Black Swamp campground

Black Swamp campground is in the Barrington Tops precinct of Barrington Tops National Park. The campground can only be accessed by foot. To get there:

From Gloucester:

• Take Thunderbolts Way; this road becomes Scone Road and Barrington Tops Forest Road.
• Turn left into Barrington trail at Barrington trail picnic area located on the left after passing Devils Hole.
• Follow Barrington trail for approximately 12.5km to Junction Pools campground.
• Barrington trail is only open to vehicles from October 1 – May 31. Temporary closures may occur during this period due to weather conditions. Check alerts for current closures.
• From Junction Pools campground follow Aeroplane Hill walking track for approximately 4km to the campground.

From Scone:

• Take the Hunter Road from Scone
• Turn right on to Moonan Brook Road, then turn left on Barrington Tops Forest Road.
• Turn into Barrington trail, which is on the right 1km past Polblue.
• Follow Barrington trail for around 12.5km to Junction Pools campground.
• Barrington trail is only open to vehicles from October 1 – May 31. Temporary closures may occur during this period due to weather conditions. Check alerts for current closures.
• From Junction Pools campground follow Aeroplane Hill walking track for approximately 4km to the campground.

From Mount Barrington:

• Follow Barrington trail for approximately 15km to Mount Barrington.
• Barrington trail is only open to vehicles from October 1 – May 31. Temporary closures may occur during this period due to weather conditions. Check alerts for current closures.
• From Mount Barrington follow Careys Peak walking track for approximately 7km.
• Turn left on Big Hole trail, follow for approximately 2km to the campground. 

Alternatively, the campground can also be accessed via:

• Link Trail - Gloucester Tops to Careys Peak.
• Or the more challenging Corker trail.

Road quality

Roads may become slippery in wet weather.

• Unsealed roads

Vehicle access

• All roads require 4WD vehicle

Weather restrictions

• All weather

Parking

Parking is available at Junction Pools campground and Mount Barrington picnic area.

There are lots of great things waiting for you in Barrington Tops National Park. Here are some of the highlights.

Autumn

Take to the park's walking tracks to make the most of cooler and drier daytime weather.

Spring

Look out for ground orchids and other wildflowers along the Polblue Swamp walking track.

Summer

Look out for the eastern water dragon basking on rocks around the streams.

Non-flush toilets are located at Wombat Creek campground.

• Black Swamp campground factsheet
• Black Swamp campground map (4.4MB pdf)