Melbourne to Sydney drive: Where to see palms?

[JasonD]

We'll be driving over three days from Melbourne to Sydney later this month and I'm curious to know where to see Livistona australis and Archontophoenix cunninghamiana in their southernmost habitats along the way. Any towns you'd recommend we stay in nearby?

Murramarang National Park looks promising. Which parts have palms? Cabbage Tree Creek Flora Reserve looks like the place to see the southernmost livistonas. Where might be a good town or village to stay in near there?

Thanks,
Jason 

[tropicbreeze]

Cabbage Tree Creek Flora Reserve would be the southern most extent of Livistona australis. Orbost is the nearest larger town there but I haven't been in that area for many, many years. It's a fairly popular holiday area so should have a good range of accommodation.

The southern most Archontophoenix cunninghaniana are around Batemans Bay in NSW, the same would probably apply there re accommodation. School holiday times most of the places get fairly crowded and accommodation a bit more sparse.

As you get into NSW you'll see a lot of Macrozamia communis (if you're also into cycads).

[JasonD]

Thank you! Indeed, excited to see Macrozamia communis, too.

We've found AirBnBs in Marlo, near Cabbage Tree, and Central Tilba, a hour-plus south of Batemans Bay.

[peachy]

I remember seeing some Livistona  in Coopracambra National Park and in the hills behind Mallacoota.  I was only about 17 at the time and a lot can change in 10 years of course. Then too there is the chance that once you see Melbourne you won't want to leave it just to go slumming in Sydney.

Peachy

[JasonD]

On 9/23/2024 at 3:04 AM, peachy said:

I remember seeing some Livistona  in Coopracambra National Park and in the hills behind Mallacoota.  I was only about 17 at the time and a lot can change in 10 years of course. Then too there is the chance that once you see Melbourne you won't want to leave it just to go slumming in Sydney.

Peachy

Oh, Peachy, Melbourne did seduce me. However, I had to tear myself away for Sydney slumming. Not a bad consolation prize, though.