Southern NSW Coast Travel Information The coast between Sydney in north and Victoria border in south is much less crowded than the NSW coast north of Sydney.
It is known for lovely fishing villages, hinterland national parks and beaches like Depot Beach, Corrigans Beach, Broulee Beach and Tathra Beach. There's some good bushwalking around Mount Kembla, Wallaga Lake and Mimosa Rocks National park. And a real gem is Jervis Bay. Here is some information about the area, and in the end of the page is a coastal NSW map.
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NSW Coast - Illawara and Mount Kembla Wollongong, 80km south of Sydney, is the third largest city in New South Wales. It’s a university city with a large student population and it hasn’t got much for tourists, but its beaches are beautiful and excellent for surf - you can learn it with Taupu Surf School. If you happen to sleep over, there are Keira View YHA Hostel, Keiraleagh House, Harp Motel and Windang Beach Tourist Park providing accommodation. Inland from Wollongong is the beautiful Illawara Escarpment, with bushwalking tracks to Mount Kiera and Mount Kembla, and plenty of wildlife.
Booderee National Park and Jervis Bay Australia Further south along the NSW coast is Nowra, and the beautiful Jervis Bay, famous for dolphins and the Booderee National Park. Huskisson and Vincentia are good small towns where to stay while spending time in Jervis Bay, bushwalking and joining Dolphin Watch Cruises. You can stay at Jervis Bay Backpackers, Husky Pub, or Huskisson Beach Tourist Resort. In the Booderee National Park, there are some bushwalking tracks, Booderee Botanic Gardens, camping grounds, and Bay of Plenty Lodges.
Depot Beach, Corrigans Beach and Broulee Beach South from Jervis Bay is the little coastal town Ulladulla, known for its beaches visited by kangaroos; Murramarang National Park with the lovely Pebbly, Merry and Depot Beaches and walking tracks to Durras Mountain. South of Ulladulla is Batemans Bay – a busy town with some excellent beaches. The Corrigans Beach, closest to town, is a family beach that gets busy during long weekends and school holidays, while Broulee, Surf Beach and Malua Bay are popular with surfers. Broulee Surf School will give you surf lessons and you can stay at Shady Willows Holiday Park & YHA.
Wallaga Lake, Tilba Valley and Mimosa Rocks National Park Further south is the lovely town Narooma; and Central Tilba with classic old cafes, craft shops and antique shops, and the nearby Tilba Valley Winery. On the coast is Bermagui> with a pretty fishing port, good base to visit Wallaga Lake which has a lot of bird-life, and the Mimosa Rocks National Park.
Tathra Beach and Southernmost NSW Coast South from here is the Sapphire Coast – with beautiful small towns Bega, Merimbula and lovely Eden and Tathra Beach. Bega is known for its cheeses, while Eden used to be a whaling town and today there is an interesting and sad whaling museum. South from here is the border of Victoria and west is the Kosciuszko National Park and Canberra in Australian Capital Territory.
Here's a Southern NSW Coast map, with places that mentioned on this web page tagged. You can click on the tags to see what places they are, and double-click anywhere on the map to zoom it in and see the places closer. Drag the map to move around, and if you want to see the satellite image with Google Earth, click on "Sat" in the top right hand corner.
NOTE: This website is written in British English, which is the English we use in Australia. You will find words like "traveller", "harbour" and "realise", and they are all correct in the language used in Australia.
