batemans Bay. It contains part of the Budawang Mountain Range. Budawang National Park is named after Mount B ...

Budderoo National Park The Budderoo National Park is a national park that is located in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia; situated approximately south southwest of Sydney. Location and features The National Parks & Wildlife Servicemanaged park ...

* Bugong National Park *

Clyde River National Park Clyde River is a national park in south-eastern New South Wales ( Australia) between Batemans Bay and Nelligen. It includes 9 km of river frontage to the Clyde River, bounded on three sides by the Clyde River and on the northeast by the ...

* Conjola National Park *

Deua National Park Deua is a national park located in New South Wales, Australia, south of Sydney, and east of Canberra. The nearest towns on the coast are Batemans Bay, Moruya and Narooma. A remote wilderness area of escarpments and gullies, waterfalls, limesto ...

Eurobodalla National Park Eurobodalla National Park is a non-contiguous national park in New South Wales, Australia, 268 km southwest of Sydney spanning from Moruya Heads to Tilba Tilba Lake, 12 km south of Narooma. The park forms part of the Ulladulla to ...

* Gourock National Park *

Gulaga National Park Gulaga National Park is a national park on the south coast of New South Wales, Australia, about north of Bermagui. The park is dominated by Gulaga, also known as Mount Gulaga (formerly Mount Dromedary). The former Wallaga Lake National Park, ...

* Jerrawangala National Park * Jervis Bay National Park * Kooraban National Park *

Kosciuszko National Park The Kosciuszko National Park () is a national park and contains mainland Australia's highest peak, Mount Kosciuszko, for which it is named, and Cabramurra, the highest town in Australia. Its borders contain a mix of rugged mountains and wildern ...

* Livingstone National Park * Mares Forest National Park * Macquarie Pass National Park *

Meroo National Park Meroo National Park is a national park in on South Coast of New South Wales, Australia. History Meroo has only recently been designated as a National Park. Previously it was a state forest which contained an unregulated camp ground with beauti ...

Mimosa Rocks National Park Mimosa Rocks is a national park in New South Wales, Australia, 329 km southwest of Sydney near the towns of Tathra and Bermagui. The park is close to Bournda National Park and forms part of the Ulladulla to Merimbula Important Bird Are ...

* Minjary National Park *

Monga National Park The Monga National Park is a national park located south west of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The closest town nearby is Braidwood. Monga features outstanding high altitude eucalyptus forest and temperate rainforest. It contains the C ...

Morton National Park The Morton National Park is a national park located in the Southern Highlands, South Coast and Illawarra regions of New South Wales, Australia, situated approximately south southwest of Sydney. Location and features The most notable attractio ...

Mount Imlay National Park Mount Imlay is a national park in New South Wales ( Australia), 387 km south of Sydney, named after the Imlay brothers, who were early pioneers to the district. It is accessed from the Princes Highway, south of Eden, New South Wales. Th ...

Murramarang National Park Murramarang is a national park in New South Wales, Australia, southwest of Sydney. It follows the coastline from Long Beach north to Merry Beach near Ulladulla. It is surrounded by three state forests, Kioloa, South Brooman, and Benandarrah. ...

* Seven Mile Beach National Park *

South East Forests National Park The South East Forests National Park is a national park located in between the Monaro and South Coast regions of New South Wales, Australia. The national park is situated southwest of Sydney. It features high quality old growth eucalyptus ...

* Tallaganda National Park * Tarlo River National Park *

Wadbilliga National Park Wadbilliga National Park is a national park that is located in high country spanning the Monaro and South Coast regions of south-eastern New South Wales, Australia. Location and features Wadbilliga National Park is located southwest of Sydney ...

Woomargama National Park Woomargama National Park is a national park situated south east of Holbrook and north east of Albury, in the South West Slopes region of southern New South Wales. Southern extremities of the park are within one kilometre of Lake Hume which is ...

* Yanununbeyan National Park

Sydney & Surrounds

Berowra Valley National Park The Berowra Valley National Park is a protected national park that is located in northern Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The national park is situated approximately north-west of the Sydney central business district. Located within th ...

Blue Mountains National Park The Blue Mountains National Park is a protected national park that is located in the Blue Mountains region of New South Wales, in eastern Australia. The national park is situated approximately west of Sydney, and the park boundary is quite ...

Bouddi National Park The Bouddi National Park is a coastal national park that is located in the Central Coast region of New South Wales, in eastern Australia. The national park is situated northeast of Sydney. A section of the national park extends into the Tas ...

Brisbane Water National Park The Brisbane Water National Park is a protected national park that is located in the Central Coast region of New South Wales, in eastern Australia. The national park is situated north of Sydney, west of , and southwest of . Features The ...

Cattai National Park The Cattai National Park is a protected national park that is located in the Hawkesbury region of Sydney, New South Wales, in eastern Australia. The national park is situated approximately northwest of the Sydney central business district ...

* Dharawal National Park *

Dharug National Park The Dharug National Park is a protected national park that is located in the Central Coast region of New South Wales, in eastern Australia. The national park is situated approximately north of the Sydney central business district and west ...

Gardens of Stone National Park The Gardens of Stone National Park is a protected national park that is located in the Central Tablelands region of New South Wales in eastern Australia. The national park is situated northwest of Sydney, and northwest of . The national par ...

Garigal National Park The Garigal National Park is a protected national park that is located within the North Shore and Forest District regions of Sydney, New South Wales, in eastern Australia. The national park is situated approximately north of the Sydney cen ...

