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Cudgen Nature Reserve

Attraction - Animal, Natural


Cudgen Nature Reserve is approximately 464 hectares in size and is located on the Tweed Coast Road west of the village of Bogangar and north of Hastings Point. The reserve includes Cudgen Lake and Round Mountain.

Vehicle access to Cudgen Nature Reserve is a sealed road via the Tweed Coast Road from Kingscliff in the north or Pottsville in the south. Access north of Murwillumbah along Clothiers Creek provides a scenic drive from the west to Cudgen Nature Reserve. The Reserve is located only 2 hours drive from Brisbane and 40 minutes from both Murwillumbah and Tweed Heads.

Important remnant vegetation within Cudgen Nature Reserve includes littoral rainforest, wallum heath and subtropical rainforest.

Several plant species in the Reserve are of conservation significance.

Cudgen Nature Reserve provides opportunities for bushwalking, photography, bird watching, picnicking and nature study, Cudgen Nature Reserve is part of the largest remaining remnant of native vegetation on the Tweed Coast. The vegetation is very diverse and includes subtropical and temperate rainforest.

The area has the highest number of healthy Koalas recorded in NSW. The reserve also has 11 birds, 6 mammals and 2 amphibians on the endangered species list. Sea turtles have been recorded nesting on the beach A large aboriginal stone quarry is located on the edge of Lake Cudgen and the area has significance for aboriginal people

The picnic area beside Cudgen Lake offers free electric barbecues and opportunities for canoeing and swimming. Enjoy a walk beside the lake with the backdrop of Mt Warning to the west.

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Cudgen Nature Reserve
Coast Road
Cabarita Beach, NSW 2488
Telephone: 02 - 6672 6360
Fax: 02 - 6672 6678
Website: www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au