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Bells Bay Camping Area – Toonumbar

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Bells Bay is a small, secluded, bush campground on the edge of Toonumbar Dam, located 33km from Kyogle. Camp fees are payable to the caretaker before entering the grounds and donation boxes are available to donate to the Fishing Club that stocks the dam with fingerlings. Picnic tables and toilets are provided for use by campers and day visitors. There is a boat ramp and pontoon for public use. The campground is completely maintained and run by volunteers of the Kyogle Fishing Club. All camp fees go back into the maintenance and running of the grounds.

 

Richmond Range National Park

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Richmond Range National Park offers World Heritage rainforest walks, tranquil campgrounds, scenic views, and horse riding, near Kyogle, in northern NSW.

You’ll find diverse landscapes and wildlife among the lush rainforest of Richmond Range National Park. Stretch your legs on a walk through the ancient rainforest, part of the Gondwana Rainforests of Australia world Heritage Area. Or take in panoramic views across the Richmond River valley from a lookout.

The well-maintained Cambridge Plateau 4WD route is a great way to explore. It snakes along the crest of Richmond Range, enjoying striking views between Mallanganee in the south and Mount Brown to the north.

The park provides a sanctuary for many animals and birds that live among the rich plant life. Keep an eye out for gobbling brush turkeys, non-venomous carpet pythons, and rose-crowned fruit-doves. At night, rare little bent-winged bats come out to feed on small insects that fly beneath the rainforest canopy.

A great day trip from Casino or Kyogle, explore the subtropical bush, relax at scenic picnic and campgrounds, or even horse ride using the park management trails.

Up to date information on park facilities, closures, payment for park passes and bookings of camping facilities are available via the National Parks and Wildlife Service App.

https://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/app

The NSW National Parks app is free to download on iOS and Android and offers an alternative to the traditional park brochure or map.

Download information on selected parks when you’re at home, then you can access park maps, guides and important info when you’re in a national park and may not have internet access or mobile reception.

  • Download a park before you go, then navigational GPS functionality allows you to view information and maps even without internet access.
  • Use the map to locate parks, trails, things to do and places to stay.

You’re never out of range with the NSW National Parks app.

Border Ranges National Park

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A World Heritage Listed rainforest, the Border Ranges lies on the New South Wales/Queensland border. It encompasses 31,729 hectares of scenic rainforest featuring deep gorges with waterfalls that plunge hundreds of metres. Border Rangers National Park is located on the rim of a vast and ancient volcano and adjoins Lamington National Park in Queensland. The many walks in the park feature spectacular views, pristine rainforest, waterfalls, sparkling creeks, steep escarpments and rugged ridges. A particular favourite of Bushwalkers and birdwatchers.

The Tweed Scenic Drive (unsealed but suitable for 2WD when dry) is a well-maintained 44km gravel road traversing through the park from the eastern side, which follows the escarpment edge of the huge eroded Mount Warning caldera. The drive can be completed in 4-5 hours, allowing for a leisurely pace with stops to enjoy views, strolls in the rainforest and picnic breaks. It provides access to incomparable views, particularly of Mount Warning. The park is a haven for native fauna such as Albert’s lyrebird and the pouched frog. The NPWS has identified 170 species of birds living in the rainforest as well as many animals, so care should be taken driving as they might cross your path.

The Pinnacle Walk and Lookout are reached by a short 200m walk through the rainforest, which will bring you to this magnificent feature, which is part of the rim of the Mt Warning caldera, offering you a great view. Help protect endangered plants by staying on the walking track and not going beyond the lookout platform at the Pinnacle.

Picnic areas throughout the park include Brindle Creek Picnic Area and Antarctic Beech Picnic Area, Blackbutts Lookout and Picnic Area, and Bar Mountain Picnic Area.

Up to date information on park facilities, closures, payment for park passes and bookings of camping facilities are available via the National Parks and Wildlife Service App.

https://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/app

The NSW National Parks app is free to download on iOS and Android and offers an alternative to the traditional park brochure or map.

Download information on selected parks when you’re at home, then you can access park maps, guides and important info when you’re in a national park and may not have internet access or mobile reception.