Georges River National Park Georges River National Park is a protected Australian National Park, under the management of the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service. The park falls in the regions of the Sutherland Shire Council and Canterbury-Bankstown Council. Located i ...

Heathcote National Park Heathcote National Park is a protected national park that is located in the southern region of Sydney, New South Wales in eastern Australia, and is situated on Dharawal country. The national park is situated approximately southwest of the ...

Kamay Botany Bay National Park The Kamay Botany Bay National Park is a Heritage register, heritage-listed state park, protected national park that is located in the Sydney metropolitan region of New South Wales, in eastern Australia. The national park is situated approxim ...

Kanangra-Boyd National Park The Kanangra-Boyd National Park is a protected national park that is located in the Central Tablelands region, west of the Southern Highlands and Macarthur regions, in New South Wales, in eastern Australia. The national park is situated app ...

Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park is a national park on the northern side of Sydney in New South Wales, Australia. The park is north of the Sydney central business district and generally comprises the land east of the M1 Pacific Motorway, sout ...

Lane Cove National Park The Lane Cove National Park is a protected national park that is located within metropolitan Sydney, in New South Wales, Australia. The national park is situated about north-west of the Sydney central business district and features variou ...

* Malabar Headland National Park *

Marramarra National Park Marramarra National Park is a state park, protected national park that is located in the Hawkesbury River, Hawkesbury region of northwestern Sydney, New South Wales, in eastern Australia. The national park is situated approximately northwest of ...

Nattai National Park The Nattai National Park is a protected national park that is located in the Macarthur and Southern Highlands regions of New South Wales, in eastern Australia. It is situated approximately southwest of the Sydney central business distri ...

Popran National Park The Popran National Park is a protected national park that is located west of the M1 Pacific Motorway in the Central Coast region of New South Wales, in eastern Australia. The park is situated north of Sydney. The Park takes its name from ...

Scheyville National Park The Scheyville National Park () is a protected national park that is located in the northwestern suburbs of Sydney in New South Wales, in eastern Australia. The national park is situated approximately northwest of the Sydney central busi ...

* Sydney Harbour National Park *

Thirlmere Lakes National Park The Thirlmere Lakes National Park is a protected national park that is located in the Macarthur region of New South Wales, in eastern Australia. The national park is situated approximately southwest of the Sydney central business district, ...

Werakata National Park The Werakata National Park is a state park, protected national park that is located in the Lower Hunter Region of New South Wales, in eastern Australia. The national park is located to the north, east and south of the town of Cessnock, New South ...

Wollemi National Park The Wollemi National Park () is a protected national park and wilderness area that is located in the northern Blue Mountains and Lower Hunter regions of New South Wales, in eastern Australia. The park, the second largest national park in New ...

Wyrrabalong National Park The Wyrrabalong National Park is a coastal national park that is located on the Central Coast (New South Wales), Central Coast of New South Wales, in eastern Australia. The national park consists of two sections; the northern section consists ...

Yengo National Park The Yengo National Park is a protected national park that is located in the Lower Hunter region of New South Wales, in eastern Australia. The park is situated northwest of the Sydney central business district, south of , north of , and sou ...

Nature Reserves

Nature Reserves are managed by the National Parks and Wildlife Service, an agency of the

Department of Environment and Climate Change The New South Wales Office of Environment and Heritage (OEH), a former division of the Government of New South Wales between April 2011 and July 2019, was responsible for the care and protection of the environment and heritage, which includes ...

of New South Wales.

Central NSW

* Arakoola Nature Reserve * Avisford Nature Reserve * Barton Nature Reserve * Binnaway Nature Reserve * Boomi Nature Reserve * Boomi West Nature Reserve * Boronga Nature Reserve * Brigalow Park Nature Reserve * Budelah Nature Reserve * Careunga Nature Reserve * Coolbaggie Nature Reserve * Copperhannia Nature Reserve *

Dapper Nature Reserve Dapper may refer to: People * Cliff Dapper (1920–2011), Major League Baseball catcher *Olfert Dapper (1635–1689), Dutch physician and writer * Marco Dapper (born 1983), American actor and model *"Dapper" Danny Hogan (c. 1880–1928), American ...

* Donnybrook Nature Reserve * Dural Nature Reserve * Eugowra Nature Reserve * Freemantle Nature Reserve * Gamilaroi Nature Reserve * Girralang Nature Reserve * Kemps Creek Nature Reserve * Kirramingly Nature Reserve *

Koorawatha Nature Reserve Koorawatha is a town in the South West Slopes region of New South Wales, Australia, on the Olympic Highway between Cowra, New South Wales, Cowra and Young, New South Wales, Young. It was once a large and thriving centre of activity but now has o ...

* Kuma Nature Reserve *

Macquarie Marshes Nature Reserve The Macquarie Marshes Nature Reserve is a protected natural wetland reserve that is located within the Macquarie Marshes, in the region along the lower Macquarie River in northwestern New South Wales, Australia. The reserve is situated appr ...

* Midkin Nature Reserve * Munghorn Gap Nature Reserve * Narran Lake Nature Reserve * Pilliga Nature Reserve * Planchonella Nature Reserve * The Rock Nature Reserve * Tollingo Nature Reserve * Turallo Nature Reserve * Wambool Nature Reserve * Weetalibah Nature Reserve * Winburndale Nature Reserve * Woggoon Nature Reserve * Wongarbon Nature Reserve * Yaegl Nature Reserve * Yarringully Nature Reserve

Hunter & Mid North Coast

* Awabakal Nature Reserve * Baalijin Nature Reserve * Back River Nature Reserve * Bagul Waajaarr Nature Reserve * Bandicoot Island Nature Reserve *

Bird Island Nature Reserve The Bird Island Nature Reserve is a protected nature reserve located near Lake Munmorah on the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia. The island is situated off the east coast of New South Wales, within the Tasman Sea. The reserve ...

