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Halls Peak campground and picnic area

Oxley Wild Rivers National Park

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Ebor Falls

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King Fern walking track

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Cascades walking track, New England National Park. Photo: Barbara Webster

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View of Apsley Falls cascading over the top of a ridge. Photo © Jessica Stokes

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Apsley Main Falls lookout

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Three brush-tailed rock-wallabies blend into their rocky habitat in Oxley Wild Rivers National Park. Photo: Shane Ruming © Shane Ruming

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Cathedral Rock lookout

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Dangars Main Falls lookout, Oxley Wild Rivers National Park. Photo: Josh Smith © DPE

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Dangars Main Falls lookout

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Wollomombi Main Falls lookout. Photo: Josh Smith © DPE

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Wollomombi Main Falls lookout

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Apsley Falls picnic area

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Two people walking near Apsley Falls in Oxley Wild Rivers National Park. Photo: John Smith © DPIE

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Three friends stand on a small bridge over a fast-flowing river near Blue Hole picnic area. Credit: Harrison Candlin/DCCEEW © Armidale Regional Council

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Blue Hole picnic area

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The view from Budds Mare lookout, looking over to the distant mountains of Paradise Rocks, Oxley Wild Rivers National Park. Photo: Leah Pippos © DPE

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Budds Mare lookout

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View from Paradise Rocks lookout in Oxley Wild Rivers National Park. Photo: Leah Pippos/DCCEEW © Leah Pippos

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Budds Mare to Riverside walking track

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Cassinia walking track

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Cathedral Rock track rock pile in Cathedral Rock National Park. Photo © Barbara Webster

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Cathedral Rock track

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Chandler View circuit walk, Oxley Wild Rivers National Park. Photo: Rob Cleary

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Chandler View circuit walk

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View from Chandler walk, Oxley Wild Rivers National Park. Photo © Rob Cleary

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Chandler walking track

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Picnic table at Dangars Falls picnic area in Oxley Wild Rivers National Park. Photo credit: Barbara Webster © DPIE

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Dangars Falls picnic area

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View from Gara Gorge lookout down into the gorge, Oxley Wild Rivers National Park. Credit: David Waugh © David Waugh

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Gara Gorge lookout

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Hastings Forest Way touring route, Werrikimbe National Park. Photo: John Spencer

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Hastings Forest Way touring route

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A person on McDirtys walking track, Oxley Wild Rivers National Park. Photo: Rob Cleary © OEH

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McDirtys walking track

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New England Wilderness walk, New England National Park. Photo © Barbara Webster

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New England Wilderness walk

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Visitor looking at views of New England National Park from Point Lookout. Photo: John Spencer/OEH

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Point lookout

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View of the landscape of Oxley Wild Rivers National Park. Photo © Rob Cleary

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Salisbury Waters walking track

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Snow Gum walk, New England National Park. Photo © Barbara Webster

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Snow Gum walk

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Green Gully track, Oxley Wild Rivers National Park. Photo © Piers Thomas

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The Green Gully track

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Threlfall pinic area entrance, Oxley Wild Rivers National Park. Photo: Rob Cleary

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Threlfall picnic area

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Threlfall walking track sign, Oxley Wild Rivers National Park. Photo © Rob Cleary

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Threlfall walking track

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Tia Falls picnic area, Oxley Wild Rivers National Park. Photo: Josh Smith © DPE

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Tia Falls picnic area

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Tia Falls, Oxley Wild Rivers National Park. Photo © Gerhard Koertner

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Tia Falls walk

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Tiara walking track, Tia Falls, Oxley Wild River National Park. Photo © Gerhard Koertner

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Tiara walking track

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2 people view Wollomombi Falls from the wheelchair-accessible lookout platform in Oxley Wild Rivers National Park. Photo: Leah Pippos © DPIE

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Wollomombi Falls picnic area

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A man walking along Wollomombi walking track in Oxley Wild Rivers National Park. Photo: Rob Cleary

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Wollomombi walking track

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An amber bottlebrush, seen at Woolpack Rocks in Cathedral Rock National Park. Photo: B Webster

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Woolpack Rocks

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Wrights lookout, New England National Park. Photo: M Dwyer/NSW Government

