Kangaroo River, Cambewarra Range, Barrengarry and Rodway Nature Reserves are located in and around Kangaroo Valley, approximately 50 kilometres south west of Wollongong and 16 kilometres north west of Nowra.
Hat Head National Park was reserved in 1972 and is located on the North Coast of NSW between the village of Crescent Head and the town of South West Rocks. The park is entirely within the Kempsey Shire and is approximately 500 kilometres from both Sydney and Brisbane.
Mororo Creek Nature Reserve and Chatsworth Hill State Conservation Area are located north-east of Grafton and inland from Yamba in north-eastern New South Wales. Mororo Creek Nature Reserve covers an area of 80 hectares and Chatsworth Hill State Conservation Area covers 510 hectares.
Aberbaldie Nature Reserve is located on the Northern Tablelands of NSW, approximately 19 kilometres south west of Walcha. The reserve is 284 hectares in size and was reserved in 2003.
The Gibraltar Range Group of Parks includes Barool, Capoompeta, Gibraltar Range, Nymboida and Washpool National Parks and Nymboida and Washpool State Conservation Areas. These five national parks and two state conservation areas are located on the Gibraltar Range half way between Glen Innes and Grafton, and are transected by the Gwydir Highway. They are considered together in this plan because they are largely contiguous and have similar management issues.
Abercrombie River National Park covers approximately 19,000 hectares and is located 40 kilometres south-west of Oberon and 60 kilometres north of Goulburn. The park includes the catchments of Silent Creek and the Retreat River, as well as a 42 kilometre section of the Abercrombie River.
Arakoon State Recreation Area became Arakoon National Park in October 2010 and comprises a beautiful stretch of coastline north-east of Kempsey on the north coast and is adjacent to the holiday centres of South West Rocks and Arakoon.
The Illawarra Escarpment State Conservation Area protects 2772 hectares of escarpment between Stanwell Park and Dapto. Located approximately 60 kilometres south of Sydney, the escarpment extends for 50 kilometres from Royal National Park in the north, to Budderoo National Park and Barren Grounds Nature Reserve in the south.
Arakwal National Park is located approximately 2 kilometres south-east of the township of Byron Bay on the far north coast of New South Wales. The park is 185.2 hectares in size and includes a 3 kilometre stretch of Tallow Beach to mean low water mark.
