Coorabakh National Park offers rock climbing at Little Nellie and Big Nellie as well as hangliding and paragliding. The well-developed lookouts at Newby's Lookout and Flat Rock combine with excellent elevated boardwalks through virgin rainforest gulley's at Starrs Crossing to make this newest National Park a world-class experience! You'll be amazed at the stunning views of the Manning Valley down to Taree including Harrington, Old Bar, Brinbin and Lansdowne!
On the Holiday Coast of New South Wales (NSW), Harrington and Crowdy Head offer family accommodation and activities to suit all tastes.  Our restaurants and cafés along the jewel toned waters where the Manning River meets the ocean, and at Crowdy Bay with mountain and headland views, provide beautiful vistas of sand, surf and sun.  Just 3˝ hours north of Sydney on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales Australia, Harrington and Crowdy Head are located halfway between Port Macquarie and Taree on the Pacific Highway.  The Harrington and Crowdy Head region offers fine national parks, RV and caravan parks, fine hotels and motels, and accommodation for all budgets. We are enjoyed equally by couples, singles and families looking for adventure acitivites and recreation in our beautiful region, with rainforest mountains just 20 minutes inland, and the Crowdy Bay National Park with Diamond Head and Kylie's Lookout just minutes away
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Coorabakh National Park

Rainforest Gulleys and Stunning Views!

One of Our Nearby National Parks!

Harrington and Crowdy Head are ringed by three world-class national parks including this one, all well worth a day's exploration!
CLICK HERE for more info on other national parksThere is no better (or closer) place than Harrington and Crowdy Head to start your day for some great views from Crowdy Bay National Park at Crowdy Head, Coorabakh National Park just across the Pacific Highway, and a bit further north, Middle Brother National Park.
Just don't forget to come home to Harrington or Crowdy Head for a great night out at one of our restaurants, cafes, or take-aways!

Coorabakh National Park

One of the Manning Valley's Best-Kept Secrets, Just Minutes from Harrington!
Below: Just part of the sweeping panorama from Newby's Lookout in Coorabakh National Park, looking south to Lansdowne and Taree

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 Just 17km from the Pacific Highway along well-graded state forest and National Parks roads, Coorabakh National Park is the newest national park in NSW (2002). 

Inland from Harrington a half hour, it's well worth the effort, and do not forget to bring your camera!
Below:  The picnic table with stunning views of the entire Manning Valley from Newby's Lookout in Coorabakh National Park

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Young Bangalow Palms at CoorabakhEasily accessible from Coopernook and Moorland on the Pacific Highway (17km from highway to park, 60kph roads), this national park features very well done trails, features of interest, rest areas and lookouts.   

The very best view of the entire Manning Valley to the south can be had from the stunning Newby's Lookout (see picnic table above, and panorama below) as well as Flat Rock outlook, both recently developed by National Parks with wheelchair access and information boards.  Both excellent spots for a picnic with a very hard-to-beat view!

Starr's Creek Picnic Area

In a bit further past Newby's Lookout and Little Nellie (an old volcanic vent typical of the region), is the hidden hollow of Starr's Crossing, a fantasy land of rainforest with a world-class boardwalk path leading you through mossy logs, tree ferns, rosewood and other hardwood rainforest trees, vines, and the crystal-clear water of Starr's creek.  

You'll be very impressed with the fine work National Parks has done here -- and wonder why you're the only ones there!

Below:  Mossy log at Starrs Creek, from the rainforest boardwalk trail.
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Above:  The stunning 180° view from Newby's Lookout, 
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Further in for the more adventurous is the Big Nellie picnic area (and a bit of rock-climbing for the brave at heart!), and Flat Rock Lookout, towards the northern border of Coorabakh National Park.  
Most roads are accessible year-round by family car

Read the experiences of one National Parks visitor and worker!
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For more National Parks information on Crowdy Bay National Park, please click here!   
For maps and more details, contact our region's National Parks and Wildlife Service on (02) 6583 5518.
Read More About Things to do in Harrington, Places to Stay, and Great Food in the area!
Please note that provision of roads, trail and location information in no way promotes unsafe activities at any time!  Contact National Parks for any questions regarding road condition or any potentially unsafe activities.
On the Holiday Coast of NSW, Harrington and Crowdy Head offer family accommodation and activities to suit all tastes.  Our restaurants and cafés along the jewel toned waters where the Manning River meets the ocean, and at Crowdy Bay with mountain and headland views, provide beautiful vistas of sand, surf and sun.  Just 3˝ hours north of Sydney on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales Australia, Harrington and Crowdy Head are located halfway between Port Macquarie and Taree on the Pacific Highway.  The Harrington and Crowdy Head region offers fine national parks, RV and caravan parks, fine hotels and motels, and accommodation for all budgets. We are enjoyed equally by couples, singles and families looking for adventure acitivites and recreation in our beautiful region, with rainforest mountains just 20 minutes inland, and the Crowdy Bay National Park with Diamond Head and Kylie's Lookout just minutes away

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