{"id":19641,"date":"2022-12-20T01:59:14","date_gmt":"2022-12-20T01:59:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/?p=19641"},"modified":"2022-12-20T01:59:14","modified_gmt":"2022-12-20T01:59:14","slug":"discover-the-perfect-playground-in-a-national-park-these-holidays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2022\/12\/20\/discover-the-perfect-playground-in-a-national-park-these-holidays\/","title":{"rendered":"Discover the perfect playground in a national park these holidays"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Step out of the city and into one of 890 national parks and reserves around NSW these summer holidays, which offer a diverse range of accommodation options and activities for all ages and abilities.<br>\u00a0<br>NSW Environment Minister James Griffin said families are spoilt for choice these school holidays, with a huge range of spectacular landscapes to explore.<br>\u00a0<br>\u201cThere\u2019s no better way to wind down from a busy year and wear the kids out during school holidays than by getting into nature in a national park,\u201d Mr Griffin said.<br>\u00a0<br>\u201cWhether you\u2019re looking for a day trip or a multi-day adventure, we have hundreds of national parks and reserves to choose from, offering a range of accommodation options and activities for explorers young and old.<br>\u00a0<br>\u201cPaddle in crystal-clear lagoons, explore war-time fortifications, go on guided bush tucker tours with an Aboriginal ranger, or discover the hidden lives of nocturnal native critters \u2013 you\u2019ll find the perfect playground in a national park.<br>\u00a0<br>\u201cPitch a tent in one of our hundreds of campgrounds, or check out\u00a0<a>the coastal cabins, heritage-listed cottages and lighthouses, where you can eat, play and sleep in comfort.\u201d\u00a0<\/a><br>\u00a0<br>National parks have walks for every style of bushwalker, whether you need something suitable for prams or are after a longer, more challenging walk.\u00a0<br>\u00a0<br>NPWS also offers a range of exciting, ranger-guided education activities, specifically designed for kids aged 5 to 12 years. They can explore the ancient Gondwana rainforest, become an insect detective, or join an Aboriginal Guide.<br>\u00a0<br>NSW national parks contribute about $18 million and 74,000 jobs to the NSW economy every year, and tourism to regional and rural national parks supports economic recovery, helping communities that have endured drought, bushfires and flooding.<br>\u00a0<br>The NSW Government is delivering the largest investment in national parks history, with $450 million dollars for more than 200 visitor infrastructure projects across the State by 2024.\u00a0<br>\u00a0<br>Visit\u00a0the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au%2Fkids-and-family-activities&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cwebmaster%40nsw.liberal.org.au%7C7bfa56b9152d40f1dcaa08dae139f88b%7Cf7b9e888f8a7467190c0d6ca09a51633%7C0%7C0%7C638069937106612661%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=x8RyZXAi53Whk4ie4dPracW%2BQqQEni8zxHm8Llk1%2BEw%3D&amp;reserved=0\">NSW National Parks\u00a0and Wildlife Service<\/a>\u00a0website to plan your next weekend or holiday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Step out of the city and into one of 890 national parks and reserves around NSW these summer holidays, which offer a diverse range of accommodation options and activities for all ages and abilities.\u00a0NSW Environment Minister James Griffin said families are spoilt for choice these school holidays, with a huge range of spectacular landscapes to &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2022\/12\/20\/discover-the-perfect-playground-in-a-national-park-these-holidays\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Discover the perfect playground in a national park these holidays&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19641","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nswnews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19641","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19641"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19641\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19642,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19641\/revisions\/19642"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19641"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19641"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19641"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}