Ourimbah State Forest Guide
Southern end of the Watagans, just west of Wyong. Bike trails and a private ropes course on Red Hill Road. Not Watagans National Park.
Unofficial operator’s manual
Independent, unofficial, not Forestry Corporation, not NPWS · Content reviewed 23 Sep 2026
Check before you leave: is the forest road open, is the trail you want open, is Treetops running, and can the dog come. Forestry Corporation publishes the road notices. The club says which trails are open. Treetops says if the ropes are running. Those answers are not printed here.
- Red Hill Road
- MTB park
- Treetops (private)
- Dogs under your control
- Working forest
- No named camp
Plan, ride, ropes, town bed
Plan your visit
How long · dogs · fires · last towns
Open →
MTB park
Club trails · free to ride · check the board
Open →
Treetops
Private ropes course · you pay them
Open →
Camping
No named camp · picnic is not a tent site
Open →
Maps
Notices, club page, operator page
Open →
Where to stay
Town bed — nothing here is bookable
Open →
Not the national park
This is a State forest, not the national park
Ourimbah State Forest is a Forestry Corporation of NSW working forest at the southern end of the Watagan range, just west of Wyong on the Central Coast. It is not Watagans National Park. Forestry Corporation groups it with Awaba, Heaton, Olney, Watagan and Wyong as the State forests of the Watagan Mountains. People still type “the Watagans” and land on the wrong manager. This forest is the Red Hill Road entrance: a mountain-bike network run by Central Coast Mountain Bike Club under a forest permit, and Treetops Adventure Central Coast, a private business in the same forest. The Pines is in Olney, on a different website. Forestry Corporation has not named a public campground here. Dogs are welcome in the State forest under your control, and they are not welcome in the national park or inside Treetops. Entry to the forest is free. Treetops charges for its courses. Roads are forest roads — after rain they can be slippery or closed. This site is an unofficial operator’s manual in the State Forest Guide Australia network. Check Forestry Corporation before you drive.
The Pines is not in Ourimbah. Use the Olney guide for The Pines.
Brisbane Water National Park — neighbouring national park, not a State Forest
What kind of forest day?
Ride Red Hill
Free · club trails · not a camp
Ourimbah MTB Park is on Red Hill Road. Central Coast Mountain Bike Club maintains it under a forest permit. Check their board the morning you ride.
Treetops
Private · paid · 1 Red Hill Road
Treetops Adventure Central Coast is a business inside the forest. Book on their site. Dogs stay off the course. Do not sleep in their carpark.
No named camp
Picnic areas are not camps
Forestry Corporation has not named a public campground here. The statewide first-come rule does not name a clearing in this forest. A Friday night needs a town bed, or The Pines in Olney.
I typed Watagans
Different manager
This is a Forestry Corporation working forest just west of Wyong. Watagans National Park is NPWS. The Pines is Olney. The lookouts are not this page.
Best for
A free ride when the club says your trail is open, or a paid session in the trees, with a dog under your control on the forest road and a town bed already sorted.
Skip if
You need a reserved camp tonight. You wanted Watagans National Park or The Pines in Olney. You need a tap, a shower, or a cabin inside the forest. You are not willing to drive unsealed roads after rain.
Named places
Trailhead, ropes course, picnic
What the official pages and the operators actually name. Pictures are AI illustrative — not a field photograph.
- Ourimbah MTB Park
Trailhead parking on Red Hill Road. Central Coast Mountain Bike Club builds and maintains the trails under a Forestry Corporation permit. Free to ride. Not a camp.
- Treetops Adventure Central Coast
A privately owned high-ropes business inside the forest, at 1 Red Hill Road, Wyong Creek. Forestry Corporation calls it TreeTop Adventure Park. You pay Treetops, not this guide.
- Red Hill picnic and carpark
Day-use picnic ground beside the Treetops carpark, and the trailhead picnic the club and NSW Government both mention. Not a place to pitch a tent.
How long
Times below are ours. Nobody has published a walk hour for this forest.
Half day
One activity. A short ride if that trail is open, or a Treetops session. Picnic, then drive out. Don’t add a camp.
Full day
A longer ride, with the shuttle booked the way the club says, or ropes plus a picnic. Bring water. There is no shop at the trailhead.
Overnight
A town: Ourimbah, Wyong, Gosford, Tuggerah or The Entrance. If you wanted a named first-come camp, that is The Pines in Olney, and it fills too.
On foot
No published bushwalk
Forestry Corporation’s Ourimbah page does not name a walking track with a distance, grade or time. The signed network here is the bike trails. Not independently walked.
Ourimbah State Forest Guide
Ourimbah State Forest Guide downloads
Printable planner and itineraries with the site name on them. Packing, Friday Plan B, half/full/overnight shapes. Official Forestry Corp / RFS links on every file.
- Planner — packing, last towns, dogs, fires, Friday Plan B
- Itineraries — half day at Red Hill, full day on the bike or at Treetops, overnight in a town
- Canopy mark + www.ourimbahstateforest.com.au on every sheet
Free direct download — no email required. Maps · Itineraries · Privacy.
Part of the State Forest Guide Australia network
This unofficial Ourimbah State Forest guide is in that network. Not government. Not a national-park directory.
Browse state forests → stateforestguide.com.au
Sister state forests
FAQ
Is Ourimbah State Forest a national park?
No. It is a Forestry Corporation of NSW working forest at the southern end of the Watagan range, just west of Wyong. Watagans National Park is a different manager. Dogs, camping and who you pay follow different rules. You typed Watagans National Park
Can I reserve a camp here?
No. Forestry Corporation has not named a public campground in Ourimbah. Picnic areas are generally not camps. A bed you can hold is in a town. Camping
Can I bring a dog?
Yes, under your control in this State forest. Not inside Treetops — the operator says no pets. Not in Watagans National Park. Check 1080 signs. Bring the dog’s water. Dogs on Plan your visit
How long do I need?
Times below are ours. Half a day is one session: a short ride if the trail is open, or Treetops. A full day is a longer ride or ropes plus a picnic. Overnight is a town. There is no named camp to aim at. How long
Is The Pines in this forest?
No. The Pines is in Olney State Forest, on a different website. Ourimbah is Red Hill Road: the bike park and Treetops. Olney State Forest guide
Is this site official?
No. Independent unofficial operator’s manual in the State Forest Guide Australia network. Not Forestry Corporation. Not the bike club. Not Treetops. Not NPWS.
Names and rules come from Forestry Corporation’s Ourimbah page and their mountain-bike page. Trail names, and what the club board said on 23 Sep 2026, come from Central Coast Mountain Bike Club. Treetops hours, phone and address come from their Central Coast page. Camping and dogs use Forestry Corporation’s statewide pages. Check again the morning you go.
Not independently walked. Conditions, trails, roads and fire rules change. Verify with Forestry Corporation of NSW, and with the club or Treetops if that is the visit.