Booderee National Park and Botanic Gardens

Booderee National Park Jervis Bay Territory
IUCN category II (national park)
Booderee National Park
Nearest town or city	Sussex Inlet
Coordinates	35°09′03″S 150°38′43″E / 35.15083°S 150.64528°E / -35.15083; 150.64528
Established	1992
Area	63.12 km2 (24.4 sq mi)
Managing authorities	Director of National Parks Wreck Bay Aboriginal community
Website	Booderee National Park

Booderee National Park and Botanic Gardens, formerly Jervis Bay National Park and Jervis Bay Botanic Gardens, are located in the Jervis Bay Territory of Australia. The reserve is composed of two sections:

• the Bherwerre Peninsula, on the southern foreshore of Jervis Bay, Bowen Island and the waters of the south of the bay
• lands bordered by Wreck Bay to the south, St Georges Basin to the north and Sussex Inlet to the west

What is now a national park was declared as a nature reserve in 1971. In 1992, Jervis Bay National Park was declared. The local Aboriginal community was offered two seats on the park's Board of Management and declined as part of a protest over land rights issues.

In 1995, the park was transferred to the Wreck Bay Aboriginal Community. At this time, the name of the park was changed to "Booderee". The name, meaning "bay of plenty" or "plenty of fish" in the Dhurga language, was chosen by the local Aboriginal community. It is now co-managed with Parks Australia.