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Wrights lookout walking track

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Walking track with a small footbridge along Brushy Mountain loop walk, near Wauchope. Photo: John Spencer © OEH

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Brushy Mountain loop walk

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Photo credit: In a rugged and rocky terrain, a river cascades down rock shelves as it courses through a steep gorge. Photo credit: Rob Cleary © DPIE

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Chandler Falls lookout

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Dangars Falls View lookout, Oxley Wild Rivers National Park. Photo: Josh Smith © DPE

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Dangars Falls View lookout

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View of rivers at the bottom of steep and rocky gorges. Photo credit: Rob Cleary © DPIE

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Eagle View lookout

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View from Edgars lookout, looking over mountains, gorges and the curving Chandler River below, Oxley Wild Rivers National Park. Photo: Josh Smith © DPE

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Edgars lookout

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Visitors take in striking valley landscape scenery from lookout along Muurlay Garriirlgundi track. Photo: David Waugh/DCCEEW © DCCEEW

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Muurlay Garriirlgundi track

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A group of people sit around a glowing campfire next to a hut beneath starry skies. Photo credit: Benny Littlejohn © Primal Adventures

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People on a viewing platform over Ebor Falls, Guy Fawkes River National Park. Photo: David Waugh © DCCEEW

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Upper Falls loop walk

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View of several cascades of water plunging into a deep gorge in a rugged bushland setting. Photo credit: Rob Cleary © DPIE

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Wollomombi Falls lookout

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View of a series of giant boulders against a backdrop of ridges and valleys. Photo © Barbara Webster

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Woolpack Rocks lookout

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Berarngutta picnic area, New England National Park. Photo: Barbara Webster

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Berarngutta picnic area

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Lyrebird walking track, New England National Park. Photo © Helen Clark

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Lyrebird walking track

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Point lookout walking track, New England National Park. Photo: Michael van Ewijk

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Point lookout walking track

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Weeping Rock walking track, New England National Park. Photo: Michael van Ewijk © OEH

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Snow Gum link track

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Tea Tree Falls walking track, New England National Park. Photo: Michael van Ewijk © OEH

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Tea Tree Falls walking track

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Warrigal walking track, Cathedral Rock National Park. Photo: Josh Smith © DPE

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Warrigal walking track

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Waterwall Way scenic drive, Dorrigo National Park. Photo: Barbara Webster

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Waterfall Way scenic drive

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View of a powerfall waterfall plunging into a deep chasm in Oxley Wild Rivers National Park. Photo © Jessica Stokes

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Apsley Chasm lookout

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View of natural rockslide at the base of a very steep gorge wall in Oxley Wild Rivers National Park. Photo credit: Rob Cleary © DPIE

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Apsley Landslide lookout

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Apsley Lions lookout

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A giant plume of water cascades into a deep chasm in Oxley Wild Rivers National Park. Photo © Leah Pippos

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Apsley Lower Falls lookout

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View of a pool at the base of sheer grey cliffs in a rugged wilderness setting. Photo © Jessica Stokes

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Apsley Lower Pool lookout

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A river cascades in steps past a steep and dark slate canyon wall in Oxley Wild Rivers National Park. Photo © Jessica Stokes

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Apsley Slate Walls lookout

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4WD, Carrai National Park. Photo: Piers Thomas/NSW Government

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Carrai and Coachwood trails

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View of a river running through steep gorge country in Oxley Wild Rivers National Park. Photo credit: Piers Thomas © DPIE

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Chandler River lookout

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View across a valley to a steep cliff face and waterfall in Oxley WIld Rivers National Park. Photo © Jessica Stokes

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Checks lookout

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Gravel path crossing a bridge over a stream and stretching into a misty forest of tall trees. Photo credit: Josh Armitage © DPIE

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Dangars Falls walking track

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View past trees and bushes to a waterfall plume cascading down a steep and rugged cliff. Photo credit: Josh Armitage © DPIE

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Dangars Gorge lookout

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View of a river coursing through a dry and rocky landscape in Oxley Wild Rivers National Park. Photo credit: Josh Armitage © DPIE

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Dangars River View lookout

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View of a steep rockwall set in a rugged bushland landscape of ridges and ravines. Photo credit: Josh Armitage © DPIE

