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Things to do in Greater Newcastle, New South Wales: The Best National Parks
Discover the best top things to do in Greater Newcastle, Australia including Hunter Wetlands National Park, Tomaree National Park, Watagans National Park, Myall Lakes National Park, Wallarah National Park, Werakata National Park, Gir-um-bit National Park.
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1. Hunter Wetlands National Park
2. Tomaree National Park
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 75 reviews
Reviewed By Teejayy19 - Sydney, Australia
It took me about 45 minutes to get to the summit after taking a little detour to see the WW2 gun emplacements. I wouldn’t even bother going to the WW2 gun emplacement as there is nothing to see here. It is abandoned and run down with a few posters to read about it. The walk to the summit has lots of steps that are very steep when walking up. If you suffer from knee or major health issues, I wouldn’t recommend you do the walk. I did see a fair few people over 60’s doing the walk. Wearing joggers is a must as there are parts of the walk that are un even, so please don’t wear sandals or flip flops. When you reach the top, the views are absolutely gorgeous. They are the type of views that you would see all over social media. I took some food with me and had a little picnic at the top while I rested and enjoyed the views. If your lucky enough, you might catch dolphins or whales swimming in the distance. Do yourself a favor, come here and do the walk. You won’t regret it, it’s great!
3. Watagans National Park
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 30 reviews
Reviewed By 993anitat - Forster, Australia
We were staying near Kurri Kurri and explored the Watagans National Park for two glorious days. As long as you stay on the main forest roads the gravel roads are quite suitable for two wheel drives. We did go off adventuring and found ourselves in a very steep slushy mud hole with little chance of turning around. Lucky we were in a 4x4. We visited the state forest lookouts as well as the ones in the Watagans. We really enjoyed Heaton Lookout with the views over the hinterland. I am in my mid 60s, quite fit but have dodgy knees. I really wanted to do the Gap Creek Falls walk. It is not so far but very steep especially towards the bottom. I took my time watching my footing stopping to enjoy the magnificent forest trees, the moss covered rock faces and listen to the sounds of all the birds. I was so elated to make it down, it was so pretty even though, when we were there, the falls were only had a very small flow. Going up was difficult especially in that first section from the bottom but well worth it. We had lunch at the pretty Boarding House Dam Picnic area, looked at the dam but didn't do the walk.
4. Myall Lakes National Park
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 50 reviews
Reviewed By 400lynn - Brighton, United Kingdom
We drove through the park to reach a great campsite near the beach at Seal Rocks. The tall trees are amazing! It was hard to find an easy route to view the lake, but the glimpses we caught were beautiful.
5. Wallarah National Park
6. Werakata National Park
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 1 reviews
