Depot Beach campground
Wheelchair access: medium
Assistance may be required to access this area
- The campground has wheelchair-accessible toilets and showers accessed via ramps
- The beach can be reached with assistance
Set amongst the beautiful spotted gums native to the area, the location is perfectly idyllic for a weekend away. Once you’ve set up your tent, swag, camper trailer or caravan you’ll never want to leave.
The beach is just a couple of minutes' walk away and is the perfect spot to go for a swim, a snorkel, or relax with a book on the golden sand. There are great spots for fishing, and if you’re lucky, you’ll catch a glimpse of the local dolphins that seem to love this part of the coastline too. Once you’ve had enough of the sun and sand, both Rock Platform walk, Depot Beach and Depot Beach Rainforest walk leave from this area.
After a day of beach-dwelling, you can relax at your campsite, watching kangaroos graze on the surrounding grass and enjoying a tasty camp dinner as the night sky come alive with stars. You’re bound to feel a million miles from home.
Activities: walking, swimming, snorkelling, fishing, picnicking, playing and socialising
Location:
shown on Pretty Beach to Depot Beach map
Getting there: On entering Murramarang National Park via Mount Agony Road from the Princes Highway, take the right fork onto North Durras Road, then take Depot Beach Road.
Road access: Sealed road - 2WD vehicles.
Facilities: wood barbecues (bring your own firewood), gas/electric barbecues, flush toilets, hot showers, amenities block, drinking water, public phone, picnic tables, electric power, trackhead/access point
Vehicle entry fee: $7 per vehicle per day.
Camping fees:
- Unpowered sites: $10 per adult per night. $5 per child per night.
- Powered sites: $14 per adult per night. $7 per child per night.
Online bookings: use a secure payment facility to book online
Alternatively, please contact the Customer Experience Team on 13000 PARKS (13000 72757).
NB: All reservations incur a booking fee of 2.5% in addition to the total amount payable.
Events, activities and alerts at this location
| School excursion | Then and now - Aboriginal culture  This excursion gives students the opportunity to experience Aboriginal Culture with Aboriginal Discovery Rangers, and to develop an understanding of the importance of protecting and respecting culture. Activities include bush tucker and medicine, the role of women, traditional weaving, art, music and dance, men’s business (hunting, tools and didgeridoo), site management and protection.
Difficulty: easy
Parks:
Meeting place: at your School or National Park
Cost: from $7.70 per student More info: Nowra, Phone: (02) 4423 2170 | by arrangement |
| School excursion | What is a national park - state and national parks  This activity addresses syllabus requirements for primary students, through interactive displays, hands-on activities and research. A guided walk with Discovery rangers will explore the natural environment, the impact of fire, the relationship between plants and animals, and habitat change. Students can dress up in the uniforms of various National Parks staff, with discussion on the importance of these jobs, benefits to the park and park visitors, and human impacts on parks. Students can also do a 'minibeast measure', using simple plots to identify and record minibeasts and habitats.
Difficulty: easy
Parks:
Meeting place: at your School or National Park
Cost: start from $7.70 per student Vehicle entry fees apply.
Bookings:
More info: Nowra, Phone: (02) 4423 2170 | by arrangement |
Depot Beach picnic area
Wheelchair access: medium
Assistance may be required to access this area.
- Access is over a grassy, fairly level surface.
It doesn’t get much more beautiful than the view from Depot Beach. Set on the pristine south coast of NSW, the white - sand beach is enclosed by a majestic spotted gum forest. It’s a small piece of paradise and the perfect place to picnic.
The picnic area is equipped with a couple of tables that sit on top of the grassy stretch behind the sand. They’re set apart from each other so you don’t have to share the view, other than with the kangaroos and goannas that like to bask in the sun nearby.
Be sure to save some time for a swim after lunch, and, on a clear day, it’s a great spot for snorkelling. Or, if you feel like a short stroll, Rock Platform walk, Depot Beach and Depot Beach Rainforest walk both begin at the picnic area.
Activities: walking, wildlife watching, paddling, swimming, snorkelling, picnicking, playing and socialising
Getting there: Depot Beach picnic area is in the central precinct of Murramarang National Park. To get there:
- Turn off Princes Highway at East Lynne, via Mount Agony Road.
- After approximately 5km, turn right into North Durras Road.
- Turn left to Depot Beach Road
- Take the second road on the left to Depot Beach picnic area
Road access: Sealed road - 2WD vehicles.
Facilities: non-flush toilets, picnic tables
Contact:
Depot Beach, Phone: 02 4478 6582
Pebbly Beach picnic area
Wheelchair access: easy
This area is fully wheelchair accessible
- A paved pathway suitable for wheelchairs leads to one of the picnic shelters and to a timber viewing platform
- Access to the rest of the picnic area is via a grassy surface
- There are wheelchair accessible toilets
Pebbly Beach picnic area is tucked into the forest behind the beach and is famous for its abundant population of eastern grey kangaroos.
It’s a great spot to stop for a swim or for the aspiring fisherman to throw a line.
You can enjoy a picnic lunch at one of the shelters and there’s plenty of grass if you’d like to lay out a picnic rug. If you manage to catch a fish or two you’ll be able to cook them up on the barbecues; if not, you can pick up some fresh seafood from East Lynne on the way to Pebbly Beach.
