There are more than 880 parks, reserves, conservation areas and Aboriginal areas in the New South Wales national parks system.
Each year we acquire land to expand and enhance our national parks system so that we can best protect our natural and cultural heritage.
This land may be acquired to add to an existing reserve or it may be acquired to establish a new national park or another type of protected area. All parks, reserves and protected areas are referred to as parks.
New parks and additions over the last year
Park name | Type | Area (hectares) | Date of gazettal | Type |
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Cataract | National Park | 911.93 | 18/12/2020 | addition |
Kosciuszko | National Park | 275.19 | 18/12/2020 | addition |
Bongil Bongil | National Park | 31.05 | 18/12/2020 | addition |
Goulburn River | National Park | 60.47 | 18/12/2020 | addition |
Yuraygir | National Park | 1366.13 | 11/12/2020 | addition |
Wollemi | National Park | 2.68 | 11/12/2020 | addition |
Tyagarah | Nature Reserve | 1.84 | 11/12/2020 | addition |
Mount Grenfell | National Park | 9189.00 | 1/12/2020 | new |
Mount Grenfell | State Conservation Area | 6096.00 | 1/12/2020 | new |
Cudgen | Nature Reserve | 88.91 | 20/11/2020 | addition |
Verges Creek | Nature Reserve | 74.45 | 13/11/2020 | new |
Eusdale | Nature Reserve | 657.93 | 13/11/2020 | addition |
Sturt | National Park | 17479 | 30/10/2020 | addition |
Toorale | State Conservation Area | 1293 |
30/10/2020 | addition |
Toorale | National Park | 4725 | 30/10/2020 | addition |
Paroo-Darling | State Conservation Area | 3435 | 30/10/2020 | addition |
Paroo-Darling | National Park | 4430 | 30/10/2020 | addition |
Lachlan Valley | National Park | 1681 | 30/10/2020 | addition |
Culgoa | National Park | 1196 | 30/10/2020 | addition |
Yathong | Nature Reserve | 3201 | 30/10/2020 | addition |
Mungo | Nature Reserve | 7074 | 30/10/2020 | addition |
Nocoleche | Nature Reserve | 3349 | 30/10/2020 | addition |
Maria | National Park | 66.27 | 30/10/2020 | addition |
Capertee | National Park | 1057.71 | 30/10/2020 | addition |
Narriearra Caryapundy Swamp | National Park | 153682 | 30/10/2020 | new |
Guula Ngurra | National Park | 3357.60 | 23/08/2020 | new |
Warra | National Park | 1864.59 | 14/08/2020 | addition |
Ngula Bulgarabang | Regional Park | 306.14 | 26/06/2020 | new |