Robinsons Cabin
Boonoo Boonoo National Park
Overview
Robinsons Cabin, only 1km inside Boonoo Boonoo National Park near Tenterfield, offers comfortable holiday accommodation in a bushland setting.
| Accommodation type | Cabin |
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| Where | 576 Boonoo Boonoo Falls Road, Boorook, NSW, 2372 - in Boonoo Boonoo National Park |
| 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, rubbish bin |
| What to bring | Bed sheets, blankets, pillows, towels |
| Entry fees |
Park entry fees are not included in your accommodation fees. |
| Please note |
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Imagine waking to the sound of kookaburras, parrots and honeyeaters. Then, having a barbecue brunch on the patio with red-necked wallabies grazing nearby and seeing nothing but bushland in every direction.
Robinsons Cabin is a charming old forestry hut in Boonoo Boonoo National Park, converted into budget accommodation. Self-contained and sleeping up to six people, it’s cosy in winter and surrounded by a sea of wildflowers in spring.
Situated within the national park, yet less than 30km from Tenterfield, you have the best of both worlds at Robinsons. Boonoo Boonoo National Park is right there to be explored, and the town is only a 20min drive away. From Robinsons, you can cycle, hike or drive to the stunning Boonoo Boonoo Falls lookout. From there, you can access walking tracks or have a wallow in the rock pools along the river if the weather’s warm enough.
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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/robinsons-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
- Glen Innes office
- Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 4.30pm.
- 02 6739 0700
- npws.ntab@environment.nsw.gov.au
- 68 Church Street, Glen Innes NSW 2370
Park info
- in Boonoo Boonoo National Park in the Country NSW region
Boonoo Boonoo National Park is always open but may have to close at times due to poor weather or fire danger.
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Park entry fees:
$8 per vehicle per day. The park uses a self-registration fee collection system. Please bring the correct change.
Buy annual pass.
Visitor info
All the practical information you need to know about Robinsons Cabin.
Getting there and parking
Robinsons Cabin is located in Boonoo Boonoo National Park. The park is 24km from Tenterfield, off Mount Lindesay Road. The cabin is 2km inside the park.
You'll receive PIN codes with your booking confirmation to access the cabin keys. Contact 13000 72757 if you haven't received your code. Fees may apply for lost keys.
To get there from Stanthorpe:
- Take the road to Amosfield, then turn south towards Tenterfield along Mount Lindesay Road (unsealed)
- Continue south to the Boonoo Boonoo National Park turn off
- Follow this road 4km to the park boundary. From the grid at the park entrance, continue around 1km then turn right at the sign for Robinsons Fire trail
- Unlock the gate using the PIN code provided with your booking confirmation, and follow the trail to Robinsons Cabin
To get there from northern Tenterfield:
- Take Mount Lindesay Road and after 22km turn right at Boonoo Boonoo National Park turn off
- Follow this road 4km to the park boundary. From the grid at the park entrance, continue around 1km then turn right at the sign for Robinsons Fire trail
- Unlock the gate using the PIN code provided with your booking confirmation, and follow the trail to Robinsons Cabin
Road quality
- Unsealed roads
Vehicle access
- 2WD vehicles
Weather restrictions
- All weather
Parking
Parking for up to 3 vehicles is available at Robinsons Cabin.
Best times to visit
There are lots of great things waiting for you in Boonoo Boonoo National Park. Here are some of the highlights.
Spring
This is the season for wildflowers. The mild weather at this time of year is also particularly good for camping.
Summer
The water in the large secluded rock pools along the river will give sweet relief from the summer heat.
Winter
Temperatures can plunge overnight and mornings are often frosty at this time of year, so be well-prepared if you're camping. Though winter days are often sunny, cloudless and warm enough to enjoy a picnic or a long hike.
