When you are reading over a list of Port Macquarie hotels, attempting to make up your mind just where you want to stay, you should always keep in mind the venues and attractions in which you are most interested. If your accommodations are located in a central location, you will find it much easier to see all of the sights that are most popular with visitors to Port Macquarie.

Boorganna Nature Reserve, the second oldest nature reserve in all of New South Wales is one of those sights. You will carry the memories of the wonders of nature revealed to you here for a very long time. The Boorganna Nature Reserve joined the Preservation of Native Flora and Public Recreation in 1904. In 1954, it was named the second faunal reserve in New South Wales. The name Boorganna Nature Reserve was given to this area in 1967

Boorganna Nature Reserve is located on the edge of the beautiful Comboyne Plateau, and very close to the Comboyne village. Comboyne is a derivative of the word Komboi, which means “the place of kangaroos”. These delightful animals call this spectacular landscape their home, and you may be lucky enough to see some of them in their natural habitat even before you enter the nature reserve.

What makes the Boorganna Nature Reserve special? It is around 400 hectares of what remains of the once widespread rainforest of Comboyne. The soil in the reserve is full of volcanic ash, which helps to explain the lush, verdant plants and trees that grow here. However, there is more here than just a rainforest. There are actually six types of rainforests in the Boorganna Nature Reserve. They are the sub-tropical rainforest, the gully rainforest, the warm temperate rainforest, the dry rainforest, and the wet and the dry sclerophyll rainforests.

The terrain is anything but flat in the Boorganna Nature Reserve. The slopes are quite steep, and they gradually even out somewhat in the form of a gully. This gully leads to Mumford’s Creek. The creek flows into the Ellenborough River. Rawson Falls is the breathtaking waterfall of the reserve. Erosion caused a plunge pool to form, which then made this waterfall possible. There is a viewing platform over Rawson Falls where you can admire the view.

There are 36 different bird species in the Boorganna Nature Reserve. You can also see a wide variety of other animals native to Australia in the reserve. There are tree frogs, water dragons, skinks, opossum, foxes, deer, goats and many more different species. While walking through the reserve, see if you can locate all of the 36 different types of ferns that are here!

The Boorganna Nature Reserve is popular for those who enjoy bird watching, bushwalking, and nature photography. A walking trail that leads to the gorge at Rawson Falls, and there is a picnic area on the Eastern side of the Reserve as well as public toilets for your comfort and convenience. Interpretation signs line the Boorganna walking trails. These help visitors to learn and understand more about the area of rainforest they happen to be in at that moment. This lovely area that is full of nature’s best is a must see for anyone who visits Port Macquarie NSW.