For consecutive years, Nine Mile beach in Belmont Wetlands State Park has been left littered with trash after New Year's Eve.
Although this year, the scattered collection of goods were mainly camping items blown away when the strong southerly winds swept through.
The Hunter was hit by the change, which caused Newcastle's fireworks to be called off early, shortly after 9pm.
Park operations coordinator Clint Smith said the strong winds blew many gazebos and goods that weren't tied down away.
There was more than 630 vehicles on the beach that night among 280 campsites.
"Generally, New Year's Eve itself, it was a really good atmosphere," Mr Smith said.
"There was quite a few people on the beach but as a whole, it was fine, up until nine o'clock when that southerly change come through.
"Unfortunately, there's a gust of wind and gazebos detach, get blown out of the area and that's what caused quite a bit of rubbish."
Local resident Wayne "Franko" Franklin, who created the community Facebook page dedicated to keeping the sand from Redhead to Blacksmiths clean, said campers had left a mess comparable to a year earlier.
Mr Franklin said he visited the beach about 11am Wednesday and found "a fair bit of rubbish". He posted videos on Facebook showing sites which appeared to have been abandoned.
"People lost their campsites, they've blown away," he said.
"But instead of staying back and cleaning them up, they've just got up and left.
"It's very disappointing."
Mr Smith said campers had left in droves on New Year's Eve due to the weather with some leaving rubbish, including glass bottles.
However, he said "98 per cent" of people had done the right thing and only a small number of non-regular campers had left a mess.
"Everywhere you go, you're going to find that two per cent," he said.
Mr Smith said the recent installation of a fence along the edge of the dunes, which includes dedicated camping bays, helped reduce speeding and created a safer camping environment.
He said the upcoming Australia Day long weekend would be the park's busiest time of the year and advised campers to plan ahead.
"The main thing we always ask is, what you bring on, take off," he said.
"We'll have toilets on the beach and extra rubbish collection points.
"Just be mindful and respectful of other people on the beach."
