Pacific Palms, New South Wales

Pacific Palms, New South Wales

Infobox Australian Place | type = town
name = Pacific Palms
state = nsw


caption =
lga = Great Lakes Council
postcode = 2428
est =
pop = 673 [Census 2006 AUS | id = UCL163230 | name = Pacific Palms-Blueys Beach (Urban Centre/Locality) | quick = on | accessdate=2007-11-29]
pop_footnotes=
elevation=
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maxtemp =
mintemp =
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stategov = Myall Lakes
fedgov = Lyne
dist1 = 10
dir1 = n
location1= Forster
dist2 = 260
dir2 = n
location2= Sydney

Pacific Palms is small coastal township in the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, Australia, in Great Lakes Council.

The locality is bounded by Smith's Lake to the south and Green Point Drive to the north, and includes the suburbs of Smith's Lake, Blueys, Elizabeth and Boomerang Beaches and Booti Booti. In 2006 the population was 673.

Pacific Palms' major industry is tourism, with the township attracting thousands of visitors every year. It is also the home to Booti Booti National Park, and some of NSW's premier surfing beaches, the most famous of which is the "Bulls Paddock" located on the south end of 7 Mile Beach.

A major attraction for visitors is the Green Cathedral at the north end of Pacific Palms. This outdoor Cathedral is nestled in a cabbage tree forest overlooking Wallis Lake.

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