During low tide there are a couple of beautiful coastal walks you can explore - either wander along the rock platforms or head south along the sand towards Depot Beach. If you’re feeling more adventurous you can take the track to Durras Mountain.
Activities: walking, wildlife watching, picnics and barbecues, swimming, fishing, paddling
Getting there: On entering Murramarang National Park take Mount Agony Road at East Lynne from the Princes Highway and follow it all the way to Pebbly Beach.
Road access: Sealed road - 2WD vehicles.
Facilities: picnic tables, gas/electric barbecues (free), flush toilets, trackhead/access point, drinking water
Toilets: micro flush system
Water supply: Water should be boiled before drinking.
Contact:
Pebbly Beach, Phone: 02 4478 6023
Pretty Beach
Wheelchair access: medium
- Assistance may be required to access this area
- A wheelchair accessible picnic shelter has free gas barbecues
Whether you’re camping or treating yourself to a stay at the nearby cabins, Pretty Beach is a great place to take in some of Murramarang National Park’s stunning 44km long coastline.
If you’re camping nearby, not only can you roll out of your tent and head straight to the beach for a swim, you could also take easy walk through grasslands surrounded by plenty of kangaroos, hike up a mountain or work up an appetite canoeing nearby.
And when you’re done with the day’s activities, go fishing, catch your dinner and cook up a feast on one of the picnic area’s barbecues. The sunset from here is simply amazing, so make sure you take plenty of family photos with Pretty Beach’s memorable ocean and mountain views as your backdrop.
Activities: walking, fishing, swimming, picnics and barbecues, whale watching, paddling, snorkelling, birdwatching
Getting there: On entering Murramarang National Park from the Princes Highway at Termeil, take the Bawley Point/Kioloa turn off. Travel past Kioloa and follow signs to Pretty Beach.
Road access: Unsealed road/trail - 2WD vehicles.
Facilities: picnic tables, flush toilets, gas/electric barbecues (free), carpark, lookout, drinking water, amenities block, trackhead/access point
Water supply: Water needs to be boiled before drinking.
Contact:
Pretty Beach, Phone: 02 4457 2019
Pretty Beach campground
Wheelchair access: medium
- Assistance may be required to access this area.
- Wheelchair accessible toilet
- Path to beach view
This spacious campground is set in an idyllic location, with lovely views out over Pretty Beach and along the coast. It’s a peaceful place to base yourself for explorations around Durras Mountain and Snapper Point within Murramarang National Park. You can enjoy long coastal walks, birdwatching, swimming in the ocean, sunbathing, fishing, and even whale watching at certain times of the year.
Pretty Beach campground has numerous tent sites, many with power, and if you don’t feel like tent camping, there are even a couple of cabins. It’s a well-equipped campground with hot showers, laundry facilities, sheltered electric barbecues and some small wood barbecues.
All year round, you’ll be able to enjoy watching kangaroos grazing in nearby open spaces, as well as spotting lyrebirds, possums, gliders, Jacky lizards, and goannas.
Pretty Beach also has 2 cabins. See Accommodation.
Campsite map: view a map of Pretty Beach cabins and camping [PDF 181KB].
Activities: walking, fishing, mountain biking, paddling, sailing and boating, surfing, swimming, astronomy and star gazing, birdwatching, whale watching, picnicking, playing and socialising
Location:
shown on Pretty Beach to Depot Beach map
Getting there: From Princes Highway at Termeil, take the Bawley Point/Kioloa turn off. Past Kioloa follow the signs to Pretty Beach . There is 300m of unsealed road.
Road access: Unsealed road/trail - 2WD vehicles.
Facilities: amenities block, picnic tables, gas/electric barbecues (free), wood barbecues (bring your own firewood), drinking water, electric power, lookout, flush toilets, trackhead/access point
Water supply: water should be boiled before drinking.
Vehicle entry fee: $7 per vehicle per day.
Camping fees:
- Unpowered sites: $10 per adult per night. $5 per child per night.
- Powered sites: $14 per adult per night. $7 per child per night.
Not permitted here: Gathering firewood.
Online bookings: use a secure payment facility to book online
Alternatively, please contact the Customer Experience Team on 13000 PARKS (13000 72757).
NB: All reservations incur a booking fee of 2.5% in addition to the total amount payable.
Wasp Head picnic area
If you enjoy a remote spot for a relaxing lunch, then head to the Wasp Head picnic area near South Durras in Murramarang National Park. The low-key facilities means it’s a great picnic spot, with great views and birdwatching, without the crowds.
For a post picnic stroll, try the easy Wasp Head walk where you can gaze across Wasp Island and nearby Emily Miller beach. If you’re after something more relaxing, try your hand at fishing or kick back and relax under the she-oaks.
Don’t forget the binoculars as herons, oyster catchers and shearwaters fish around the island. Keep your eye out for sea-eagles, peregrine falcons in the skies above.
Activities: walking, swimming, fishing, birdwatching, whale watching, picnicking, playing and socialising
Getting there: Wasp Head picnic area is in the southern precinct of Murramarang National Park. To get there:
- Turn off Princess Highway at Benandarah and follow Durras Road for approximately 6km
- Follow the signs from South Durras to Wasp Head picnic area
Road access: Unsealed road/trail - 2WD vehicles.
Facilities: picnic tables, carpark, trackhead/access point
