Wallingat National Park

This park offers one of the best natural viewing platforms on the central coast, Whoota Lookout, which provides magnificent views of 100 km of coastline from Port Macquarie to Port Stephens.

The park contains Eucalypt forests supporting a number of threatened plant (cabbage palm and flooded gum forests)and animal species. Some of the animals that inhabit the park are Green Tree Frog, Jervis Bay Tree Frog, Peron's Tree Frog, White-bellied Sea-Eagle, Grey Butcherbird, Glossy Black-Cockatoo, Regent Honeyeater, Powerful Owl, Parma Wallaby, New Holland Mouse, Yellow-bellied Glider, Grey-headed Flying-fox, Stephen's Banded Snake & the Diamond Python.

Things to do & see include canoeing, bushwalking, birdwatching, photography, picnicking, cycling and scenic driving. Facilities include camping grounds, public toilets, walking tracks and picnic tables. The park is located 30 km south-east of Forster. Along the Lakes Way and Sugar Creek Road. All roads within the park are unsealed, take extreme care after rain.