New South Wales - Ben Boyd National Park

Ben Boyd National Park

Name: Ben Boyd National Park
Telephone: +61264955000
Rating: 5.0

Place Types: Local Government Office , National Park , Park , Public & Government Service , Sports & Recreation Venue , Wildlife Sanctuary

Address: Edrom Rd, Eden, New South Wales 2551

Coordinate: -37.177173853093, 149.89828583434

Phone: +61264955000

Website: http://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/visit-a-park/parks/Ben-Boyd-National-Park

Social: https://www.facebook.com/Ben-Boyd-National-Park-505652066285933/

Rating: 5

About Ben Boyd National Park

Ben Boyd National Park offers whale watching, fishing and beach camping. Stay in heritage lighthouse accommodation or enjoy the scenic Light to Light walk.

Ben Boyd National Park Description

Ben Boyd National Park is a national park in New South Wales, Australia, 383km south of Sydney. HistoryThe park is named after the entrepreneur Ben Boyd who had a variety of interests in the far South Coast of New South Wales including whaling and farming. The park itself was established in 1971. Originally 8, 900 hectares in size, it has been expanded to 10, 486 hectares. Boyd commissioned the construction of a sandstone tower overlooking the entrance to the harbour of Twofold Bay to alert whaling crews of the approach of their prey. The tower was never completed. DescriptionThe park consists of two sections, on either side of Twofold Bay and the town of Eden. The smaller northern section is bounded on its western border by the Princes Highway. The geology of this section is mainly sedimentary rock and red bloodwood. There are also scattered pockets of rainforest in gullies and protected areas, with species such as the scentless rosewood.