Goolawah
Goolawah State NSW Park key features
The 745 hectare site runs from Crescent head to the Limeburners Creek Nature Reserve and features dog-friendly campgrounds, 4WD access and walking tracks along its lagoon, beaches and littoral rainforest.
Goolawah State Park NSW location and contact details
Goolawah StateSituated at Crescent Head on NSWs north coast. Goolawah State Park is located on the Mid North Coast of NSW, 450 kilometres north of Sydney and 550 kilometres south of Brisbane. The Park is immediately south of the popular holiday and surfing town of Crescent Head.
Please be aware NO bookings are required. The phone number is provided just for general enquiries about the park. Phone: 02 6563 1983 Fax: 02 6563 1983
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Activities at Goolawah State Park NSW
Beach activities, bird watching, fishing, mountain bike riding, surfing, swimming, trekking, walking.
Goolawah State Park NSW accommodation type
There are two primitive campgrounds within the Goolawah Reserve, known as Racecourse and Delicate. They are informal in that individual sites are not identified and they are known for their relaxed and friendly atmosphere.
Campsites cannot be booked in advance. The month following Christmas and also the Easter break are peak times during which both campgrounds may be full.
The campgrounds are suitable for tents, vans and campers but visitors are warned that the dirt road south from Crescent Head is irregularly maintained and can become very damaged and potholed especially following rain.
Cold showers and toilets are available at each campground. Firewood is also available and campfires are allowed. However any campers who place glass bottles in campfires will be asked to leave without delay. Desexed dogs are welcome at the Goolawah campgrounds but generators are not permitted as they are not in keeping with the ambience of the setting.
Goolawah State Park NSW accommodation tariffs
- Peak season (Christmas, Easter and school holiday periods): $23.00 a day per site (2 persons) plus $8.00 per extra person
- Remainder of year: $15.00 a day per site (2 persons) plus $6.00 per extra person
Tariffs are correct as of 15 October 2007.Sites cannot be booked in advance.
How to get to Goolawah State Park NSW
From the Pacific Highway at Kempsey, turn east onto the Crescent Head Road. At Crescent Head, turn south onto Point Plomer Road – the Park is entered shortly after leaving the town area. Access is also available from Port Macquarie via the Settlement Point Ferry and following Point Plomer Road north, although this route is recommended for 4WD vehicles only. There is no public transport to the park, although private bus companies run services between Kempsey and Crescent Head.
Nearest Regional Centres: Kempsey and Port Macquarie.
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Pet friendly: YES (male dogs must be desexed)
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Goolawah State Park facilities
Amenities blocks, Boat ramp, camping, coffe cart, picnic areas, shelter shed, storage. Projects currently being undertaken to improve the park include access trail upgrades, dog and fox baiting and a weed awareness campaign asking locals to help fight intrusive weeds. Download our Goolawah brochure (1 mb in PDF)
Crescent Head (7 km from Goolawah camp grounds): Bait/lures, bbqs electric, bbqs wood, beaches, boat ramp, disabled access, fishing licences, golf, hotel, ice, kiosk, laundry, bowling club, LP gas, playgrounds, public telephones, restaurants, storage, take-away food, tennis.
Goolawah State Park NSW flora and fauna
The State Park is 750 hectares in area, and includes a large number of vegetation communities and habitats, including special environments such as coastal wetlands, littoral rainforest and large tracts of endangered swamp sclerophyll forest. Over 190 faunal species have been identified within Goolawah State Park: swamp wallabies, kangaroos, bandicoots, echidnas, possums, dingos, sugar gliders and many species of bats. Birdlife is copious, including shorebirds and raptors along the beach, waders and waterfowl over the wetlands, and many species of honeyeaters, seedeaters and insectivorous birds living in the forests.
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