Kattang Nature Reserve, Camden Head, NSW.

Kattang Nature Reserve

While camping at Diamond Head Campground in Crowdy Bay National Park, we drove to Camden Head to visit Kattang Nature Reserve. We parked at the car park on Bergalia Crescent, near the corner of Camden Head Road. We chose to do the Perpendicular Point Walk but there are other options, including parking at Charles Hamey Lookout in the southern end of the reserve. No pets are allowed in the reserve.

Perpendicular Point Walk: 3.7 km return, Grade 3.
We enjoyed this pleasant walk through banksias, bush pea and other native plants that led to great ocean cliff vistas.

Kattang Nature Reserve

Bush Pea

Lady Finger Orchid

While walking the Perpendicular Track we caught glimpses of the fire that later that afternoon got out of control and led to the emergency evacuation of our campground at Diamond Head.

Views of Kattang Nature Reserve and the fire that caused the evacuation of our campground.

We walked the side track to Fisherman's Bluff Lookout on our way back to the car.

Fisherman's Bluff Lookout

After returning to the car park we walked through the nearby picnic area, past Camden Head Pilot Station, along a short boardwalk and out to the Breakwall.

I can never resist walking over a breakwall and this one didn't disappoint. There is a great view of North Brother Mountain, Dooragan National Park, from the breakwall. 

Southern breakwall, Camden Head

North Brother Mountain from thee breakwall.

Pied Cormorant on the breakwall.

We were very hungry by this time and a quick google search showed us that the nearby Laurieton Seafoods had very high reviews. We thoroughly enjoyed our lunch at Laurieton Seafoods and it was a very reasonable price too.

Laurieton Seafoods