* Bollanolla Nature Reserve * Boonanghi Nature Reserve * Boondelbah Nature Reserve *

Boorganna Nature Reserve The Boorganna Nature Reserve is a protected nature reserve located northwest of Taree on the Comboyne Plateau in New South Wales, Australia. The reserve, managed by the NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service, was gazetted in 1904 and is the seco ...

* Bowraville Nature Reserve * Bretti Nature Reserve * Brimbin Nature Reserve * Bugan Nature Reserve * Burning Mountain Nature Reserve * Bushy Island Nature Reserve * Camels Hump Nature Reserve * Camerons Gorge Nature Reserve * Cedar Brush Nature Reserve * Coocumbac Island Nature Reserve * Coolongolook Nature Reserve * Cooperabung Creek Nature Reserve *

Coramba Nature Reserve Coramba Nature Reserve is a protected nature reserve located near Coffs Harbour in the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, Australia. It is one of the few remnants of low altitude sub tropical rainforest in the Clarence River valley. Foun ...

* Corrie Island Nature Reserve * Coxcomb Nature Reserve * Darawank Nature Reserve * Fifes Knob Nature Reserve * Fishermans Bend Nature Reserve * Gads Sugarloaf Nature Reserve * Ganay Nature Reserve * Garby Nature Reserve * Goonook Nature Reserve * Hexham Swamp Nature Reserve * Jaaningga Nature Reserve * Jagun Nature Reserve * Jasper Nature Reserve * John Gould Nature Reserve * Juugawaarri Nature Reserve * Karuah Nature Reserve * Kattang Nature Reserve * Khappinghat Nature Reserve * Khatambuhl Nature Reserve * Killabakh Nature Reserve * Killarney Nature Reserve * Kooragang Nature Reserve * Koorebang Nature Reserve * Kororo Nature Reserve * Lake Innes Nature Reserve *

Little Broughton Island Nature Reserve Little is a synonym for small size and may refer to: Arts and entertainment *Little (album), ''Little'' (album), 1990 debut album of Vic Chesnutt *Little (film), ''Little'' (film), 2019 American comedy film *The Littles, a series of children's nov ...

* Macquarie Nature Reserve * Mernot Nature Reserve * Mills Island Nature Reserve * Moffats Swamp Nature Reserve * Monkerai Nature Reserve * Monkeycot Nature Reserve * Moon Island Nature Reserve * Moonee Beach Nature Reserve * Mount Seaview Nature Reserve *

Muttonbird Island Nature Reserve Muttonbird Island Nature Reserve is a nature reserve off the shore of Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia, on the southern boundary of the Solitary Islands Marine Park. It is linked to the mainland by a causeway, which acts as the northern bre ...

* Ngambaa Nature Reserve * North Rock Nature Reserve * One Tree Island Nature Reserve * Pambalong Nature Reserve * Pee Dee Nature Reserve * Pulbah Island Nature Reserve * Queens Lake Nature Reserve * Rawdon Creek Nature Reserve * Regatta Island Nature Reserve * Running Creek Nature Reserve * Seaham Swamp Nature Reserve * Seal Rocks Nature Reserve * Skillion Nature Reserve * Snapper Island Nature Reserve * Stormpetrel Nature Reserve * Talawahl Nature Reserve * The Castles Nature Reserve * The Glen Nature Reserve * Tilligerry Nature Reserve * Tingira Heights Nature Reserve * Tomalla Nature Reserve * Towibakh Nature Reserve * Valla Nature Reserve * Wallabadah Nature Reserve * Wallamba Nature Reserve * Wallaroo Nature Reserve * Wallis Island Nature Reserve * Weelah Nature Reserve * Willi Willi Caves Nature Reserve * Wingen Maid Nature Reserve * Wingham Brush Nature Reserve * Worimi Nature Reserve * Yahoo Island Nature Reserve * Yarravel Nature Reserve * Yessabah Nature Reserve

New England Tablelands

* Aberbaldie Nature Reserve * Bluff River Nature Reserve * Bolivia Hill Nature Reserve * Booroolong Nature Reserve * Burnt-Down Scrub Nature Reserve * Deer Vale Nature Reserve * Demon Nature Reserve * Duval Nature Reserve * Georges Creek Nature Reserve *

Gibraltar Nature Reserve The Gibraltar Nature Reserve (formerly the Upper Rock Nature Reserve) is a protected nature reserve in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar that covers over 40% of the country's land area. It was established as the Upper Rock Nature Res ...

* Guy Fawkes River Nature Reserve * Imbota Nature Reserve * Ironbark Nature Reserve * Jobs Mountain Nature Reserve * Linton Nature Reserve *

Little Llangothlin Nature Reserve The Little Llangothlin Nature Reserve is a protected wetland nature reserve that is located on the Northern Tablelands in the New England region of New South Wales, in eastern Australia. The reserve is situated approximately north-east of the ...

Mann River Nature Reserve The Mann River Nature Reserve is a protected nature reserve that is located on the eastern edge of the Great Dividing Range on the Northern Tablelands in the New England region of New South Wales, in eastern Australia. The reserve is situated ...

* Melville Range Nature Reserve *

Mother Of Ducks Lagoon Nature Reserve ] A mother is the female parent of a child. A woman may be considered a mother by virtue of having given birth, by raising a child who may or may not be her biological offspring, or by supplying her ovum for fertilisation in the case of gestati ...

* Mount Hyland Nature Reserve * Mount Mackenzie Nature Reserve * Mount Yarrowyck Nature Reserve * Muldiva Nature Reserve * Ngulin Nature Reserve * Serpentine Nature Reserve * Severn River Nature Reserve * Stony Batter Creek Nature Reserve * The Basin Nature Reserve * Tuggolo Creek Nature Reserve * Watsons Creek Nature Reserve * Yina Nature Reserve

Northern Rivers

Andrew Johnston Big Scrub Nature Reserve The Andrew Johnston Big Scrub Nature Reserve is a protected nature reserve in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia. A subtropical jungle remnant of the Big Scrub, the reserve is approximately northeast of . Far less than 1% ...

* Ballina Nature Reserve * Banyabba Nature Reserve *

Billinudgel Nature Reserve Billinudgel is a town in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia, and is part of Byron Shire. It used to be a railway town A railway town, or railroad town, is a settlement that originated or was greatly developed because of ...

* Boatharbour Nature Reserve *

Broken Head Nature Reserve The Broken Head Nature Reserve is a protected nature reserve located in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia, adjacent to the promontory of Broken Head which lies approximately 9 km south of Cape Byron, the easternmost point o ...

Brunswick Heads Nature Reserve The Brunswick Heads Nature Reserve is a protected nature reserve located in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia. The reserve is situated near Brunswick Heads and contains an intact segment of littoral rainforest. Situated ...

* Bungabbee Nature Reserve * Bungawalbin Nature Reserve * Byrnes Scrub Nature Reserve * Captains Creek Nature Reserve * Chambigne Nature Reserve * Chapmans Peak Nature Reserve * Clarence Estuary Nature Reserve *

Cook Island Nature Reserve __NOTOC__ Cook Island Nature Reserve is a protected area in the Australian state of new South Wales located on Cook Island (New South Wales), Cook Island about off the coastline from the headland of Fingal Head and about south-east of Tweed H ...

* Couchy Creek Nature Reserve * Cudgen Nature Reserve * Cumbebin Swamp Nature Reserve *

Davis Scrub Nature Reserve The Davis Scrub Nature Reserve is a protected nature reserve that is located in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia. The reserve is a sub tropical rainforest remnant of the Big Scrub and is situated at above sea level on an ...

* Flaggy Creek Nature Reserve * Hattons Bluff Nature Reserve *

Hayters Hill Nature Reserve The Hayters Hill Nature Reserve is a protected nature reserve that is located in the Northern Rivers region in the state of New South Wales, in eastern Australia. The forest remnant is located on high ground some southwest of Byron Bay. Featu ...

* Hogarth Range Nature Reserve * Hortons Creek Nature Reserve * Iluka Nature Reserve * Inner Pocket Nature Reserve * Julian Rocks Nature Reserve * Koukandowie Nature Reserve *

Limpinwood Nature Reserve The Limpinwood Nature Reserve is a protected nature reserve that is located on the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, in eastern Australia. The reserve was gazetted in April 1963 with additions made in 1967, over former fauna and crown ...

* Little Pimlico Island Nature Reserve * Marshalls Creek Nature Reserve *

Moore Park Nature Reserve Moore Park Nature Reserve is a small remnant of "dry" rainforest in Northern New South Wales. It lies at the confluence of Findon Creek and the Richmond River. It was once part of a larger rainforest known as Boyd's Scrub. A colony of Flying Fox ...

* Mororo Creek Nature Reserve * Mount Neville Nature Reserve * Mount Nullum Nature Reserve * Muckleewee Mountain Nature Reserve * Munro Island Nature Reserve *

North-West Solitary Island Nature Reserve The points of the compass are a set of horizontal, Radius, radially arrayed compass directions (or Azimuth#In navigation, azimuths) used in navigation and cartography. A compass rose is primarily composed of four cardinal directions—north, east ...

* North Obelisk Nature Reserve * North Solitary Island Nature Reserve * Numinbah Nature Reserve *

Richmond River Nature Reserve Richmond most often refers to: * Richmond, Virginia, the capital of Virginia, United States * Richmond, London, a part of London * Richmond, North Yorkshire, a town in England * Richmond, British Columbia, a city in Canada * Richmond, California, a ...

* Sherwood Nature Reserve * Snows Gully Nature Reserve * South West Solitary Island Nature Reserve * Split Solitary Island Nature Reserve * Stotts Island Nature Reserve * Susan Island Nature Reserve * Tabbimoble Swamp Nature Reserve * Tallawudjah Nature Reserve * Tuckean Nature Reserve * Tucki Tucki Nature Reserve * Tweed Estuary Nature Reserve * Tyagarah Nature Reserve * Ukerebagh Nature Reserve * Uralba Nature Reserve *

Victoria Park Nature Reserve The Victoria Park Nature Reserve is a protected nature reserve that is located in the Northern Rivers region in the state of New South Wales, in eastern Australia. The sub-tropical jungle remnant is located an undulating high rainfall plain near ...

