Mooraback Cabin
Werrikimbe National Park
Overview
Get back to nature with a stay at the remote Mooraback Cabin in Werrikimbe National Park. Nestled in a valley on the edge of World Heritage-listed Gondwana rainforest, you’ll find walks, cycling trails and plenty of wildlife right at your doorstep.
| Accommodation type | Cabin |
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| Bedrooms | 2 |
| Maximum guests | 6 |
| Facilities | Picnic tables, barbecue facilities, drinking water, showers, toilets, electric power, indoor fireplace, kitchen, plates and cutlery, pots and pans, heating |
| What to bring | Blankets, bed sheets, pillows, pillow cases, shampoo and soap, food supplies |
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Positioned at the head of the Hastings River, Mooraback Cabin is a quiet and remote place to unwind. It’s only an hour’s drive from Walcha, but you’ll feel worlds away, perched on the edge of World Heritage-listed Gondwana rainforest.
This wheelchair-friendly cabin is a cosy size for families or small groups of friends. From your verandah, watch kangaroos and wallabies provide free entertainment in the mornings and afternoons. If you bring your binoculars, you may spot some of the park’s unique birdlife including robins, fantails and brown thornbills.
The cabin is a great base to explore the walks, lookouts and waterfalls of the park. Go platypus spotting at dawn or dusk on the kid-friendly Platypus Pool walking track, listen for lyrebirds along Carabeen walk or head off the beaten track to lower Mooraback Falls.
A short drive away, you’ll find the dramatic gorges and pristine swimming holes of Oxley Wild Rivers National Park. The cabin is located just 10km from Cedar Creek, making it the perfect location to extend your walking experience if you’re hiking Green Gully track.
The frosty mornings make this location a winter wonderland. Cosy up to the wood heater after a day exploring the park and as evening falls, watch the crystal-clear sky above you fill with stars.
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Local alerts
For the latest updates on fires, closures and other alerts in this area, see https://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/camping-and-accommodation/accommodation/mooraback-cabin/local-alerts
Bookings
- National Parks Contact Centre
- 7am to 7pm daily
- 1300 072 757 (13000 PARKS) for the cost of a local call within Australia excluding mobiles
- parks.info@environment.nsw.gov.au
Operated by
- Walcha office
- Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 4.30pm.
- 02 6777 4700
- npws.nea@environment.nsw.gov.au
- 188W North Street, Walcha NSW 2354
Park info
- in Werrikimbe National Park in the North Coast and Country NSW regions
Werrikimbe National Park is always open but may have to close at times due to poor weather or fire danger.
Visitor info
All the practical information you need to know about Mooraback Cabin.
Getting there and parking
Mooraback Cabin is in the Mooraback precinct of Werrikimbe National Park. To get there:
- Follow the Oxley Highway 55km east of Walcha or 150km west of Port Macquarie
- Turn onto Kangaroo Flat Road
- After around 19.5km, turn onto Mooraback Road and follow for 7km to the park entrance.
- After entering the park, Mooraback Cabin is another 7km along Mooraback Road.
Road quality
Check the weather before you set out as the road to Mooraback Cabin can become boggy when it rains.
- Unsealed roads
Vehicle access
- 2WD vehicles (no long vehicle access)
Weather restrictions
- All weather
Parking
Parking is available at the cabin.
Facilities
Bedding configuration: 2 bedrooms, one with a queen bed and the other with a double bed and 2 single bunk beds.
Toilets
- Flush toilets
Picnic tables
Barbecue facilities
There's a fire pit outside and firewood is supplied. There's also a gas barbecue on the deck.
Drinking water
There is rainwater at the cabin, but it must be boiled before drinking.
Showers
- Hot showers
- Cold showers
Electric power
The cabin has reliable renewable power.
Indoor fireplace
Kitchen
Plates and cutlery
Pots and pans
Heating
Slow combustion heater in the lounge room.
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Accessibility
Disability access level - easy
The cabin is wheelchair-friendly, including the toilets and showers.
Easy access is free of obstacles such as steps, rough terrain or significant slopes, and may have ramps or boardwalks.
Permitted
Camp fires and solid fuel burners
Campfires are permitted in the outdoor firepit only.
Cycling
Cycling is permitted on designated trails.
Prohibited
Camping
Fishing
Gathering firewood
Generators
Pets
Pets and domestic animals (other than certified assistance animals) are not permitted. Find out which regional parks allow dog walking and see the pets in parks policy for more information.
Smoking
NSW national parks are no smoking areas.
Learn more
Mooraback Cabin is in Werrikimbe National Park. Here are just some of the reasons why this park is special:
Abundant landscapes
You'll find three different rainforest types; cool temperate, warm temperate and subtropical. The park also contains significant endangered ecological communities, like at Bishops Swamp and Racecourse Swamp. Head to Mooraback campground to see the snow gum woodland that is slowly regenerating from over 100 years of grazing.
Thousands of species
There are close to 1,000 plant species found in Werrikimbe, including nearly 30 that are listed as rare or threatened. The diverse landscapes of Werrikimbe are home to a wide range of wildlife including around 52 species of mammals, over 120 bird species and 48 species of reptiles and amphibians. You'll see bandicoots, eastern grey kangaroos and wallabies including the rare parma wallaby, sometimes seen around Brushy Mountain. You'll also find a range of forest birds such as eastern yellow robins, scarlet robins, grey and rufous fantails. If you're lucky, you might spot rare species such as the olive whistler, rufous scrub-bird and sooty owl.
- King Fern walking track King Fern walking track in Werrikimbe National Park near Wauchope is a great introduction to World Heritage-listed Gondwana Rainforests. A 2km loop, it also offers waterfalls and vibrant birdlife.
Traditional lands of the Dungutti People
When you're exploring the beautiful mountains, rivers and bushlands of Werrikimbe National Park, you're on the traditional lands of the Dungutti Aboriginal People. Aboriginal groups continue to have an active role in the management of the park. There are a number of important sites in the park that show that Dungutti people are the original inhabitants of this land, including several stone arrangements and surface deposits of stone artefacts.
World Heritage wonder
The rainforests in Werrikimbe National Park are part of the Gondwana Rainforests of Australia World Heritage Area; the most extensive strip of diverse rainforest anywhere on earth. This World Heritage Area is a direct window into the past and the future, providing a link to the ancient pre-human world and an irreplaceable record of life on our planet. Explore the rainforest on one of the park's many walking tracks, like King Fern walking track from Plateau Beech campground. Discover ancient Antarctic beech trees and listen for the lyrebird whose mimicking calls ring out through the rainforest.
- Carabeen walk Discover World Heritage Gondwana Rainforest on Carabeen walk, in Werrikimbe National Park. This short, family-friendly walk loops past majestic yellow carabeen trees, near Walcha.
- King Fern walking track King Fern walking track in Werrikimbe National Park near Wauchope is a great introduction to World Heritage-listed Gondwana Rainforests. A 2km loop, it also offers waterfalls and vibrant birdlife.
- Platypus Pool walking track Don’t miss Platypus Pool walking track when you’re staying at Mooraback campground in Werrikimbe National Park, near Walcha. You might spot a shy platypus as you walk alongside the Hastings River.