Lake Macquarie State Conservation Area NSW @ ExplorOz Places

Lake Macquarie State Conservation Area - NSW

PlaceID	64863

Place Type

Reserves - National Parks,Reserves

Location

5.68kms NorthEast of Rathmines - Driving 10.2 km (12 mins)
6.1kms East of Awaba - Driving 8.2 km (11 mins)
8.45kms SouthEast of Killingworth - Driving 14.5 km (21 mins)
17.53kms SouthWest of Newcastle - Driving 24.8 km (34 mins)

Address & Contact

2283

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Information

This coastal and fake-shore forest area, spread over 16 km of foreshore in six sections around Lake Macquarie, forms an important habitat for kangaroos, wallabies, gliders and many birds.There are opportunities for picnicking, bushwalking, fishing and boating. Wangi Wangi Point and Awaba Bay have established walking track networks, picnic areas and fishing spots. Many areas are great for birdwatching. Point Wolstoncroft (run by the Department of Sport and Recreation, phone 1800 819 244} has facilities and accommodation for a minimum of two nights. Tent and caravan camping, onsite cabins and powered caravan sites are available at Wangi Point Holiday Park (fees apply and bookings are essential, phone 4975 1889).
Access 115 km north-east of Sydney, 50 km north-east of Gosford. Wangi Wangi Point is accessed via Watkins Road, Awaba Bay is off The Ridgeway at Bolton Point, and Point Wolstoncroft is at the end of Kanangra Drive off the Pacific Highway.
Lakes Area (Lake Munmorah), phone 4358 0400

TrekNotes At This Place (1)

Watagan Mountains

Nearby Places (75)

Marmong Point [1.31km]
Fennell Bay [1.31km]
Lake Macquarie [1.73km]
Eleebana [2.03km]
Booragul [2.12km]
Toronto [2.79km]
Speers Point [2.86km]
Fassifern [2.88km]
Blackalls Park [3.01km]
Teralba Lakeside Caravan Park [3.12km]
Croudace [3.3km]
Teralba [3.43km]
Valentine [3.49km]
Cary Bay [3.64km]
Toronto West [3.87km]
Warners Bay [4.09km]
Kilaben Bay [4.25km]
Boolaroo [4.52km]
Coal Point [4.98km]
Belmont North [4.98km]
Munibung Hill [5.05km]
Tingira Heights [5.23km]
Mount Hutton [5.26km]
Rathmines Park Rest Area [5.63km]
Cockle Creek [5.65km]
Rathmines [5.69km]
Belmont Bayview Park [5.7km]
Awaba [6.08km]
Belmont [6.1km]
Balmoral [6.36km]
Windale [6.44km]
Wakefield [6.47km]
Wommara [6.5km]
Cardiff South [6.65km]
Jewells [6.77km]
Argenton [6.79km]
Secret Bay [6.81km]
Spinnakers Leisure Park [6.88km]
Hillsborough [6.94km]
Sulphide Junction [6.95km]
Northville [7.19km]
Barnsley [7.2km]
Belmont Pines Lakeside Holiday Park [7.36km]
Jewells [7.4km]
Buttaba [7.42km]
Gateshead [7.48km]
Cardiff [7.56km]
Charlestown [7.71km]
Estelville [7.79km]
Belmont South [7.89km]
Edgeworth [8.06km]
Nine Mile Beach [8.17km]
Wangi-rathmines [8.26km]
Our Town Repeater Group 244 Pacific Highway Charlestown [8.32km]
Our Town Repeater Group 244 Pacific Highway Charlestown [8.32km]
Cardiff Heights [8.37km]
Ryhope [8.38km]
Killingworth [8.45km]
Wangi Power Station [8.58km]
Glendale [8.63km]
Aeropelican Airstrip [8.68km]
Redhead Beach Holiday Park [8.88km]
Wangi Wangi [8.9km]
Redhead [8.95km]
Holmesville [8.99km]
Wangi Point Lakeside Holiday Park [9.14km]
Lakeview [9.25km]
Pelican Flat [9.3km]
Myuna Bay [9.37km]
Swansea Gardens Lakeside Holiday Parks [9.41km]
Kotara [9.56km]
Myuna Bay Foreshore Reserve Parking Area [9.58km]
Kahibah [9.63km]
Whitebridge [9.74km]
Elermore Vale [9.81km]

Closest Weather Station

Lake Macquarie - Cooranbong at 19/10:00pm EST

Distance from Lake Macquarie State Conservation Area 17.57km SW

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
11.7°C	10.0°C	67%	5.8°C	1024.2hPa	0.0mm	WSW	4km/hr 2knots	7km/hr 4knots

Closest Climatic Station

Newcastle University

Distance from Lake Macquarie State Conservation Area 14.32km NE

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	29.1	28.2	26.5	23.8	20.9	18.4	17.7	19.6	22.7	24.6	25.6	27.8
Mean Min. °C	19.3	19.4	17.2	13.8	10.5	8.7	7.3	8.0	10.8	13.5	15.8	17.8
Mean Rain mm	62.2	147.8	113.2	123.2	107.7	121.2	53.1	65.2	70.8	61.2	113.8	75.6