Bago Bluff National Park, Nature reserve in Port Macquarie-Hastings Council, Australia

Bago Bluff National Park is a nature reserve covering about 4,000 hectares with walking trails threading through native bush and rock formations. The terrain varies across the park, with different zones offering different vegetation and geological features to explore.

The protected area was created from sections of former state forests and gained national park status in 1999. This designation marked a shift toward stronger conservation for the woodlands.

The park's name comes from Bago Bluff, the escarpment above the Hastings Valley; the surrounding Broken Bago and Lorne state forests were partly folded into the park. Birdwatchers come for species such as the golden whistler, grey fantail, kookaburra and spotted pardalote, while the introduced lantana now smothers some tracks.

Access from the south is via forest roads including Bago Road; the northern boundary touches the Oxley Highway, where two badly washed 4WD tracks enter the park. Lantana almost covers some tracks, so expect overgrown going. The top of the bluff, reached by these roads, gives views over the Hastings Valley.

Old quarries scattered throughout the park hold fossils of leaves and shells that tell the story of past climates and environments. These geological clues reveal that the region experienced very different conditions long ago.