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Everlasting Swamp National Park
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Everlasting Swamp National Park
1 current alert · Checked 13 Oct 2026, 10:05 pm
- Other planned eventsUntil 31 Dec 2026
1080 Baiting Operation
NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWSO is conducting a ground baiting program in Everlasting Swamp National Park from Tuesday 1st September to Thursday 31st December 2026.
The operation will use 1080 (sodium fluoroacetate) poison for the control of foxes. It's designed to minimise predator impacts on wildlife, especially threatened species.
Signs will be placed at the entry to the baiting location. Domestic pets are not permitted in NSW National Parks managed lands. Pets and working dogs must be restrained or muzzled in the vicinity and must not enter the baiting location. In the event of accidental poisoning seek immediate veterinary assistance.
For more information, contact the NPWS Grafton area office on 02 66 411 500.
About
Known to bird watchers as the ‘Kakadu of the south’, Everlasting Swamp National Park is one of the largest freshwater wetlands on the NSW North Coast and protects 26 threatened species.
Take your binoculars because this park is superb for bird watching—especially after heavy rain when high water levels attract birdlife. You’ll be thrilled to discover rare birds and even glimpse their courtship dances. Keep an eye out for black-necked storks in their huge stick nests, elegant brolgas bobbing and strutting with life-long mates, and black swans escorting their downy cygnets through the wetlands.
Jump in your canoe or kayak to paddle the meandering creeks lined with reeds and giant waterlilies. Bring your fishing rod to cast a line for bass and mullet in Sportmans Creek or explore its wooded creek banks. If you’ve come to relax away from the crowds, picnic on the grass beneath the shade of old red gum trees as frogs croak and birds of prey circle overhead.
The park at a glance
Everlasting Swamp National Park is a rare coastal wetland north of Grafton in the Clarence Valley. A hotspot for bird watching, you can explore the park and its wildlife from your canoe or on foot.
Known to bird watchers as the ‘Kakadu of the south’, Everlasting Swamp National Park is one of the largest freshwater wetlands on the NSW North Coast and protects 26 threatened species.
Take your binoculars because this park is superb for bird watching—especially after heavy rain when high water levels attract birdlife. You’ll be thrilled to discover rare birds and even glimpse their courtship dances. Keep an eye out for black-necked storks in their huge stick nests, elegant brolgas bobbing and strutting with life-long mates, and black swans escorting their downy cygnets through the wetlands.
Jump in your canoe or kayak to paddle the meandering creeks lined with reeds and giant waterlilies. Bring your fishing rod to cast a line for bass and mullet in Sportmans Creek or explore its wooded creek banks. If you’ve come to relax away from the crowds, picnic on the grass beneath the shade of old red gum trees as frogs croak and birds of prey circle overhead.
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Plan your visit
Access, facilities and practical details.
Best times to visit
Spring
It’s a great time to see black swans with their cygnets and if you’re lucky, pairs of brolgas or black-necked storks guiding their young. If you’re coming for a paddle, bring your rod and reel because bass season opens on 1 September.
Summer
As summer rains fill the wetland, it truly comes alive and frogs begin to breed. Now's the time to fish and explore new areas of the park by kayak or canoe. Come prepared because there’s not a lot of shade in this park.
Autumn
This is high season for twitchers. Bring your binoculars for a good look at black-necked storks in their nests and other wading birds. See large migrating flocks pass through, especially in wetter years. It’s your last chance to fish for bass as the season ends on 30 April.
Winter
The wetland dries and birdlife retreats to patches of standing water. Come in mid-August to witness brolgas bob and leap in flamboyant courtship dances—a must-see. Cool, sunny days are perfect to explore Everlasting Swamp by canoe down Sportsmans Creek.
Walks in this park
- Woody Creek walking track
5km return · 1hr
Plants and animals
Animals
- Brown-striped frog (Lymnastes peronii)
- Eastern snake-necked turtle (Chelodina longicollis)
- Eastern water dragon (Intellagama lesueurii lesueurii)
Protected species listed by NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service.
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Before you go
Nearby towns
Maclean (22 km) · Grafton (33 km)
Get in touch
Phone
1300 072 757Website
Visit websiteGrafton office
02 6641 1500npws.clarence@environment.nsw.gov.auLevel 4, 49 Victoria Street, Grafton NSW 2460
Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 4.30pm
Where you'll be
Lower Southgate NSW 2460
Hours
Open 24 hours