Protected areas of New South Wales


The Protected areas of New South Wales include both terrestrial and marine protected areas. there are 225 national parks in New South Wales.
As of 30 June 2010 there were 776 separate terrestrial protected areas with a total land area of . At that time there were 18 aquatic protected areas with a total area of.

New conservation area

In June 2020 the Government of New South Wales acquired, or of private land for a new national park, when it purchased Narriearra station in the state’s far north-west. It is the largest ever purchase of private land for conservation in the state, and provides 90 percent of the habitat of the endangered grey grasswren. The Dingo Fence on the border with Queensland forms the northern boundary of the property.

Terrestrial protected areas

National Parks

National parks are managed by the National Parks and Wildlife Service, an agency of the Department of Environment and Climate Change of New South Wales.

Central NSW

Nature Reserves are managed by the National Parks and Wildlife Service, an agency of the Department of Environment and Climate Change of New South Wales.

Central NSW

State Conservation Areas, formerly referred to as State Recreation Areas, are managed by the Department of Environment and Climate Change.

Central NSW

Regional Parks are managed by the Department of Environment and Climate Change.

Hunter & Mid North Coast

Aboriginal Areas are managed by local Aboriginal communities and the Department of Environment and Climate Change.

Hunter & Mid North Coast

A number of Historic Sites are managed by the Department of Environment and Climate Change. Other historic sites in the state are managed by the Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales.

Central NSW

State Parks are managed by the Land and Property Management Authority.
Four Karst Conservation Reserves are managed by the Jenolan Caves Reserve Trust.

Marine Parks

Marine Parks are managed by the New South Wales Marine Parks Authority.
Aquatic reserves are managed by the New South Wales Department of Primary Industries.