* Waragai Creek Nature Reserve * Wilson Nature Reserve * Woodford Island Nature Reserve * Wooyung Nature Reserve

Outback NSW

Big Bush Nature Reserve Ingalba, Big Bush and Pucawan Nature Reserves are three Nature Reserves situated to the west of Temora, New South Wales. Ingalba Nature Reserve is situated 10 kilometres west of Temora and Pucawan Nature Reserve a further 6 km west. Big Bu ...

* Boginderra Hills Nature Reserve * Buddigower Nature Reserve * Burral Yurrul Nature Reserve * Cocopara Nature Reserve * Goonawarra Nature Reserve * Gubbata Nature Reserve * Ingalba Nature Reserve * Jerilderie Nature Reserve * Kajuligah Nature Reserve * Kemendok Nature Reserve * Lake Urana Nature Reserve * Langtree Nature Reserve * Ledknapper Nature Reserve * Loughnan Nature Reserve * Morrisons Lake Nature Reserve * Mutawintji Nature Reserve *

Narrandera Nature Reserve Narrandera ( ) until around 1949 also spelled "Narandera", is a town located in the Riverina region of southern New South Wales, Australia. The town lies on the junction of the Newell Highway, Newell and Sturt Highway, Sturt highways, adjacent t ...

* Nearie Lake Nature Reserve * Nocoleche Nature Reserve *

Nombinnie Nature Reserve The Nombinnie Nature Reserve is a protected nature reserve in central New South Wales ) , nickname = , image_map = New South Wales in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of New South Wales in AustraliaCoordinates: , subdivision_typ ...

* Pucawan Nature Reserve * Pulletop Nature Reserve * Quanda Nature Reserve * Round Hill Nature Reserve * Tarawi Nature Reserve * Charcoal Tank Nature Reserve * Yanga Nature Reserve *

Yathong Nature Reserve The Yathong Nature Reserve is a protected nature reserve that is also a nationally and internationally recognized biosphere situated in the central-western region of New South Wales, in eastern Australia. The reserve was listed by UNESCO in 1 ...

South Coast & Highlands

* Araluen Nature Reserve * Badja Swamps Nature Reserve * Bamarang Nature Reserve *

Barren Grounds Nature Reserve The Barren Grounds Nature Reserve is a protected nature park located in the Southern Highlands region of New South Wales, Australia. The reserve is situated east of Budderoo National Park, and west of the city of Kiama. The reserve can also be ...

* Barrengarry Nature Reserve * Bees Nest Nature Reserve * Bell Bird Creek Nature Reserve * Belowla Island Nature Reserve * Bermaguee Nature Reserve *

Bimberi Nature Reserve The Bimberi Nature Reserve is a protected nature reserve located in the Brindabella Range of New South Wales, in eastern Australia. The reserve is situated approximately south west of Canberra, which is in the Australian Capital Territory. Fea ...

* Binjura Nature Reserve * Black Andrew Nature Reserve * Black Ash Nature Reserve * Bobundara Nature Reserve * Bogandyera Nature Reserve * Bondi Gulf Nature Reserve *

Bournda Nature Reserve The Bournda National Park is a protected area in New South Wales, Australia, managed as a national park by NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service, and was established on 24 April 1992. It forms part of the Ulladulla to Merimbula Important B ...

* Broulee Island Nature Reserve * Brundee Swamp Nature Reserve * Brush Island Nature Reserve * Burnt School Nature Reserve *

Burra Creek Nature Reserve Burra may refer to: Places *Burra, South Australia, a pastoral centre and historic tourist town in the mid-north of South Australia **District Council of Burra (1872–1935) **District Council of Burra Burra (1935–1997) **Corporate Town of Burra ...

Burrinjuck Nature Reserve The Burrinjuck Nature Reserve is a state park, protected nature reserve on the South West Slopes, south west slopes of New South Wales, Australia. The reserve is located adjacent to the Burrinjuck Dam, with of the reserve located on the norther ...

Cambewarra Range Nature Reserve The Cambewarra Range Nature Reserve, as part of the Kangaroo Valley Group of Nature Reserves, is a protected area located on the cliffs and plateaus of the Kangaroo Valley in the Southern Highlands and South Coast regions of New South Wales i ...

Cecil Hoskins Nature Reserve The Cecil Hoskins Nature Reserve is a protected nature reserve located in the Southern Highlands area of New South Wales Australia. The reserve is situated between the towns of and and is known for bird watching. Description The nature re ...

* Clarkes Hill Nature Reserve * Comerong Island Nature Reserve * Coolumbooka Nature Reserve * Coornartha Nature Reserve * Courabyra Nature Reserve * Cullendulla Creek Nature Reserve * Cuumbeun Nature Reserve * Dananbilla Nature Reserve * Dangelong Nature Reserve * Devils Glen Nature Reserve * Downfall Nature Reserve *

Eagles Claw Nature Reserve The Eagles Claw Nature Reserve is a protected nature reserve that is located on the south coast of the state of New South Wales, Australia. The reserve protects a strip of rugged coastline in the vicinity of Lookout Point at the town of . The ...

* Egan Peaks Nature Reserve *

Ellerslie Nature Reserve Ellerslie may refer to: Town in Auckland region. Places Australia and New Zealand * Ellerslie, New South Wales, Australia * Ellerslie, New Zealand, a suburb of Auckland * Ellerslie, Victoria, a town in the Shire of Moyne, Victoria, Australia Can ...

Five Islands Nature Reserve The Five Islands Nature Reserve is a protected nature reserve located in the Tasman Sea, off the Illawarra east coast of the state of New South Wales, Australia. The reserve comprises five continental islands that are situated between east of ...

