Protected areas
Research 5 protected areas within weekend reach of Coffs Harbour, classified from Wikidata types and ordered by measured straight-line distance from the city centre. Distances only — no travel times, schedules, or rankings.
Each place is classified from its own Wikidata type, not from its name, and is ordered by measured straight-line distance from the centre of Coffs Harbour. Distances are great-circle kilometres between two published coordinates — this page does not publish travel times, transport schedules, opening hours, ticket prices, or rankings. Confirm access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with an official source before travelling.
Reachability is a second axis over the same places: the category says what a destination is, the band says how far it sits from Coffs Harbour. Distances are measured in a straight line — this page publishes no travel times.
Ordered by straight-line distance from Coffs Harbour, closest first. Distance bands: nearby is up to 60 km.
Ulidarra National Park is a national park reachable from Coffs Harbour as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Ulidarra National Park, about 7 km (4 mi) from Coffs Harbour
Image credit: Image: Ajorm / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Bongil Bongil National Park is a coastal national park with beaches and estuary south of the city. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Bongil Bongil National Park, about 13 km (8 mi) from Coffs Harbour
Image credit: Image: Andrea Schaffer from Sydney, Australia / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
Bindarri National Park is a national park reachable from Coffs Harbour as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Bindarri National Park, about 18 km (11 mi) from Coffs Harbour
Image credit: Image: tim from coffs harbour, Australia / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
Dorrigo National Park is a subtropical rainforest national park on the escarpment west of the city. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Dorrigo National Park, about 36 km (23 mi) from Coffs Harbour
Image credit: Image: tim from coffs harbour, Australia / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
Nymboi-Binderay National Park is a national park reachable from Coffs Harbour as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Nymboi-Binderay National Park, about 43 km (27 mi) from Coffs Harbour
Image credit: Image: Poyt448 Peter Woodard / Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain