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Barren Grounds picnic area

Barren Grounds Nature Reserve

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Walk

Cascades walk

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View

May lookout

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The Grotto

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Cycle

Budderoo track

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Nearby camping and accommodation

  • Killalea campground

    Explore coastal rainforest and world-class surf beaches a short walk away at Killalea campground, just 30 mins from Wollongong.

  • Carrington Falls campground

    Wake up to the distant sound of cascading waterfalls at Carrington Falls campground, near Robertson in the Southern Highlands. You’ll find walking tracks, swimming holes and lookouts a short distance from your camping spot.

 

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Google Trekker at Cape Byron State Conservation Area. Photo: J Spencer/OEH.
Barren Grounds picnic area

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