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{{Short description|National park in Australia}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Use Australian English|date=September 2014}}
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| label           = Wallingat National Park
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| location        = [[New South Wales]]
| established     = 1999
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| governing_body  = National Parks and Wildlife Service (New South Wales)
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'''Wallingat''' is a [[national park]] located in New South Wales, Australia, {{convert|211|km}} northeast of Sydney. The park has forest walks, a campsite on the banks of the [[Wallingat River]] and a viewpoint, the Whoota Whoota Lookout, with views of [[Wallis Lake]] and the coast.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/news/travel/from-booti-booti-to-boomerang/2007/11/29/1196530525221.html|title=From Booti Booti to Boomerang|last=Scott|first=Daniel|date=3 December 2007|work=Brisbane Times|access-date=15 August 2010}}</ref> The roads are unsealed.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.greatlakes.org.au/accom_result1/wallingat-national-park-camping/|title=Wallingat National Park Camping|work=Great Lakes Tourism|access-date=15 August 2010}}</ref>

[[Wallaby|Wallabies]] and [[kangaroo]]s can be found here, as well as 200 species of birds.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Wallingat National Park|url=https://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/visit-a-park/parks/wallingat-national-park|access-date=2022-01-04|publisher=NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service|language=en}}</ref> The average elevation of the terrain is 44 m.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Wallingat National Park topographic map, elevation, relief|url=https://en-au.topographic-map.com/maps/s2gk/Wallingat-National-Park/|access-date=2022-01-05|website=topographic-map.com|language=en}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Protected areas of New South Wales]]

==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/NationalParks/parkHome.aspx?id=N0132 Wallingat National Park], NSW Government
*[http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/parkmanagement/WallingatDraftMgmtplan.htm Wallingat National Park – draft plan of management]. July 2007, NSW Government

{{National Parks of New South Wales}}
{{Suburbs of Mid-Coast Council}}
{{Hunter Region places and items of interest}}

[[Category:National parks of the Hunter Region]]
[[Category:Protected areas established in 1999]]
[[Category:Mid-Coast Council]]
[[Category:1999 establishments in Australia]]


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