The State Parks of New South Wales are eighteen protected areas in New South Wales, Australia reserved for camping, water sports and recreational uses. State Parks are maintained by the New South Wales Department of Lands and managed by community trust boards. They are: Bellinger Heads State Park, near Coffs Harbourat the mouth of the Bellinger and Kalang Rivers,Belmont State Park, Lake Macquarie 514 ha of wetlands and dunes, established as a state park in 2005Burrinjuck Waters State Park, near Yass 34°58′55″S 148°37′05″E75 ha of bushland on the southern escarpment of Mount Barren JackCoffs Coast State Park, near Coffs Harbour 30°06′39″S 153°12′40″E360 ha Copeton Waters State Park, near Armidale 29°54′55″S 150°56′05″E263 ha on the southern shore of Copeton Dam on the Gwydir RiverCronulla State Park Goolawah State Park, near Crescent Head Grabine Lakeside State Park, near [Bigga, New South Wales](official33°56′55″S 149°02′05″Enear Wyangala DamHarrington Beach State Park431 ha of ocean beaches adjoining Crowdy HeadJervis Bay State Park Killalea State Park, near Wollongong 34°35′55″S 150°52′04″Eis a reserve covering approximately 265 ha of coastal land. It was named for Edward Killelea, a previous owner. It used to be a dairy farm.It is situated on the southern part of Bass Point, a peninsula south of Shellharbour. It includes a lagoon, Killalea Lagoon, two popular surfing beaches that are part of a national surfing reserve and camping grounds. The two beaches are called Mystics and The Farm, also known as Minnamurra and Killalea respectively.The reserve's southern extremity is the northern side of the entrance to the Minnamurra River. It also incorporates Stack Island, a small rocky island just offshore from the entrance.Lake Burrendong State Park, near Dubbo 32°40′45″S 149°07′56″E581 ha near Mumbil on the southwestern shore of Lake BurrendongLake Glenbawn State Park, in the Upper Hunter Valley 32°05′55″S 151°00′04″E Lake Keepit State Park, between Tamworth and Narrabri 30°53′55″S 150°30′04″E4,370 ha on Lake Keepit and the Namoi RiverLiving Desert State Park, near Broken Hill Manning Entrance State Park487 ha of ocean beaches on the Manning RiverWallaga Lake State Park 36°22′54″S 150°00′04″E Wyangala Waters State Park, near Cowra 33°57′55″S 149°00′04″EOther protected areas in New South Wales are maintained by local councils, the National Parks and Wildlife Service, the Botanic Gardens Trust and the forestry arm of the Department of Primary Industries.
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