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Parks and reserves in NSW

New South Wales has breath-taking natural attractions from plentiful World Heritage national parks to hidden treasures where Australian flora and fauna thrive.

Botanic gardens and nature reserves in NSW

If you enjoy seeing a diversity of native plants and animals, or beautiful seasonal gardens in stunning natural locations, you’ll find plenty of botanic gardens, nature reserves and eco-friendly gardens in NSW.

At Muttonbird Island Nature Reserve near Coffs Harbour, you’ll see the breeding sites of thousands of muttonbirds; scuba dive in the waters around Julian Rocks Marine Reserve are grey nurse sharks and manta rays. Barren Grounds Nature Reserve near Fitzroy Falls has walking trails amidst native flora and birdlife. The Living Desert Sanctuary near Broken Hill is a sculpture site as well as being a flora and fauna sanctuary.

NSW gardens not to miss include Blue Mountains Botanic Gardens Mt Tomah, a stunning cool-climate garden and The Australian Botanic Garden Mt Annan near Sydney. Eco tours and garden tours are also available in NSW.
  • Booderee National Park

    Booderee National Park
    Indigenous tours at Booderee National Park. Image James Pipino

  • Evans Crown rock formation

    Evans Crown rock formation
    Evans Crown rock formation at Evans Crown Nature Reserve, Tarana, Blue Mountains NSW. Image Lithgow Tourism

  • Menindee Lake

    Menindee Lake
    Menindee Lake at dusk, featuring drowned trees (near Kinchega National Park), Outback New South Wales. Image Sally Mayman

  • Terrigal headland

    Terrigal headland
    Park side view of the Terrigal headland, Broken Head. Central Coast NSW. Image Hamilton Lund

  • Woollool Woollool Aboriginal Place

    Woollool Woollool Aboriginal Place
    Small group resting with tour guide in Woollool Woollool Aboriginal Place (a 370-ha reserve in Boonoo State Forest), Tenterfield, New England NW, as part of Woollool Woollool Cultural Tours.

  • Fairy seals, Montague Island

    Fairy seals, Montague Island
    Fairy seals, Montague Island, Eurobodalla, South Coast. Image Arthur Mostead; National Parks and Wildlife Services

  • Captain's Walk, Cootamundra

    Captain's Walk, Cootamundra
    The Captains Walk in Cootamundra features busts of every Australian Cricket Captain. Image Paul Foley

  • Moss Vale park

    Moss Vale park
    Moss Vale park in Autumn

  • Sculpture Symposium, Broken Hill

    Sculpture Symposium, Broken Hill
    A sculpture from the Living Desert Sculpture Symposium, Broken Hill. Image Mike Newling

  • Robertson Nature Reserve

    Robertson Nature Reserve
    Robertson Nature Reserve. Image North Sullivan

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