Type: | protected |
Budderoo National Park | |
State: | nsw |
Iucn Category: | II |
Image Upright: | 0.9 |
Coordinates: | -34.6664°N 150.6575°W |
Relief: | yes |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Nearest Town Or City: | Wollongong |
Area: | 7219ha |
Managing Authorities: | National Parks & Wildlife Service |
Url: | http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/NationalParks/parkHome.aspx?id=N0069 Budderoo National Park |
The Budderoo National Park is a 7219ha[1] national park that is located in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia; situated approximately south southwest of Sydney.
The National Parks & Wildlife Servicemanaged park is best known for the timber boardwalk through the Minnamurra rainforest. The park features waterfalls, picnic and barbecue areas, and a visitors centre.
Budderoo is part of the 7334ha Budderoo and Barren Grounds Important Bird Area which contains large numbers of endangered eastern bristlebirds, as well as smaller numbers of pilotbirds and rockwarblers, in a mosaic of sandstone heath and eucalypt woodland habitats.[2]
Barren Grounds Nature Reserve is adjacent to the eastern border of the park; Yarrawa State Forest is not far from the park's western border.[3]