Towra Point Nature Reserve is a place of many contrasts. It forms the largest and most diverse estuarine wetland complex in NSW. Representing around half of the remaining mangrove area near Sydney, and most of the saltmarshes remaining in the region, this park is as beautiful as it is complex and is listed as an internationally significant RAMSAR site. Be sure to use one of the public moorings if you pull up with your boat and avoid anchoring in the fragile seagrass beds.
With an abundance of mangroves, mudflats, freshwater wetlands, and seagrass beds, the reserve teems with life. It provides breeding, feeding and roosting sites for many threatened and migratory bird species, which makes this reserve ideal for wetland birdwatching. Dogs are not permitted and migratory shorebirds like pied oystercatchers must remain protected. The reserve is surrounded by Towra Point Aquatic Reserve with a mix of sanctuary zones and refuge zones.
Whether you experience these fragile and untouched wetlands by boat or by foot, you're bound to love Towra.