Berrara: Rocky Reefs, Mermaid Pools and Creek

If you’re looking for a hotel in Berrara, it’s worth deciding in advance what you’d like to focus on during your stay. To plan your trip, you could start by considering which landscapes interest you and what activities you’d like to do. The beach, lagoon and cycling adventures offer different points of interest in Berrara and the surrounding area. Once you’ve sorted out these interests, it’s easier to place the different place names more precisely in your travel plans.

Coast between rocky reefs and a swimming spot

Berrara Beach lies between two rocky reefs near the small towns of Cudmirrah and Berrara. Cudmirrah Nature Reserve Beach is sometimes also called Berrara South. Berrara Mermaid Pools are at the southern end of this beach and are suitable for swimming on warm days. The names are useful for orientation: Berrara Beach is described by its location between the reefs, while Berrara South is an occasional alternative name for Cudmirrah Nature Reserve Beach. The pools, in turn, are at the southern end of this beach. This makes it possible to identify the swimming spot with a specific stretch of coast rather than treating the different beach names as interchangeable.

Berrara Creek: lagoon and paddling

Near the town is Berrara Creek, a small lagoon next to Berrara on the south coast of New South Wales. Its entrance is closed at times. Visitors can launch a canoe at the creek and paddle upstream, offering a different water activity from swimming at Mermaid Pools. The Berrara Creek estuary is a habitat for the sooty oystercatcher. More than 95 percent of the Berrara Creek catchment lies within Conjola National Park. The creek itself is next to the town of Berrara.

Cycling in Conjola National Park

The Walter Hood ride from Cudmirrah is a cycling adventure in Conjola National Park. Parking for this ride is available at the community reserve on Goonawarra Drive, opposite the Cudmirrah shop. As parking arrangements may change, check the current situation before your ride. The ride and the parking area each have a specific location: the cycling adventure is in the national park, while the parking option mentioned is in the community reserve. This distinction can be helpful when planning the ride and where to leave your vehicle.

Choosing the right activity for your stay

The options differ depending on the landscape and activity. On warm days, Mermaid Pools are suitable for swimming; at Berrara Creek, visitors can launch a canoe and paddle upstream; the Walter Hood ride from Cudmirrah is a cycling adventure in the national park. You can weigh up a swimming spot, a lagoon with paddling opportunities, and a cycling trip. Once you know which activity is most important to you, you can align your search for a hotel in Berrara more closely with your travel plans.

Discover more destinations: Greenwell Point, Burrill Lake, Narrawallee, Berry, Culburra Beach, Nowra, Currarong, Huskisson.

For the broader travel overview: Shoalhaven City Council.