New Year’s Eve tickets on sale now

Book the best seats in the house with NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service this New Year’s Eve. Tickets are on sale now for various locations within Sydney Harbour National Park - make sure you get in quick as popular spots are sure to sell out.

For the first time we've created two new spectacular events - Delight and Island Light. Delight at Bradleys Head offers a fun family evening of entertainment with roving children's theatre and entertainers. Island Light on Clark Island offers a fully inclusive premium package for those wanting a truly special celebration. These two great spots were featured in a recent episode of Sydney Weekender - check out the episode on our website.

For those wanting a more traditional NYE experience, check out Goat and Shark Islands or Nielson Park - no matter what your taste there's sure to be a NYE experience on offer in Sydney Harbour National Park.

Guests are welcome to pack their own picnic for all venues except Clark Island.

For more information or to book online visit our website or call us on (02) 9253 0888.

New strategy for horse-riding in national parks

National parks around the state have been working with local and community groups to establish a new strategy for horse-riding within parks. The new direction launched in early November identifies eight priority regions around the state for the establishment of new horse-riding opportunities.

Areas of focus include the far south coast, lower north coast, Southern Ranges and the Blue Mountains. It also includes provisions to trial horse-riding activities in five wilderness areas.

Rolled out over the next two to three years, regions will soon be arranging workshops with local horse-riders to identify the most appropriate approach.

More information on the strategy can be found at our corporate website.

Berowra Valley the latest national park in NSW

Come and enjoy the state’s latest national park this summer. Berowra Valley National Park has recently been awarded national park status giving it new international standing and significance.

Covering some 25km of the World Heritage recognised Great North Walk, the new national park offers , campsites, picnic areas, more than 70km of walking tracks, and great spots to swim or fish.

This summer visitors have the opportunity to explore their new national park by waterway, with a full day kayak tour available for booking on the 20th of January. More information can be found online or by calling (02) 9253 0888.

Find a Campground Host this summer

NSW Campground Hosts are back again this summer, meeting and greeting campers all around the state from Ben Boyd to the Border Ranges.

Well into its second year, the Campground Host program will once again see friendly volunteers spending their summer holidays sharing park activities and passing on important information to campers and day visitors in selected parks around the state.

Fifteen campgrounds are participating in this year’s program in the Bundjalung, Border Ranges, Meroo, Ben Boyd, Myall Lakes, Kosciusko, and Bournda National Parks, Bents Basin and Munmorah State Conservation Areas, and Hill End Historic Site.

New campground hosts will attend training before the holidays at Bents Basin and Woody Head, while Bundjalung, Munmorah, and Hill End will be welcoming back some familiar faces as well.

You can find out more about the program by visiting the NSW Campground Host program website.

New interactive exhibition for Sea Acres

Explore Birpai Country through a brand new permanent interactive exhibition at Sea Acres Rainforest Centre. Recently opened, the multi-media experience presents the region's rich local Aboriginal culture through a range of visual, audio and art displays.

Open daily the exhibition combines works from local designers, composers, artists, students and teachers into different elements which form exhibits including a film based on Uncle Bill O'Brien's Welcome to Country, digital sand performances of local Aboriginal stories, and a seven metre long digital panel incorporating photographs of national parks.

So why not drop by for a few minutes at the visitor centre next time you visit Sea Acres National Park.

Join a WilderQuest tour

Have your children discovered our ranger-led WilderQuest Discovery tours yet? We've arranged for some special tours this school holidays to get the kids out into our national parks.

Both Kamay Botany Bay and Royal National Park have set up treasure hunts around the park, encouraging kids to explore their natural environment.

Want to spend a little longer outdoors? Why not take the whole family out for their first camping experience in Lane Cove Tourist Park and let us do the setup so all you have to do is enjoy!

To find book these activities or find out more visit our website. More activities will be coming soon as well!

Wander through the Solitary Islands Coastal Walk

Visitors to the Coffs Harbour area can now walk the 60km length of the Solitary Islands Coastal Walk from Sawtell to Red Rock as we have created linkages between existing tracks through signage and trackwork at significant headlands.

New signage linking the tracks up and down the Coffs coast feature stories about the local Aboriginal communities at locations such as Dammerels Head, Look-At-Me-Headland and Red Rock.

Crossing Coffs Coast Regional Park, Moonee Beach and Muttonbird Island Nature Reserve, the Solitary Island Coastal Walk can be tackled in the one hit with accommodation offered at many stops along the way, or in sections along the track.

National Park Trail launches on north coast

Visitors touring up the north coast this summer can discover for themselves the new National Parks Trail. An initiative of the Legendary Pacific Coast, the new trail between Sydney and Brisbane, follows the Pacific Highway and stops at many of the legendary national parks along the way.

There are a range of national parks across The Legendary Pacific Coast waiting for you to discover and explore - whether you’d like to take a leisurely walk, hearty climb or take in cultural and heritage sites within amazing and ancient natural landscapes.

To follow the trail north (or south), you can download the free iPhone App, or visit the website, to start planning your north coast national park holiday.

Recently journeyed through our Riverina?

“We looked up into high branches and saw koalas. We’ve never seen them in the wild before. Here, we saw five in 30 minutes, and the locals tell us about 200 live in the reserve and surrounding forests.”

Narrandera is fantastic place to spot Koalas. In 1972 Koalas were reintroduced to the Narrandera Nature Reserve. After 30 years the original twenty three Koalas have reproduced and spread into surrounding River Red Gum forests - making it home to more 200 healthy Koalas.

Is this the nature experience you're after? There are many more stories like this to be found in our Riverina, and we are trying to understand what park visitors need.

Rather than try and guess, we’d like your views to help us better plan for the future. Please help us by participating in this short 10 minute survey. The information collected will assist us to develop future products, services and improve current ones. Take the survey now.

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