Flagstaff Memorial Nature Reserve Flagstaff commonly refers to: * Flagpole, a staff for displaying a flag * Flagstaff, Arizona, the county seat of Coconino County, Arizona Flagstaff may also refer to: United States * Flagstaff station, in Flagstaff, Arizona * United States Na ...

* Good Good Nature Reserve * Goorooyarroo Nature Reserve * Gungewalla Nature Reserve * Hattons Corner Nature Reserve * Illawong Nature Reserve * Illunie Nature Reserve * Ironmungy Nature Reserve * Jerralong Nature Reserve * Jingellic Nature Reserve * Joadja Nature Reserve * Kangaroo River Nature Reserve * Kybeyan Nature Reserve * Meringo Nature Reserve * Merriangaah Nature Reserve * Montague Island Nature Reserve * Mount Clifford Nature Reserve * Mount Dowling Nature Reserve * Mudjarn Nature Reserve * Mullengandra Nature Reserve * Mundoonen Nature Reserve * Myalla Nature Reserve *

Nadgee Nature Reserve The Nadgee Nature Reserve is a protected nature reserve that is located in the far south coast region of New South Wales, in eastern Australia. The reserve is situated to the immediate south of Beowa National Park. Its southern border is boun ...

* Nadgigomar Nature Reserve * Narrawallee Creek Nature Reserve *

Nest Hill Nature Reserve Nest Hill Nature Reserve is a state park, protected nature reserve, located in the South Western Slopes region of New South Wales, in eastern Australia. The reserve is located approximately north of Holbrook, New South Wales, Holbrook, and so ...

* Ngadang Nature Reserve * Nimmo Nature Reserve * Numeralla Nature Reserve *

Oak Creek Nature Reserve The Oak Creek Nature Reserve is a state park, protected nature reserve in the Southern Tablelands region of New South Wales, in eastern Australia. The reserve is situated near the rural locality of . The reserve was created in January 2001 as ...

* Parma Creek Nature Reserve * Paupong Nature Reserve * Queanbeyan Nature Reserve * Quidong Nature Reserve * Razorback Nature Reserve * Robertson Nature Reserve * Rodway Nature Reserve * Saltwater Swamp Nature Reserve *

Scabby Range Nature Reserve Scabby Range Nature Reserve is a heritage-listed protected area at Sams River Fire Trail, Yaouk, New South Wales, Australia. It was established on 3 December 1982 and added to the former Australian Register of the National Estate on 30 Jun ...

* Scott Nature Reserve * Stony Creek Nature Reserve * Strike-a-Light Nature Reserve * Tabletop Nature Reserve * Tapitallee Nature Reserve * Tinderry Nature Reserve * Tollgate Islands Nature Reserve * Triplarina Nature Reserve *

Ulandra Nature Reserve The Ulandra Nature Reserve is a protected nature reserve that is located in the west hills of the Southern Tablelands and eastern Riverina regions of New South Wales in eastern Australia. The reserve is situated approximately south-west of a ...

* Undoo Nature Reserve * Wadjan Nature Reserve * Wanna Wanna Nature Reserve * Wee Jasper Nature Reserve * Wiesners Swamp Nature Reserve * Wogamia Nature Reserve * Wollondilly River Nature Reserve * Woollamia Nature Reserve * Worrigee Nature Reserve * Wullwye Nature Reserve * Yanununbeyan Nature Reserve * Yaouk Nature Reserve *

Yatteyattah Nature Reserve The Yatteyattah Nature Reserve is a protected sub tropical rainforest in Yatte Yattah on the south coast of New South Wales, Australia. The reserve was formed from landed donated by a local farmer in the 1990's. The estimated elevation of the ...

Sydney & Surrounds

Agnes Banks Nature Reserve Agnes or Agness may refer to: People *Agnes (name), the given name, and a list of people named Agnes or Agness * Wilfrid Marcel Agnès (1920–2008), Canadian diplomat Places * Agnes, Georgia, United States, a ghost town *Agnes, Missouri, United ...

* Berkeley Nature Reserve *

Castlereagh Nature Reserve The Castlereagh Nature Reserve is a protected nature reserve located in the western suburbs of Sydney in New South Wales, Australia. The reserve is situated west of the central business district, approximately north-east of and located nea ...

Central Gardens Nature Reserve The Central Gardens Nature Reserve, also called Central Gardens, is a protected nature reserve located in the western suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Established in 1976, the reserve, garden and fauna and wildlife park is situa ...

* Cockle Bay Nature Reserve *

Dalrymple-Hay Nature Reserve The Dalrymple-Hay Nature Reserve is a protected nature reserve that is located in the northerns suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The reserve is situated in the suburb of St Ives, from the Sydney central business district. The r ...

* Dharawal Nature Reserve * Evans Crown Nature Reserve * Gulguer Nature Reserve * Lion Island Nature Reserve * Long Island Nature Reserve * Manobalai Nature Reserve * Mulgoa Nature Reserve * Muogamarra Nature Reserve * Newington Nature Reserve * Pelican Island Nature Reserve * Pitt Town Nature Reserve *

Prospect Nature Reserve Prospect Nature Reserve is a nature reserve and recreational area that is situated in the western suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, which incorporates the Prospect Reservoir, and also features picnic spots, lookouts, walking trac ...

* Rileys Island Nature Reserve * Spectacle Island Nature Reserve *

Towra Point Nature Reserve The Towra Point Nature Reserve is a protected nature reserve that is located in Sutherland Shire, southern Sydney, New South Wales, in eastern Australia. The reserve is situated on the southern shores of Botany Bay at Kurnell, within the Suthe ...

