Booderee National Park Camping Guide
Booderee National Park Camping – Visitors adore camping at Booderee. Choose between the natural setting and discrete campsites at Green Patch – ideal for families and small groups – or the grassy area at Cave Beach, which is more suited to lightweight camping. Cave Beach is also a popular spot for surfers.
Looking for facilities for a larger group? Bristol Point is suitable for large groups, particularly school groups of between 20 and 35 people.
Bookings
You can book your camp spot online by clicking here.
This is an automated, first-in, first served system. We encourage people to book as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
Getting here
Booderee National Park is at Jervis Bay on the south coast of New South Wales between Nowra and Ulladulla. The park is about three hours drive from Sydney or Canberra.
See Sydney directions | See Canberra directions
Booderee National Park is open all year round. The Visitor Centre is open Sun to Thurs – 9.30 am to 3.00 pm and Fri, Sat + public and school holidays – 9.30 am to 4.00 pm.
For more information check out our maps, apps and info.
When to come
Booderee is beautiful at any time of year. Temperatures range from an average of 9 degrees celsius – 15 degrees celsius in July and 17 degrees celsius – 24 degrees celsius in January.
The summer period is very popular and all our camping areas fill up well before Christmas. Bookings are essential and can be made up to four months in advance. Sites are allocated by ballot – for more details please call the Booderee Visitor Centre on 02 4443 0977 or email Booderee.mail@environment.gov.au
In the southern hemisphere winter, the whale migration is a special experience – whales usually migrate in June and early July. When the whales make their southerly migration in spring they sometimes come very close to shore and play in the sheltered bays with their new-born calves.
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Staying safe
We want you to have a memorable holiday – for all the right reasons! Please follow the safety recommendations when using the park.
- Protect yourself from the sun with a hat and loose clothing, sunscreen and sunglasses. Stay in the shade when possible
- Carry drinking water with you at all times
- During your visit, please always follow directions from park rangers – their directions are for your safety
- Stay on marked tracks and in designated visitor areas
- Be aware of your own limitations and supervise children
- Be aware that spiders, snakes and ticks are around
- When near cliffs exercise extreme caution
- When on rock platforms watch what the waves are doing and never turn your back to the sea
- Spear guns, hand spears and firearms are prohibited
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