State conservation areas
State conservation areas are lands reserved to protect and conserve significant or representative ecosystems, landforms, natural phenomena or places of cultural significance, while providing opportunities for sustainable visitation, enjoyment, use of buildings and research.
The principal difference between the management, objectives and principles of national parks and state conservation areas is that mineral and petroleum exploration and mining may be permitted in state conservation areas.
The first statutory five-year review of state conservation areas under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 has been completed.
The following list shows all state conservation areas in NSW, sorted by region.
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Page last updated: 24 February 2009