Clyde River National Park New South Wales | |
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IUCN category II (
national park) | |
Nearest town or city | Batemans Bay |
Coordinates | 35°40′42″S 150°08′57″E / 35.67833°S 150.14917°E |
Established | 2000 |
Area | 10.91 km2 (4.2 sq mi) |
Managing authorities | NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service |
Website | Clyde River National Park |
See also |
Protected areas of New South Wales |
Clyde River is a national park in south-eastern New South Wales ( Australia) between Batemans Bay and Nelligen. It includes 9 km of river frontage to the Clyde River, bounded on three sides by the Clyde River and on the northeast by the Kings Highway. It was created from a part of Benandarah State Forest; in 2000 10.91 km2 of the state forest was set aside as a national park. [1] The park forms part of the Ulladulla to Merimbula Important Bird Area, identified as such by BirdLife International because of its importance for swift parrots. [2]
This national park is a natural playground, where you can go fishing, kayaking, canoeing, swimming and at the same time enjoy the beautiful landscape. [3]
Primarily, this is the land of the Walbunja people, the Clyde River has been an inexhaustible source of food for them for thousands of years. [4]