Saltwater National Park - This small coastal reserve east of Taree has been a popular recreational spot for over a century. Before that, it was an Aboriginal seasonal camp for thousands of years.

Scheyville National Park - This park north-west of Sydney near Windsor is rich in the history of European occupation.

Seven Mile beach National Park - The sweep of Seven Mile Beach is rimmed with sand dunes and a variety of coastal sand forests, some of which are listed as endangered ecological communities.

Sydney Harbour National Park - Sydney Harbour National Park protects various islands and foreshore areas around one of the world's most famous harbours.

South East Forest National Park - Outstanding old-growth forests, heathlands, upland swamps, spectacular granite boulders and moist fern-filled gullies dominate the scattered sections of the park.

Sturt National Park - The park protects an enormous arid landscape of space and solitude.