Garden Areas

The 20 hectare Botanic Garden is bounded on the east, north and west by the picturesque tidal Coffs Harbour Creek with its mangroves, and rich bird life. The south-west corner is along a tributary of Carolls Creek.

Drainage is good from the hillock to the north and west of the cemetery, down to the main swamp forest , which eventually drains into the creek in a natural low levee bank just south of the Picnic Area.

Over half of the Garden, mainly at the higher levels, is covered with natural forest which is being maintained as such with a minimum of disturbance.