Minnamurra Rainforest Centre says: “Visit Minnamurra Rainsforest wher nature is easy to reach.” They are open 7 days 9 am to 5 pm. You can find out more when you go to:
http://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au
Our plan was to go to Minnamurra Rainforest early in the morning on Easter Sunday, the 20th of April. We had booked lunch for 1 pm in Wollongong. That meant we all had to get up early to have breakfast before 8 am. We were all very good and got ready on time. We were the first visitors at the Centre arriving there just before 9 am. Well before midday we were back home again to get ready for lunch in Wollongong.
We were very lucky again with the weather. It was a perfect day for a walk through the rainforest.
They had gone all the way up to Minnamurra Waterfalls. Peter and I had remained on the lower level, taking quite a few photos of the forest. Here are some of the photos:
Here I googled some tourist information:
‘”It’s an incredible feeling, to stand among the trees in this ancient patch of rainforest and imagine a time when it covered most of the land around here.”
Visit the multi award-winning Minnamurra Rainforest Centre and experience the splendour of the rainforest.
Chat to friendly staff in the Minnamurra Visitor Centre – they’re experts on the area so will be able to give you plenty of useful information – and check out the interpretive signs and Aboriginal artefacts on display. You might also find that perfect little present or souvenir in the Centre’s gift shop.
Then it’s time to wander the network of elevated walkways through the rare remnant rainforest that once reached throughout the Illawarra. Feel your senses awakening as you listen to the birds, feel the spray of the waterfalls and spot rainforest residents – perhaps the superb lyrebird, eastern water dragon or swamp wallaby.
There’s also a picnic area by the river, so pack your hamper and enjoy a barbecue in this splendid environment.’
Location: shown on Minnamurra Rainforest Centre map
Getting there: Minnamurra Rainforest Centre is located in the foothills of Jamberoo Valley, west of Kiama on the NSW South Coast. To get there from Jamberoo, drive west on Jamberoo Road and turn left onto Jamberoo Mountain Road. Take the first right onto Minnamurra Falls Road, and you’ll find Minnamurra Rainforest Centre about 3km along to the end of the road.
Road access: Sealed road – 2WD vehicles.
Opening hours: The Minnamurra Rainforest Centre is:
Open 9am–5pm (Monday-Sunday).
Closed on Christmas Day
Facilities: picnic tables, gas/electric barbecues, flush toilets, drinking water, cafe/kiosk, carpark, lookout, trackhead/access point, venue
Vehicle entry fee: $11 per vehicle per day. For passengers travelling by private transport (bus or taxi), the fee is $4.40 per adult and $2.20 per child.
http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/NationalParks/parkVisitorCentre.aspx?id=N0069
AuntyUta 
Very interesting photos – looks like a fine place to visit.
Over the years we visited this place many times, Cat. We always used to take the longer track that leads right up to the waterfalls. But this time Peter and I decided not to go this far since we had only limited time available and definitely could not walk as fast as the others.
The air in this forest is absolutely wonderful. I very much enjoyed this walk. 🙂
Is this the same as the walk to Minamurra falls? I have been there at it is fantastic.
Yes, Elizabeth, I remember we used to call it Minnamurra Falls. Now it is called Minnamurra Rainforest. There is a boardwalk at the bottom which was not there originally. From the Visitor Centre you walk around in a loop. After about two thirds of the way you can turn off to walk up to the falls or you straight away continue on the loop till you end at the Visitor Centre again.
There is a cathedral like tranquillity in the Minnamurra Rainforest. Just the right place for an Easter stroll. There are dead and decaying trees but also new life bursting out all over the place. Then there are giant Fig trees hundreds of years old.
It is a magic place. You are right, Berlioz, perfect for an Easter stroll! 🙂
A very interesting place, indeed. Thanks for sharing with lovely photographs.
It is great, Linda, that this bit of rainforest is left in our area. We had quite a few people staying with us over the years. They all loved a visit to this rainforest.
What a fantastic place to visit! Everywhere you look–green-green-green! Gorgeous! I can certainly see why you’d enjoy yourselves!
Oh, we love this bit of rainforest, Debra. Our area, the Illawarra, used to be covered in rainforest before white settlement. There were beautiful cedar trees everywhere. This bit of rainforest is about all that is left in this area. The land was cleared for agriculture. There used to be wonderful cedar trees. These were logged until there were hardly any left. The cedar wood was in demand for ship building and for the production of beautiful furniture.