WHITE SAND
Jervis Bay
Huskisson to Booderee, New South Wales
- Swimming
- Wildlife
- Bushwalks
- Boat trips
Jervis Bay pairs famously white sand with genuinely calm water: toddlers paddle the wave-free shallows of Moona Moona Creek while dolphins cruise past Huskisson. The bay's southern arm is Booderee National Park, Aboriginal land jointly managed with the Wreck Bay Community, where Green Patch campers share the grass with kangaroos. Whales pass close on the way north from May, and southbound mothers rest their calves in the bay through spring.
Suited to
- Ages
- All ages
- Stay
- 2–3 nights
Getting there
Good to know
- Booderee charges per vehicle, best pre-bought online; walkers and cyclists free
- Huskisson has the daily shops; the big supermarket is Nowra, half an hour back
- Food and supplies: Huskisson carries the cafes and takeaways; do the big shop in Nowra on the way through.
Stays
Booderee bay campgrounds
Drive-in sites on the bay's calm shore inside Booderee, owned by the Wreck Bay Aboriginal community: hot showers, and kangaroos through camp at dusk.
Cave Beach
Booderee's ocean side: a 300 m carry from the carpark, cold showers, tea-tree shade and surf. Lightweight camping, not a big-family setup.
The bay villages
Huskisson, Vincentia, Hyams and Callala Bay put holiday houses, the cruise wharf and the cafes at the beach. Summer takes these first.
Nowra and Ulladulla
The fallback when the bay is booked out: accommodation half an hour back from the water, and Nowra is where the big supermarket shop happens anyway.