Myall Lakes National Park

The Great Lakes are a network of waterways including Myall, Smiths and Wallis Lakes between Nelson Bay and Forster on the NSW coast north of Newcastle.

The Great Lakes area is part of the traditional country of the Worimi Aboriginal people, who have lived on and used the land and waters for living, cultural activities and food gathering for many thousands of years. Today, the local Aboriginal community retain strong spiritual links with the Great Lakes area.

The region is renowned for its beauty and striking landscape ranging from sweeping ocean beaches to sheltered waterways and surrounding stands of coastal forest on the higher areas. Myall Lakes, Booti Booti and Wallingat national parks have a diversity of landforms, wildlife and vegetation. They conserve one of the state’s largest networks of coastal lakes, with the tallest tree, largest coastal island and 80km of beaches and coastline.
The Myall Lakes are the largest natural fresh-brackish water system on the NSW coast covering 10,000 hectares and are listed as a wetland of international importance under the RAMSAR convention.

Source: environment.nsw.gov.au