  • Download a park before you go, then navigational GPS functionality allows you to view information and maps even without internet access.
  • Use the map to locate parks, trails, things to do and places to stay.

You’re never out of range with the NSW National Parks app.

 

 

 

Toonumbar National Park

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Toonumbar National Park offers outstanding walking tracks, horse riding, picnic areas in World Heritage-listed gondwana rainforest, near Kyogle in northern NSW.

Summer, winter, or any time, there are loads of reasons to come to Toonumbar National Park in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales – this park has it all.

Visit this beautiful park and be ready to experience World Heritage areas rich with Aboriginal heritage, abundant wildlife, an ancient volcano and incredible views. Go bushwalking along some great tracks, enjoy picnics, go birdwatching, camp beneath towering gums, or delight in some scenic horse riding.

All the different habitats in the park, from subtropical rainforests and pristine creeks to ancient eroded volcanic remains, are home to lots of amazing plant and animal species, including noisy paradise riflebirds and fruit-eating pigeons, owls, carpet pythons, koalas and red-necked pademelons.

Go in summer to camp by Iron Pot Creek and enjoy a refreshing swim, or on winter mornings watch mist rising above the rainforest and the eroded volcanic peaks from Murray Scrub lookout.

Up to date information on park facilities, closures, payment for park passes and bookings of camping facilities are available via the National Parks and Wildlife Service App.

https://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/app

The NSW National Parks app is free to download on iOS and Android and offers an alternative to the traditional park brochure or map.

Download information on selected parks when you’re at home, then you can access park maps, guides and important info when you’re in a national park and may not have internet access or mobile reception.

  • Download a park before you go, then navigational GPS functionality allows you to view information and maps even without internet access.
  • Use the map to locate parks, trails, things to do and places to stay.

You’re never out of range with the NSW National Parks app.

 

Tooloom National Park

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Tooloom National Park, part of the Gondwana Rainforests of Australia World Heritage Area, is a great place for walking, picnicking, birdwatching and admiring the views across the Great Dividing Range.

Bordered by dry forest and farmland, Tooloom National Park protects a lush, cool landscape of subtropical rainforest known as Tooloom Scrub, which is part of Gondwana Rainforests of Australia World Heritage Area. The park also includes important sections of red and flooded gum. Tooloom lies within the traditional land of the Githabul Aboriginal people, who now co-manage the park with NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service. Enjoy a picnic and a walk in this gorgeous natural environment of strangler figs, glossy green rainforest foliage and superb scenic views.

Ten species of kangaroos and wallabies inhabit the park, including the threatened long-nosed potoroo. Take an easy hike along Tooloom walking track and you’ll probably see a red-necked pademelon dart across the trail. Listen for the rasping call of paradise riflebirds, which sometimes decorate their nests with snakeskin. In the case of Tooloom, that’s likely to be the discarded outer layer of a Stephens banded snake or a carpet python.

Up to date information on park facilities, closures, payment for park passes and bookings of camping facilities are available via the National Parks and Wildlife Service App.

https://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/app

The NSW National Parks app is free to download on iOS and Android and offers an alternative to the traditional park brochure or map.

Download information on selected parks when you’re at home, then you can access park maps, guides and important info when you’re in a national park and may not have internet access or mobile reception.

  • Download a park before you go, then navigational GPS functionality allows you to view information and maps even without internet access.
  • Use the map to locate parks, trails, things to do and places to stay.

You’re never out of range with the NSW National Parks app.

 

Nightcap National Park

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Nightcap National Park, part of the Gondwana Rainforests of Australia World Heritage Area, is a dramatically beautiful park full of ancient rainforests, magical waterways and spectacular views.

The lush rainforest provides a home for the newly discovered nightcap oak as well as a number of threatened animal species, including Albert’s lyrebird and Fleay’s barred frog which takes shelter under leaf litter and makes an ‘ok-ok-ok-ok-ok’ after rain.

With easy access from Kyogle Road via Nimbin, you can enjoy a picnic, bushwalk or overnight camping trip amid the park’s escarpments, waterfalls and crystal clear creeks and enjoy incredible views of the 20 million year-old Wollumbin shield volcano.