Wallumatta Nature Reserve Wallumatta Nature Reserve, also called the Macquarie Hospital Bushland, is a nature reserve bushland area, surrounded by the residential suburb of East Ryde, in suburban Sydney, Australia. Once part of the Field of Mars of 1804, the reserve is t ...

* Wamberal Lagoon Nature Reserve * Wambina Nature Reserve * Windsor Downs Nature Reserve

State Conservation Areas

State Conservation Areas, formerly referred to as State Recreation Areas, are managed by the

Central NSW

Mugii Murum-ban State Conservation Area Mugii Murum-ban State Conservation Area is north of Lithgow, New South Wales, Lithgow, north-east of Capertee, New South Wales, Capertee and south-east of Mudgee, New South Wales, Mudgee. The park is 3,650 hectares in area and is bounded to th ...

Mullion Range State Conservation Area A mullion is a vertical structural element, element that forms a division between units of a window or screen, or is used decoratively. It is also often used as a division between double doors. When dividing adjacent window units its primary purp ...

Hunter & Mid North Coast

* Arakoon State Conservation Area *

Barrington Tops State Conservation Area Barrington Tops State Conservation Area is a protected area in the Australian state of New South Wales in the Barrington Tops region. It was previously known as the Polblue and Barrington Tops Crown Reserves. The conservation area was created in ...

Black Bulga State Conservation Area The Black Bulga State Conservation Area is a protected conservation area located near the Barrington Tops, in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. The conservation area is situated from Dungog, and used to be part of Trevor St ...

Copeland Tops State Conservation Area The Copeland Tops State Conservation Area is a protected conservation area located near the Barrington Tops in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. The is situated west of Gloucester. Features Relics of the "Mountain Maid" gold mi ...

* Glenrock State Conservation Area *

Gumbaynggirr State Conservation Area The Gumbayngirr State Conservation Area is a state park, protected nature reserve, conservation area located in the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, in eastern Australia. The conservation area is situated west of and contains a subt ...

* Queens Lake State Conservation Area

New England Tablelands

* Butterleaf State Conservation Area * Mount Hyland State Conservation Area * Torrington State Conservation Area

Northern Rivers

* Cape Byron State Conservation Area *

Whian Whian State Conservation Area Whian Whian State Conservation Area is one of the protected areas of New South Wales, operated by the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service.Wollumbin State Conservation Area

Outback NSW

* Gundabooka State Conservation Area * Nombinnie State Conservation Area * Paroo-Darling State Conservation Area * Toorale State Conservation Area

South Coast & Highlands

* Bargo State Conservation Area * Bargo River State Conservation Area * Barnunj State Conservation Area * Berlang State Conservation Area * Brindabella State Conservation Area *

Bungonia State Conservation Area Bungonia is a small town in the Southern Tablelands in New South Wales, Australia in Goulburn Mulwaree. At the , Bungonia had a population of 367. The name of the town derives from an Aboriginal word meaning 'sandy creek'. History Bungonia ...

* Colymea State Conservation Area * Corramy State Conservation Area * Illawarra Escarpment State Conservation Area *

Macquarie Pass State Conservation Area Macquarie may refer to: People * Lachlan Macquarie, Governor of the British colony of New South Wales from 1810 to 1821. * Elizabeth Macquarie Campbell, Lachlan Macquarie's second wife Locations * Division of Macquarie, an electoral district in th ...

* Majors Creek State Conservation Area * Monga State Conservation Area * Morton State Conservation Area * Tumbalong State Conservation Area * Yanununbeyan State Conservation Area

Sydney & Surrounds

* Bents Basin State Conservation Area * Burragorang State Conservation Area * Dharawal State Conservation Area *

Garawarra State Conservation Area The Garawarra State Conservation Area is a protected conservation area that is located on the southern suburban fringe of Greater Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, in eastern Australia. The reserve abuts the Royal National Park and is ...

Georges River State Conservation Area Georges may refer to: Places *Georges River, New South Wales, Australia *Georges Quay (Dublin) *Georges Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania Other uses * Georges (name) * ''Georges'' (novel), a novel by Alexandre Dumas * "Georges" (song), a 197 ...

* Jilliby State Conservation Area *

Lake Macquarie State Conservation Area Lake Macquarie State Conservation Area is a conservation area in New South Wales Australia, approximately from Newcastle. It is made up of six separate land sections around the coastal saltwater Lake Macquarie, covering of the lake's foresho ...

Munmorah State Conservation Area Munmorah State Conservation Area is located on the Central Coast of New South Wales, Australia. The area's coastal setting and panoramic views, perched sand dunes, diverse vegetation communities, protected threatened species and migratory bird ...

* Nattai State Conservation Area * Parr State Conservation Area * Yerranderie State Conservation Area

Regional Parks

Regional Parks are managed by the

Hunter & Mid North Coast

* Coffs Coast Regional Park

South Coast & Highlands

* Bomaderry Creek Regional Park

Sydney & Surrounds

Berowra Valley Regional Park The Berowra Valley Regional Park is in the Hornsby Shire in Sydney, Australia. Most of what was previously the regional park was placed in the Berowra Valley National Park in September 2012. Only a small portion remains as the regional park. S ...

* Leacock Regional Park * Parramatta River Regional Park * Penrith Lakes Regional Park * Rouse Hill Regional Park *

Western Sydney Parklands The Western Sydney Parklands is an urban park system and a nature reserve located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The NSW government has spent around $400 million for the park. The park is governed by the NSW National Parks and Wildlife ...

