yuraygir national park

Yuraygir National Park, between the villages of Angourie and Corindi, protects large swathes of undisturbed coastal land, and is a haven for wildlife. Pockets of white sand beach dot the coastline.

There are six visitor areas in the park, each fringed by beautiful, natural coastal vegetation:

• Mara Creek and Angourie Bay Picnic Area south of Angourie is home to the world famous Angourie surf break, including the world's first Surfing Reserve and the Angourie walk which hugs the coastline for 10km south to Lake Arragan.
• Lake Arragan & Redcliff Camping Areas, to the north of Brooms Head, and Sandon River Camping Area south of Brooms Head are fabulous for beach and water activities and wildlife watching.
• Illaroo Camping Area north of Minnie Water at Sandon Beach is a lovely treed area great for family camping.
• Other visitor areas are located at Wilson's Headland near Wooli and Station Creek, north of Red Rock.

Each area is accessed from separate locations along the Pacific Highway, with some sections of gravel road.

For further information, visit the National Parks & Wildlife website.

New Yuraygir Coastal Walk

Experience the beauty of the Yuraygir National Park by walking the Yuraygir Coastal Walk. The signposted 65km walking route extends from the coastal villages of Angourie to Red Rock and passes through the villages of Brooms Head, Minnie Water and Wooli.

It can be completed, in total, in four days but there are options for shorter "half" or "single" day walks are available.

The walk is a series of tracks, trails, beaches, and rock platforms that are linked by following the "coastal emu footprint" marker. Along your journey you will encounter vast heathland plains, long sandy beaches, crystal clear creeks and lagoons, rocky headlands and abundant wildflowers and birdlife.

For more information visit the National Parks website: here.

PARK CLOSURE:

The northern section of the popular Yuraygir Coastal walk will remain closed to visitors while options are sought for re-opening the track.

National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) Ranger, Steve Hodgson, said that heavy rainfall last June had triggered a large landslip south of the Mara Creek Rest Area and an alternative route is still under investigation. 

“The area received an unprecedented 355mm of rain over 72 hour period last June. This triggered the first major landslip which took part of the walking track away,” Mr Hodgson said.

“We have been monitoring this section and detected further slope movement 100m away. This shifted the staircase which links the southern end of Angourie Bay beach to the Yuraygir Coastal walk.”

“Due to the unstable state of this section of coastline, the NPWS cannot guarantee that further slope slippage will not occur.”

“No safe options to reroute the track around the unstable area in the short term have been identified.”

“A longer term alternative route is being investigated. However this will require significant new track construction.”

“We realise that this track is popular with park visitors and will be seeking further advice regarding any possible short term solutions for reopening.”

“There is currently no-through access from Angourie to Lake Arragan, north of Brooms Head.” 

“Visitors are reminded to respect the closure for their own safety,” Mr Hodgson said.

For information regrading the closure, contact NPWS Office at Grafton. Telephone 02 6641 1500.