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Mount Royal National Park

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Overview

Camp, hike and picnic in World Heritage-listed Gondwana rainforest at Mount Royal National Park, close to Barrington Tops National Park.

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Mount Royal National Park is a superb natural environment just waiting to be visited and admired. As part of Gondwana Rainforests of Australia World Heritage Area, the park contains many birds and animals that remain relatively the same as their fossilised ancestors. It’s also home to various threatened and vulnerable species of wildlife such as the Hastings River mouse, parma wallaby, rufous scrub bird and paradise riflebird, and the glossy black-cockatoo.

Come and explore this park. Youngville campground is the ideal base to pitch your tent. Head out from there to see more. Challenging walking tracks lead you to the summit of scenic rock features like Pieries Peak, so bring your hiking boots.

You’ll experience a variety of forest and vegetation types including shrubland, tall open forest, wet eucalypt forest, mid-altitude grassy forest and rainforest.

Highlights in this park

  • Pieries Peak walking track, Mount Royal National Park. Photo: Susan Davis © OEH

    Pieries Peak walking track

    Pieries Peak walking track allows visitors to hike from Youngville campground to a scenic lookout across the Hunter Valley and Lake Saint Clair.

  • Youngville campground, Mount Royal National Park. Photo: Susan Davis/DPIE

    Youngville campground

    Camp at Youngville campground to access the World Heritage rainforests of Mount Royal National Park over a few days. Follow walking tracks from here.

  • Carrow Brook walking track in Mount Royal National Park. Photo: Ashley Deveridge © DPE

    Carrow Brook walking track

    Carrow Brook walking track is a remote walk into the valleys of Mount Royal National Park, near Singleton. A challenging loop hike, it’s best suited t...

 

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