| Bundjalung National Park | |
|---|---|
 Lookout from Woody Head towards theTasman Sea | |
  Bundjalung National Park | |
| Location | New South Wales |
| Nearest city | Evans Head |
| Coordinates | 29°14′51″S153°19′43″E / 29.24750°S 153.32861°E /-29.24750; 153.32861 |
| Area | 210 km2 (81 sq mi) |
| Established | 1980 |
| Governing body | NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service |
| Website | http://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/visit-a-park/parks/Bundjalung-National-Park |
TheBundjalung National Park is a 210-square-kilometre (81 sq mi)national park located on the north coast ofNew South Wales,Australia, 554 kilometres (344 mi) north-east ofSydney and 109 kilometres (68 mi) fromByron Bay. It protects an area of coastal plain, heathland and solitary beaches between the towns ofIluka andEvans Head.[1][2]
The park is named for theBundjalung Nation who are its traditional owners and it contains sites and places of significance to the Bundjalung people.[3][4]
The park featurescoffee rock formations that can be found on the beaches at its northern end.[4]
Along the Iluka peninsula coast at the southern end of the park are a number of closely spaced headlands that create small crescent shaped beaches of white sand. Each headland features rock platforms cut by waves and contain rock pools that are havens for intertidal marine life.[4]
Facilities in the park include camping areas at Black Rocks (a nature-based camping area with minimal facilities, adjacent to Ten Mile Beach near where the coffee rock is found) and at Woody Head (which provides amenities including hot showers, cabins and a kiosk).[4]
The park contains six picnic areas: Gummi Garra near Evans Head and Shark Bay, Old Ferry Crossing, Back Beach, Frazers Reef and Iluka Bluff on the Iluka Peninsula.[4]
The north-eastern portion of the park contains an exclusion zone utilised by theRAAF as an active bombing range and public access is restricted. The bombing range has been in use sinceWorld War II as a training facility for target practice. Its existence predates the gazettal of the park and provides a mixed benefit in that it has preserved a large area that has been relatively untouched by human interference for many years.[citation needed]
