Comerong Island Nature Reserve VKFF-2572

Comerong Island is a small island between the Shoalhaven and Crookhaven Rivers, on the coast East of Nowra. To reach it, you need to catch a car ferry across Berrys Canal. Took the Comerong Island Rd and waited for the ferry. It was returning a truck from the island when I arrived

Drove on. The fee is $10 return, EFTPOS only. Need to stay in the car while crossing.

As you can see the crossing is not too wide and only took a few minutes. The ferry is guided by 2 cables. Once on the other side drove onto Comerong Island. It is a rough V shape island. Drove up one side of the V, mostly farmland, then over to the other side, which is Comerong Island Nature Reserve. Sign for the park

The track into the reserve is narrow and sandy, may be a bit rough for a normal 2WD car. My Xtrail AWD had no problems.

At the end of the track reached the end of the island and a car park with a breakwater. Set up here in the car park.

Looking the other way

Location on the island. Map from Protected Planet

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Got on 40 m. Worked

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Tried 80 m. Worked

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Returned to 40 m to work

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After no more called packed up as keen to explore the rest of the island, having never been there before.

A notice board about the island. Interesting to find man made due to deepening of Berrys Canal.

Drove back along the park track, an example of the road

Turned off onto a side road to the beach. Looking South

Looking North

Drove along to another car park at the Northern end of the park and did a walk through the rain forest

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A beach at the Northern end of the island. Looking North to Shoalhaven Heads

Looking South

Heading back on the ferry.