William Howe Regional Park William is a male given name of Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of Eng ...

Wolli Creek Regional Park The Wolli Creek Regional Park is a regional park, located adjacent to Wolli Creek within the Wolli Creek Valley, between Bexley North and Tempe in south-west Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The park was announced by the Government of ...

Yellomundee Regional Park The Yellomundee Regional Park is a protected regional park that is located on the eastern escarpment of the Blue Mountains region of New South Wales in eastern Australia. The regional park is situated approximately north-west of and south- ...

Aboriginal Areas

Aboriginal Areas are managed by local Aboriginal communities and the

Historic Sites

A number of Historic Sites are managed by the

. Other historic sites in the state are managed by the

Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales Sydney Living Museums is the trading name of the Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales (HHT), a statutory corporation entrusted with the care and maintenance of historic sites throughout New South Wales, Australia, including various gardens, p ...

. * Stony Range Regional Botanic Garden

Central NSW

Hill End Historic Site Hill End Historic Site is a heritage-listed former gold rush town and now township at Hill End, Bathurst Region, New South Wales, Australia. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999. History Prior to c. 18 ...

* Innes Ruins Historic Site *

Koonadan Historic Site Koonadan Historic Site is a Wiradjuri ceremonial and burial grounds, and designated Aboriginal Place, located 9 km northwest of Leeton, New South Wales. The site has a picnic shelter with signs that tell the story of the site, with artwork ...

* Maynggu Ganai Historic Site * Yuranighs Aboriginal Grave Historic Site

Hunter & Mid North Coast

* Clybucca Historic Site

Northern Rivers

* Tweed Heads Historic Site

Outback NSW

* Mount Grenfell Historic Site * Mutawintji Historic Site

South Coast & Highlands

Davidson Whaling Station Historic Site Davidson may refer to: * Davidson (name) * Clan Davidson, a Highland Scottish clan * Davidson Media Group * Davidson Seamount, undersea mountain southwest of Monterey, California, USA * Tyler Davidson Fountain, monument in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA * ...

* Throsby Park Historic Site

Sydney & Surrounds

* Cadmans Cottage Historic Site * Hartley Historic Site * Maroota Historic Site * Wisemans Ferry Historic Site * Bantry Bay, New South Wales

State Parks

State Parks are managed by the

Land and Property Management Authority The New South Wales Land and Property Information (NSW LPI), a division of the Department of Finance, Services and Innovation in the government of New South Wales, was the division responsible for land titles, property information, valuation, sur ...

. * Belmont State Park * Coffs Coast State Park * Burrinjuck Waters State Park * Copeton Waters State Park * Goolawah State Park *

Grabine Lakeside 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 ...

* Killalea State Park *

Lake Burrendong 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 ...

* Lake Glenbawn State Park * Lake Keepit State Park * Wyangala Waters State Park

Karst Conservation Reserves

Four

Karst Karst is a topography formed from the dissolution of soluble rocks such as limestone, dolomite, and gypsum. It is characterized by underground drainage systems with sinkholes and caves. It has also been documented for more weathering-resistant ro ...

Conservation Reserves are managed by the Jenolan Caves Reserve Trust. *

Abercrombie Caves The Abercrombie Caves, contained within the Abercrombie Karst Conservation Reserve, are a series of limestone arch caves that are located in the Central West region of New South Wales, Australia. The caves are renowned for their karst quali ...

* Borenore Caves *

Jenolan Caves The Jenolan Caves (Tharawal language, Tharawal: ''Binoomea'', ''Bindo'', ''Binda'') are limestone cave, limestone caves located within the Jenolan Karst Conservation Reserve in the Central Tablelands region, west of the Blue Mountains (New South ...

* Wombeyan Caves

Marine protected areas

Marine Parks

Marine Parks are managed by the New South Wales Marine Parks Authority. * Batemans Marine Park * Cape Byron Marine Park *

Jervis Bay Marine Park Jervis Bay Marine Park is a marine protected area established by the Government of New South Wales in 1998. and the current zoning plan has been in place since 1 October 2002. The marine park is approximately in area and spans over of coastli ...

Lord Howe Island Marine Park Lord Howe Island Marine Park is the site of Australia's and the world's most southern coral reef ecosystem. The island is 10 km in length, 2 km wide and consists of a large lagoonal reef system along its leeward side, with 28 small isl ...

* Port Stephens-Great Lakes Marine Park * Solitary Islands Marine Park

Aquatic reserves

Aquatic reserves are managed by the

New South Wales Department of Primary Industries The New South Wales Department of Primary Industries (DPI) is an agency of the New South Wales Government, responsible for the administration and development for agriculture, fisheries, aquaculture, forestry, and biosecurity in New South Wales. ...

. * Cook Island Aquatic Reserve, Tweed Heads * Barrenjoey Head Aquatic Reserve, Hawkesbury River * Narrabeen Head Aquatic Reserve * Long Reef Aquatic Reserve * Cabbage Tree Bay Aquatic Reserve, Manly * North Harbour Aquatic Reserve, Sydney * Bronte-Coogee Aquatic Reserve * Cape Banks Aquatic Reserve, La Perouse * Boat Harbour Aquatic Reserve, Kurnell * Towra Point Aquatic Reserve, Botany Bay * Shiprock Aquatic Reserve, Port Hacking * Bushrangers Bay Aquatic Reserve, Shellharbour

References

External links

NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service
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