Weather, temperature and rainfall
Summer temperature
Average
14°C and 27°C
Highest recorded
38.3°C
Winter temperature
Average
2°C and 14°C
Lowest recorded
-10°C
Rainfall
Wettest month
January
Driest month
August
The area’s highest recorded rainfall in one day
228.6mm
Facilities
- Bedding configuration: 2 bedrooms. 1 queen bed, 2 single beds and 1 foldout double sofa bed.
- Bathroom with shower and toilet.
- Dining table and chairs.
- There's no mobile reception at Robinsons Cabin. The nearest place with mobile reception is Thunderbolt's Hideout, a 20min drive along Mount Lindesay Highway.
- Please leave the cabin clean and tidy, with all kitchen items washed and put away. Additional fees may be charged for any unreasonable cleaning required or missing/broken items. Cleaning products and toilet paper are provided.
Toilets
- Flush toilets
Picnic tables
Barbecue facilities
- There's an outdoor wood barbecue and an indoor wood fire. Firewood is supplied.
- Gas/electric barbecues (free)
- Wood barbecues (firewood supplied)
Drinking water
Tank water is available but you'll need to treat or boil it before drinking.
Showers
- Hot showers
Electric power
The cabin uses solar power, so please leave your personal electrical devices, including hairdryers and electric blankets, at home and use only the devices provided in the cabin. The use of smartphone and computer chargers is accepted.
Indoor fireplace
Wood fire in the living room.
Kitchen
Plates and cutlery
Pots and pans
Rubbish bin
Take excess garbage with you. Garbage bags are provided.
Maps and downloads
Accessibility
Disability access level - no wheelchair access
Robinsons Cabin is not wheelchair-accessible.
Prohibited
Gathering firewood
- Firewood may not be collected from the park. Firewood is supplied.
Generators
- Generators are not permitted
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
Robinsons Cabin is in Boonoo Boonoo National Park. Here are just some of the reasons why this park is special:
Fabulous falls
The park's jewel is Boonoo Boonoo Falls. If you'd like to see what this feature is really made of, visit during the wetter months of summer. Even if the falls aren't pumping, though, they're still beautiful and there will always be rockpools along Boonoo Boonoo River to swim in, walking tracks to follow and riverside picnics to indulge in.
Gold fever
Morgans Gully and Ropers Gully are two sites in the park where alluvial gold was discovered in the late nineteenth century. As a result, there was a huge influx of European and Asian prospectors to the area. As well as giving the nearby town of Tenterfield a massive economic boost, the village of Boonoo Boonoo temporarily flourished, though it is now in ruins.
Though nature has reclaimed these gullies too, imagine what the areas might have looked, sounded and smelt like when they were teeming with men from here and all over the world, half-crazy with gold fever.
Have you seen the wildlife?
Boonoo Boonoo takes its name from the Jukambal language and means ‘big rock’. Known for its stunning waterfalls, secluded waterholes and many walking trails, this national park is home to many plants and animals including kangaroos, endangered brush-tailed rock-wallabies and vulnerable spotted-tailed quolls which you may see throughout the park in the early morning and late afternoon. You may also be lucky enough to spot platypuses frolicking in Boonoo Boonoo River.
- Boonoo Boonoo Falls picnic area Boonoo Boonoo Falls picnic area is not only a great place to eat and rest, it teems with wildlife and wildflowers and is close to walking tracks, lookouts and Boonoo Boonoo Falls.
- Falls Lookout walk For views of magnificent Boonoo Boonoo Falls, why not wander along Falls Lookout walk, only 35km from Tenterfield.
- Morgans Gully picnic area Visit Morgans Gully for a relaxing picnic, and investigate gold mining historic heritage surrounded by wildflowers and embellished with a waterfall and geological formations.
- River walk River walk offers excellent scenery, wildlife watching, swimming and picnicking. It connects Morgans Gully picnic area, Cypress Pine campground and Platypus Hole picnic area with Boonoo Boonoo Falls picnic area.
- Rockpool Ramble walk Rockpool Ramble walk is in Boonoo Boonoo National Park, near Tenterfield. It’s a great way to see Boonoo Boonoo River and its lovely rockpools.