Sea Acres National Park, Coastal rainforest park in Port Macquarie, Australia.
Sea Acres National Park is a protected forest spanning 76 hectares of coastal rainforest located in Port Macquarie. An elevated boardwalk winds through the dense vegetation, providing safe passage above the natural ground.
The location began as a nature reserve and became a national park in 2010. This change in status brought stronger protection to the coastal ecosystems found throughout New South Wales.
The park's name comes from the 76-hectare reserve protecting one of the largest remaining segments of coastal rainforest in New South Wales. The education centre near the boardwalk entrance explains this littoral forest and the species recorded within it, including the wompoo fruit-dove and koala. The cafe serves visitors before or after the 1.3-kilometre walk.
An information center and cafe are located within the park grounds, along with guided tour options for those wanting deeper insight. Early morning walks offer the best chance to observe wildlife and experience fewer crowds.
The rainforest here is a remnant of a warmer period: botanist Alexander Floyd suggested Sea Acres and similar beachside forests near Port Macquarie may be botanical refugia. The sea hibiscus reaches its southernmost natural limit in this park, and the screw pine, usually a tropical Pacific plant, grows at or near its southern limit too.
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