Up to date information on park facilities, closures, payment for park passes and bookings of camping facilities are available via the National Parks and Wildlife Service App.

https://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/app

The NSW National Parks app is free to download on iOS and Android and offers an alternative to the traditional park brochure or map.

Download information on selected parks when you’re at home, then you can access park maps, guides and important info when you’re in a national park and may not have internet access or mobile reception.

  • Download a park before you go, then navigational GPS functionality allows you to view information and maps even without internet access.
  • Use the map to locate parks, trails, things to do and places to stay.

You’re never out of range with the NSW National Parks app.

Mebbin National Park

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Conveniently located a short drive from Kyogle, Mebbin National Park is a paradise for nature-lovers. It’s a significant nature conservation area, which protects an important part of the Tweed Range landscape while also serving as a vital habitat link between the World Heritage areas of Wollumbin and Border Ranges national parks. A large portion of the park is dry eucalypt forest, with some rainforest and a small section of old growth forest.

Explore the park’s lush environment by following Byrrill Creek walking track through sub-tropical rainforest and fig trees or enjoy mountain biking or horseback riding along the trails that wind under towering eucalyptus trees.

Along your way, be sure to keep your eyes open for glimpses of some of the park’s rare, threatened species, such as large owls, lace monitor lizards, glossy black-cockatoos, and red-legged pademelons. The endangered giant barred frog is rarely seen, but may be heard calling out across the park on hot summer nights.

There are pleasant areas for camping and picnicking at Cutters Camp campground. Set in a lovely forested setting with free wood and gas barbecues, the campground is popular with families, birdwatchers and bushwalkers alike.

Up to date information on park facilities, closures, payment for park passes and bookings of camping facilities are available via the National Parks and Wildlife Service App.

https://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/app

The NSW National Parks app is free to download on iOS and Android and offers an alternative to the traditional park brochure or map.

Download information on selected parks when you’re at home, then you can access park maps, guides and important info when you’re in a national park and may not have internet access or mobile reception.

  • Download a park before you go, then navigational GPS functionality allows you to view information and maps even without internet access.
  • Use the map to locate parks, trails, things to do and places to stay.

You’re never out of range with the NSW National Parks app.

Border Ranges and Tweed Range Scenic Drive

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This full day drive takes you through some of the most scenic country in Northern New South Wales. The route offers out-standing views of the lush tropical rainforest and the magnificent Mount Warning Caldera. Food, fuel and toilets are available on the drive.

Duration: Full day from Kyogle

Highlights include:

    • Mount Warning
    • Tweed Valley Lookout
    • Collins Creek Waterfall
    • Cawongla General Store

From Kyogle: Journey north and follow Summerland Way to Wiangaree. Here you turn right into Lynches Creek Road, observing the signs to the Border Ranges National Park. The route takes you through breathtaking country and to the location of Lynches Creek, an early pioneer settlement. Caution is advised while traversing this part of the trip.

Through Lynches Creek, take Forest Road on your left, passing Simes Road on your left. Forest Road takes you to the entrance of the Border Ranges NP where NPWS fees apply. Shortly after entering the park, you will see Sheepstation Creek Camping Area on your left. Further along the road, you will come to Forest Tops Camping Area, and walking tracks connect these two camping areas.

At the next intersection, turn left for Brindle Creek Picnic Area. Walking tracks beside the creek will give you a wonderful insight into this magnificent rainforest. Following the road, you will later come to the Antarctic Beech Picnic Area with great views looking towards Lamington National Park. Walking tracks will take you to the ancient beech trees, some over 2,000 years old.

Tweed Valley Lookout is next. Here you get your first sight of Mount Warning (Wollumbin, the mountain’s Aboriginal name), and looking to your right, you will see the Pinnacle jutting out from the cliffs of the caldera. Another few kilometres you will find the Pinnacle Walk on your left-hand side. A short walk through the rainforest will bring you to this magnificent feature, which is a part of the rim of the Mount Warning caldera. Mount Warning (Wollumbin) is the central plug of this now-extinct volcano, which was active some 20 million years ago.

Continue along the road, and on your left-hand side, you come to the Blackbutt Lookout and Picnic Area, which gives magnificent views of Mount Warning (Wollumbin) and Tweed Valley. Picnic here beside the old blackbutt trees while you enjoy the view. As the road continues, watch on the right-hand side for a glimpse of Collins Creek Waterfall, another wonderful sight that is part of the park mosaic.

