About Croajingolong National Park

Croajingolong National Park is in the southern Australian state of Victoria, covering 87,500 hectares and extending for 100 km along the east coast .On its north-east border where it adjoins the state of NSW, Nadgee Nature Reserve, at 20 671 ha joins Croajingolong and between the 2 parks provides some of the most spectacular coastal wilderness in Australia.

Within Croajingolong National Park (Vic) and Nadgee Nature Reserve (NSW). are several wilderness and marine national parks. Sandpatch Wilderness, west of Mallacoota, Howe Wilderness, between Mallacoota and the border of NSW and Nadgee Wilderness, just over the NSW border form the 3 wilderness areas between the 2 parks. The two Marine National Parks are located at Pt Hicks and Cape Howe.

According to the NSW National Parks, the Nadgee Nature Reserve (known as Nadgee Wilderness) and Cape Howe Wilderness (in Croajingolong National Park) form the 'largest essentially unmodified coastal area in south-east Australia.' (www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au)

Within this coastal paradise one can find huge cliffs and headlands, rock platforms and reefs, magnificent beaches, freshwater lakes and enormous sand dunes.It has an amazing variety of plantlife, is also home to an equally colourful array of insects, crustaceans, reptiles, frogs, birds and mammals and has a long history of Aboriginal occupation.

It is a superb bushwalking area for short, overnight and extended walks. Two extended walks are currently described on this site. Information is also provided for the keen birdwatcher and photographer.

Access

Croajingolong National Park's main town centre, Mallacoota is approximately 500 km south of Sydney and 540 km east, north east of Melbourne, using the Princes Highway. The three largest access towns are Wonboyn on the NSW side, Mallacoota on the Victorian side for the north-eastern section of the park and Cann River on the Princess Highway, from where roads run out to Pt Hicks and Wingan Inlet. Each of these centres has a variety of accommodation, fuel and food outlets.

Accommodation in the park is restricted to camping areas, which in busy school holiday or summer periods require intending campers to book a space. Information should be directed to Parks Victoria.

The following locations are currently available:

• Mueller Inlet 45km SE of Cann River
• Shipwreck Creek 14km W of Mallacoota
• Tamboon Inlet 25km S of Cann River
• Thurra River 45km SE of Cann River
• Wingan Inlet 35km SW of Cann River

Overnight Walkers Access

There is no road acces to Cape Howe. Access into the Cape Howe area is generally gained by at least a two night walk from the township of Mallacoota on the Victorian side or from the ranger station near Merica River on the NSW side.Other access points south-west of Mallacoota are Shipwreck Creek, Wingan Inlet and Thurra River (Pt Hicks) all of which have road access. Overnight walks in the area require a permit from Parks Victoria. In 2006 these permits cost $5 a night and were restricted to 8 people in a group, with a a maximum of 30 people in the park at any one time. This is to maintain the wilderness values of the park.

Contact Parks Victoria or the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service for more information.

Cape Howe, consists of enormous surrounding sand dunes, one of the famous
features of Croajingolong National Park

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