Bournda National Park

Bournda National Park
Bournda Island
Coordinates: 36 ° 28 ′ 36 ″  S , 149 ° 55 ′ 7 ″  E
Location:	New South Wales , Australia
Specialty:	Rocky coastal landscape
Surface:	26 km²
Founding:	April 24, 1992
Bournda National Park from Kianinny Bay
The southern coastline

The Bournda National Park is a national park in the southeast of the Australian state of New South Wales . The 2,600-acre park was established on April 24, 1992 and is administered by the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service . It is located 345 km south of Sydney near the coastal town of Tathra . It extends from Kianinny Bay south of Tathra about eight miles south. There is a nice hiking trail there, most of which runs along the coast.

There are two lakes and a lagoon in the park. The Wallagoot Lake is a large saltwater lake, which was connected in June 2008 with the ocean. The Bondi Lake is of particular ecological importance because it is the closest oceanfront freshwater lake in the region. The Bournda Lagoon is a brackish water lagoon that is connected to the ocean at regular intervals. The lagoon is a popular swimming area for locals and tourists.

The park was initially a State Recreation Area from 1947 and was declared a national park in 1992. Adjacent to the national park is the 6,088 hectare Bournda Nature Reserve , which was established in 1972. Both areas are considered in the management plan.

There are good camping spots at the Hobart Beach campsite .

Hiking trails

• Hobart Beach to Bournda Lagoon - 1.6 miles
• Hobart Beach to Scotts Bay - 0.8 miles
• Hobart Beach to Tathra via the Kangarutha - 12.0 km
• Around Bournda Lagoon via Bournda Island - 6.0 km

Web links

Commons : Bournda National Park  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

• Bournda National Park . NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service

Individual evidence

1. ^ ^{A b} Bournda National Park and Bournda Nature Reserve. Plan of Management 2000 . NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service. Sydney (2000) ( Memento of the original dated August 6, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 102 kB)