Wallarah National Park - Wallarah National Park conserves coastal land south of Caves Beach, just east of Lake Macquarie.

Wallingat National Park - Whoota Lookout, one of the best natural viewing platforms on the mid-north coast, provides magnificent views of the park's eucalypt forests and along the Forster coastline.

Warrabah National Park - In Warrabah, one of the few inland river parks in NSW, you'll enjoy the languid atmosphere and scenery of the Namoi River.

Washpool National Park - The landscape of steep gorges, clear waters and expansive World Heritage rainforest protects some of the most diverse and least disturbed forest in NSW, including the world's largest stand of coachwood trees.

Watagans National Park - This park protects the headwaters of the Congewai and Quorrobolong creeks, which flow into the Hunter River, and the Gap and Dora creeks, which feed Lake Macquarie.

WeddinMountains National Park - This striking crescent of cliffs and ridged gullies is reputed to be a bushrangers' haunt Ben Hall cave is named for one of the area's most infamous rogues.

Werrikimbe National Park - A World Heritage-listed place of wild magnificence, with rainforests, heaths, rushing rivers and spring wildflowers.

Willandra National Park - Willandra Station was once famous for its wool, and these days it offers an insight into the pastoral history of the region.

WilliWilli National Park - This rainforest mountain park lies along a section of the Great Escarpment to the east of Oxley Wild Rivers and Werrikimbe national parks.

Woko National Park - This steep and rugged landscape features large areas of rainforest, moist eucalypt forest and impressive rock outcrops.

Wollumbin National Park - Birds are abundant in this new park, including threatened species such as the rufous scrub-bird, wompoo pigeon, marbled frogmouth and Albert's lyrebird.

Woomargama National Park - This new park near the Murray River is the largest protected area west of the Great Dividing Range in south-eastern NSW and contains the largest remnant of box woodlands on the South-West Slopes.

Wyrrabalong National Park - Divided into two sections, Wyrrabalong National Park conserves the last significant coastal (littoral) rainforest on the Central Coast. Rocky cliffs pounded by the sea alternate with sandy beaches and you can enjoy dramatic coastal vistas from several lookouts.