Cattai National Park

Cattai National Park is a national park in the Central Coast region of New South Wales.

Understand

History

Parts of the park was an original First Fleet grant and the park contains important historic and archaeological resources, including a homestead built in the 1820s, ruins of a stone windmill, thought to be the oldest industrial building in Australia, convict-built dry stone walls, and a range of other features which reflect changes in the place since the early 19th century. Cattai NP also contains a number of Aboriginal sites which are of importance to our understanding of the Cattai area prior to European settlement

Visitor information

• Park website

Get in

The only way to get into this park is via the Caddie Rd, halfway across the roads between Windsor and Wisemans Ferry, and should take about 15 minutes each. From Wisemans Ferry, use the Wisemans Ferry Rd, and from Windsor, use Cattai Rd.

Fees and permits

There is a fee of $8 per vehicle and has to be paid via pay and display machines.

NSW Parks passes are valid in the park, which provide unlimited access to the park for a year. The passes also provides faster entry and is valid for 12 months (or 24 if you purchase a two year pass) from date of purchase. The fees per vehicle (as at 2021) as follows:

• All Parks Pass – includes all parks in New South Wales, including Kosciuszko Nat Park ($195 for one year, $335 for two years)
• Multi Park Pass – includes all parks in New South Wales, excluding Kosciuszko Nat Park ($65 for one year, $115 for two years)

Both parks passes are valid in Mungo National Park. There is also a third pass; the Single Park Pass, worth $22 for one year and $40 for two. This is just if you want to revisit this park again and again, in which to pay the fees off, you'll need to visit this park at least three times.

However, the country NSW Parks Pass is not valid in the park.

See

• 1 Cattai Homestead, 245 Arndells Trail, Cattai. The Cattai Homestead, which was constructed around 1820, and its curtilage is listed by the National Trust and the Australian Heritage Commission. (updated Nov 2021)

Buy, eat and drink

There are no cafes, restaurants, kiosks etc. Bring your own food.

Sleep

Camping

• 1 Cattai campground, Arndells Trail, Cattai. Typical riverside style campground. (updated Nov 2021)