Best places: National reserves in Australia

577-hectare nature reserve with beaches, wildlife & picnic tables, plus trails, restrooms & showers.

Public park with a chair lift, hiking trails & landscaped gardens as well as a cafe & restaurant.

Bayfront park with a nautical-themed playground, fig trees, picnic tables & harbour views.

Scenic desert area featuring numerous limestone pillars, plus observation decks & parking bays.

Hiking & wildlife viewing are popular at this expansive park with tours & a visitor center.

Seabird rookery with guided tours, whale- & dolphin-watching, a lighthouse & scenic coastal views.

👍👍 Beautiful place to go visit if you’re in the Illawarra. Even though it was a cloudy day on my visit, the views were still wonderful. There are 3 different lookouts, all fairly easy to get to, about 3 minute walk to each. I love all the countryside and scenery.

Waterfront, urban nature reserve featuring a wildlife park, Chinese gardens & a conference center.

👍👍 Wild & woolie when we went in Augusta with north westerlies blowing. Toilet facilities but a drop toilet system. Wooden board walks to lookout over the Arthur River. Heaps of large driftwood logs, seems a waste. Arthur River is very tannin stained which coloured the water on an outgoing tide. Plenty...

Nature trails through a protected expanse of gum trees known for resident koalas & bird life.

👍👍 A beautiful trail which allows dogs both on and off leash depending on the section of the walk. The river can be fast flowing in places, so caution with dogs swimming, however there are a few sections which are more shallow and great for swimming with your dogs. Plenty of areas to stop on the trail...

👍👍 Magical, cozy, beautiful place. Fantastic location and great for families or big group of people. Close to restoran and easy for parking. Clear water and sensational white sands.

👍 Great place to launch your kayak or start your south coast walk to Kiama

Rugged coastal nature reserve next to a beach with boardwalks & a trail.

Visitor center with interactive displays & dioramas on the flora & fauna of the adjacent wetlands.

👍 Fabulous spot to picnic or just look out over the rocks for the view. Walk from the car park is around 30 minutes, trail is well marked. Car park is currently closed, but it does have a long drop toilet. The rocks themselves hold a lovely view back over the mountains. There are plenty of spots t...

👍👍 I love visiting this beach. Whilst it is not the prettiest beach, the best swimming beach, the best sand, or really the absolute best anything, it does offer diversity when exploring, and I love that. I always find something different when I visit. Unusual rock formations, lovely flora that defies...

👍 Serene Park, massive. Have facilities, fence dog park.

Large urban wilderness with lakes & trails, sheltering bats, possums, kookaburras & kingfishers.