Bouddi National Park Park

Address: Bouddi National Park, New South Wales; nearest towns: Gosford / Woy Woy

Website: https://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/

Hours: Open access

Admission: National park entry is free; car parks may charge seasonal fees.

Bouddi National Park is a coastal protected area on the Bouddi Peninsula in New South Wales, Australia. It conserves sandstone headlands, coastal heath and several beaches and is a well-used recreational reserve on the Central Coast.

Trails cross the peninsula and link beaches and lookouts; the area is particularly used for day walking, swimming at sheltered beaches, and coastal birdwatching. The park contains several marked tracks of varying length along cliffs and across heath.

The park was set aside to protect the peninsula’s coastal landscapes and native vegetation and has been managed for public recreation alongside conservation. Visitor facilities are basic and centred on trailheads and beach car parks.

Bouddi National Park is located on the Central Coast of New South Wales, on the Tasman Sea side of the peninsula, between the towns of Gosford and Woy Woy and within driving distance of the greater Sydney region.

• Natural features: The park protects coastal heath, sandstone cliffs and several beaches on the Bouddi Peninsula, with marked walking trails and cliff-top lookouts.
• Access and activities: Car and bus access from nearby Central Coast towns; popular for day walks, coastal photography and birdwatching outside of winter storms.

What to See#

• Bouddi Coastal Walk: The Bouddi Coastal Walk is a popular cliff-top trail running across the peninsula linking several beaches and lookouts; sections are commonly walked as day hikes.
• Beaches and headlands: Putty Beach and MacMasters Beach are accessible shoreline points within the park used for swimming, fishing and cliff-top viewpoints.

Bouddi National Park is accessible from the Central Coast (Gosford/Woy Woy) via local roads. Train services to Woy Woy and buses connect to park entrances; driving is often the most convenient option.

• Start at the Putty or Killcare entrances for the best access to Bouddi's coastal tracks.
• The Bouddi coastal walk has sections with cliffs - avoid the edge and follow marked routes.
• Look for Aboriginal cultural sites and interpretive signs that explain indigenous connections to the land.