Tyagarah Nature Reserve picnic area

Tyagarah Nature Reserve

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Overview

Relax at this lovely picnic area next to Tyagarah Nature Reserve. Wander the nearby bush tracks, or head to the beach for swimming, sunbathing or fishing.

Type
Picnic areas
Where
Tyagarah Nature Reserve in North Coast
Accessibility
Hard
Entry fees
Park entry fees apply
What to
bring
Hat, sunscreen, drinking water, snacks
Please note
  • Nudity is not permitted at Tyagarah Nature Reserve and Tyagarah Beach is no longer a clothing optional area. Penalties apply.
  • Beaches in this park are not patrolled, and can sometimes have strong rips and currents.
  • There may be limited mobile reception in certain parts of this park.

Located right next to Tyagarah Nature Reserve, this charming, quiet picnic spot, complete with tables, is a great place to chill out and grab a bite, or recline with a long, lazy picnic between swims at the beautiful beach just across the way.

Besides the gorgeous stretch of protected coastline here, there are also some excellent tracks behind the dunes, which are great for bushwalking and birdwatching. Coastal banksia can be found along the tracks and behind the dunes, as well as midgen berry, with its white flowers and purple spotted berries, which are much-loved by the local birds.

For directions, safety and practical information, see visitor info

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Tyagarah Nature Reserve picnic area is in Tyagarah Nature Reserve. Here are just some of the reasons why this park is special:

    Colourful wildlife

    Pelicans (Pelecanus) on the river, Tyagarah Nature Reserve. Photo: David Young

    Among the diverse wildlife you may encounter here are Australian bush turkeys wandering the nearby tracks in search of food. Ospreys, brahminy kits and majestic white-bellied sea eagles patrol the coast, sometimes swooping dramatically to snatch food from the sea. Pied oystercatchers, with their distinctive long red beaks, may be seen searching for pippis along the beach. If you're especially lucky, you may even come across a wallaby grazing beside the track that runs from Grays Lane to Brunswick Heads. Threatened species recorded in the reserve include the long-nosed potoroo, wallum froglet, and the Mitchells Rainforest snail.

    Generations of Aboriginal history

    Forest, Tyagarah Nature Reserve. Photo: David Young

    The reserve falls within the Bundjalung nation and is of importance to the local Arakwal people who have affiliations and connections to the reserve and surrounds. The abundant resources of the reserve have been used by generations of Bundjalung people, who are the original custodians of northern coastal areas of NSW.

    Unique, endangered ecology

    Paper bark trees (Melaleuca quinquenervia) on the river bank. Tyagarah Nature Reserve. Photo: David Young

    The reserve protects six endangered ecological communities in the north coast bioregion: coastal saltmarsh; swamp sclerophyll forest; littoral rainforest; lowland rainforest on floodplain; subtropical coastal floodplain forest; and swamp oak floodplain forest. A huge total of 33 threatened plant species are known, or likely to occur, within the reserve such as stinking crypotocarya, red lilly pilly and green-leaved rose walnut.

    • Tyagarah Nature Reserve picnic area Relax at this lovely picnic area next to Tyagarah Nature Reserve. Wander the nearby bush tracks, or head to the beach for swimming, sunbathing or fishing.

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    • Tyagarah Nature Reserve is always open but may have to close at times due to poor weather or fire danger.

    • Park entry fees:

      $8 per vehicle per day. Tap and pay card or phone payments accepted at pay machines. Cash and credit cards accepted at Byron Bay Office.

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