Bar Mountain Picnic Area is the highest point of the caldera and is surrounded by temperate rainforest trees. There are more walking tracks from this point. The National Parks and Wildlife Service has identified 170 species of birds living in the rainforest, as well as many animals, so care should be taken while driving as they might cross your path. Caution should be used as you leave the park, as the road descends rapidly and at times traverses a ridge giving stunning views on both sides of the road and a further insight into the grandeur of this national park.

As the road descends from the park, you will come to Williams Road. Turn right on Williams Road to travel to Hanging Rock Falls on the route or you can alternatively turn left at Link Road, which takes you past the Wadeville Store Border Ranges Centre to Kyogle Road. Turning right will take you to Cawongla General Store, delight in its old-fashioned charm and enquire about local arts and crafts. Your tour ends back in Kyogle, having enjoyed the most exciting world heritage listed national park in Australia.

Up to date information on park facilities, closures, payment for park passes and bookings of camping facilities are available via the National Parks and Wildlife Service App.

https://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/app

The NSW National Parks app is free to download on iOS and Android and offers an alternative to the traditional park brochure or map.

Download information on selected parks when you’re at home, then you can access park maps, guides and important info when you’re in a national park and may not have internet access or mobile reception.

  • Download a park before you go, then navigational GPS functionality allows you to view information and maps even without internet access.
  • Use the map to locate parks, trails, things to do and places to stay.

You’re never out of range with the NSW National Parks app.

 

 

 

Moore Park Nature Reserve

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This tiny reserve is not part of the area of the ‘Big Scrub’, but is all that remains of an area once known as Boyd’s Scrub. Several stands of gallery rainforest, including black bean and silky oak, provide habitat for a large colony of grey-headed flying-foxes and endangered black flying-foxes.

It is the most important example of black bean rainforest in NSW and is just off the Summerland Way near the locality of Old Grevillia, 26km north of Kyogle.

You may see groups of grey-headed flying foxes hanging from tree limbs near the picnic area. Their natural foods are native fruits and the blossoms and nectar of eucalypts. When the bats are in residence, please avoid disturbing them as much as possible. Birds that may be seen include Brown Capped Emerald Dove, Rose-Crowned Fruit Dove, Noisy Pitta, Barred Cockatoo-Shrike, Golden Whistler and the Azure Kingfisher.

Up to date information on park facilities, closures, payment for park passes and bookings of camping facilities are available via the National Parks and Wildlife Service App.

https://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/app

The NSW National Parks app is free to download on iOS and Android and offers an alternative to the traditional park brochure or map.

Download information on selected parks when you’re at home, then you can access park maps, guides and important info when you’re in a national park and may not have internet access or mobile reception.

  • Download a park before you go, then navigational GPS functionality allows you to view information and maps even without internet access.
  • Use the map to locate parks, trails, things to do and places to stay.

You’re never out of range with the NSW National Parks app.

Koreelah National Park

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Koreelah National Park, in the north of NSW near the Queensland border, protects one of the state’s western-most rainforest areas. Pockets of World Heritage rainforest hug steep slopes below Acacia Plateau and Mount Wilson. There is a camping facility located on a small grassy area beside the Koreela Creek.

How to get there: This park is near… Kyogle (90 km).
Best car routes: drive from Kyogle to Woodenbong. From Woodenbong, the park is located approx 30 kms west. Drive west along the Mt Lindesay Road to Old Koreelah and follow White Swamp Road (unsealed) to the park.
Road quality: paved to Old Koreelah.
Park use fees apply.

Up to date information on park facilities, closures, payment for park passes and bookings of camping facilities are available via the National Parks and Wildlife Service App.

https://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/app

The NSW National Parks app is free to download on iOS and Android and offers an alternative to the traditional park brochure or map.

Download information on selected parks when you’re at home, then you can access park maps, guides and important info when you’re in a national park and may not have internet access or mobile reception.

  • Download a park before you go, then navigational GPS functionality allows you to view information and maps even without internet access.
  • Use the map to locate parks, trails, things to do and places to stay.

You’re never out of range with the NSW National Parks app.

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