Protected areas
Research 4 protected areas within weekend reach of Murwillumbah, 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 Murwillumbah. 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 Murwillumbah. Distances are measured in a straight line — this page publishes no travel times.
Ordered by straight-line distance from Murwillumbah, closest first. Distance bands: nearby is up to 60 km.
Nicoll Scrub National Park is a national park reachable from Murwillumbah as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Nicoll Scrub National Park, about 17 km (10 mi) from Murwillumbah
Image credit: Image: Mike Lehmann / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Mount Jerusalem National Park is a national park reachable from Murwillumbah as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Mount Jerusalem National Park, about 21 km (13 mi) from Murwillumbah
Image credit: Image: John Tann from Sydney, Australia / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
Springbrook National Park is a national park reachable from Murwillumbah as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Springbrook National Park, about 24 km (15 mi) from Murwillumbah
Image credit: Image: Knödelbaum / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Border Ranges National Park is a national park reachable from Murwillumbah as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Border Ranges National Park, about 29 km (18 mi) from Murwillumbah
Image credit: Image: Poyt448 Peter Woodard / Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain