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Hidden Gem
The road ducks back into Carrai State Forest for a few more kilometres before entering private property and cleared grazing country. The gravel ends and the bitumen starts about 5km from the tiny hamlet of Toorooka. The distance from Kookaburra to here is about 40km. At Toorooka you can right on the main Kempsey-Armidale road. Kempsey is 32km from here.
TIGER QUOLLS
Willi Willi NP and the surrounding area is a major stronghold in NSW for the highly endangered spotted-tail tiger quoll. These striking spotted animals are the largest marsupial carnivores on the Australian mainland and are rarely seen in the wild. Living on a diet of birds, reptiles, bandicoots and other small marsupials, the tiger quoll is an efficient little nocturnal hunter but it often loses out to larger introduced predators like the fox and feral dog. In Queensland the quoll has been decimated from eating the poisonous cane toad, which it unfortunately mistakes for frogs.
GETTING THERE
The park is best accessed from the city of Kempsey 460km north of Sydney. Head south along the Pacific Highway and turn off at Telegraph Point then turn off onto Rollands Plains Road.
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WHEN TO GO
The park is a great spot to visit throughout the year except after a few days of very heavy rain.
STAYING THERE
There are no designated camping areas in the park so it's best to stay at Brushy Mountain Camping Area in adjoining Werrikimbe National Park. There are no camping fees there.
THINGS TO DO
Good 4WD, bird watching, bush walking, wildlife photography and relaxing with nature.
RECOMMENDED MAPS
The best map that shows all the forest roads is the Mid North Coast Forest Map, which is put out by the State Forests of NSW.
IMPORTANT NUMBERS
NPWS Mid North Coast Region 02 65868300
Kempsey Visitors Centre 02 65631555 or 1800 642480
National parks website www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au
TIGER QUOLLS
Willi Willi NP and the surrounding area is a major stronghold in NSW for the highly endangered spotted-tail tiger quoll. These striking spotted animals are the largest marsupial carnivores on the Australian mainland and are rarely seen in the wild. Living on a diet of birds, reptiles, bandicoots and other small marsupials, the tiger quoll is an efficient little nocturnal hunter but it often loses out to larger introduced predators like the fox and feral dog. In Queensland the quoll has been decimated from eating the poisonous cane toad, which it unfortunately mistakes for frogs.
GETTING THERE
The park is best accessed from the city of Kempsey 460km north of Sydney. Head south along the Pacific Highway and turn off at Telegraph Point then turn off onto Rollands Plains Road.
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WHEN TO GO
The park is a great spot to visit throughout the year except after a few days of very heavy rain.
STAYING THERE
There are no designated camping areas in the park so it's best to stay at Brushy Mountain Camping Area in adjoining Werrikimbe National Park. There are no camping fees there.
THINGS TO DO
Good 4WD, bird watching, bush walking, wildlife photography and relaxing with nature.
RECOMMENDED MAPS
The best map that shows all the forest roads is the Mid North Coast Forest Map, which is put out by the State Forests of NSW.
IMPORTANT NUMBERS
NPWS Mid North Coast Region 02 65868300
Kempsey Visitors Centre 02 65631555 or 1800 642480
National parks website www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au