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Dangars Rockwall lookout 1

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View of waterfall plunging into a gorge next to a steep cliff wall of dark-coloured rock. Photo credit: Josh Armitage © DPIE

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Dangars Rockwall lookout 2

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Picnic area with a picnic table and barbecue set in a clearing surrounded by bushland. Photo © Jessica Stokes

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Edgars picnic area

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View of a man in an orange jacket standing on a wood viewing platform looking over a rugged landscape of gorges and ridges. Photo credit: Rob Cleary © DPIE

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McDirtys lookout

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View of wild bushland growing on a landscape of rugged and rocky ridges and gorges. Photo credit: Josh Armitage © DPIE

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Mihi lookout

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View of walking track through a tall open forest with snow gums. Photo credit: Leah Pippos © DPIE

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Mooraback walking track

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View of multiple cascades of water dropping off the top of a ridge and plummeting in steps down a cliff face. Photo © Jessica Stokes

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Oxley lookout

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A family cross a footbridge on Platypus Pool walking track, Werrikimbe National Park. Photo: Josh Smith © DPE

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Platypus Pool walking track

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View of waterfall cascading off a ridge in a wilderness setting. Photo © Gerhard Koertner

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Tia Falls lookout

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View past mature trees to a steep and winding gorge lit by shafts of light shining through clouds. Photo © Gerhard Koertner

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Tia Gorge View lookout

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Overhead view of a river and a waterfall set in a rugged landscape of deep canyons. Photo © Gerhard Koertner

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Tiara lookout

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View past trees to a waterfall cascading in steps into a deep gorge. Photo © Jessica Stokes

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Tiara View lookout

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Beech Lookout, Cunnawarra National Park. Photo: Rob Cleary © OEH

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Beech lookout

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View of Apsley Falls from Oxley lookout on Oxley walking track. Photo © Jessica Stokes

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Oxley walking track

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Banksia Point picnic area, New England National Park. Photo: H Clark

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Banksia Point picnic area

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Daisy Plains picnic area, Carrai National Park. Photo: NSW Government

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Daisy Plains picnic area

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View of Dangars Falls cascading down a steep cliff face into a pool within a deep gorge. Photo credit: Josh Armitage © DPIE

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Dangars Falls lookdown

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Misty Creek Lookout, Guy Fawkes River National Park. Photo: Barbara Webster/NSW Government

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Exterior of East Kunderang Homestead. Photo: Michael van Ewijk/DPIE

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East Kunderang Homestead

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The exterior of Mooraback Cabin in Werrkimbe National Park. Photo: David Waugh © DPE

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Mooraback Cabin

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Apsley Falls Campground, Oxley Wild Rivers National Park. Photo: Rob Cleary/DPIE

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Apsley Falls campground

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A couple sitting at a picnic table with their tent in the background at Barokee campground in Cathedral Rock National Park. Photo: Josh Smith © DPE

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Barokee campground

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Brushy Mountain campground. Photo: John Spencer/NSW Government

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Brushy Mountain campground

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Views of Aspley River Gorge. Photo: Robert Cleary/DCCEEW © OEH

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Budds Mare campground and picnic area

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A group of friends sitting at a picnic table with their tent in the background at Dangars Gorge campground, Oxley Wild Rivers National Park. Photo: John Smith © DPE

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Dangars Gorge campground

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Long Point Campground, Oxley Wild Rivers National Park. Photo: Rob Cleary

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Long Point campground and picnic area

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Mooraback campground, Werrikimbe National Park. Photo: John Spencer/NSW Government

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Mooraback campground

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A tent set up near a car and campervan in Native Dog Campground, Cathedral Rock National Park. Photo: B Webster

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Native Dog campground

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Plateau Beech campground, Werrikimbe National Park. Photo: John Spencer/NSW Government

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Plateau Beech campground

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View of the Aspley River and surrounding bushland at Riverside campground and picnic area. Photo: Leah Pippos/DCCEEW © Leah Pippos

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Riverside campground and picnic area

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The balcony and surrounding bushland at The Chalet in New England National Park. Photo: Mitchell Franzi © DPIE

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The Chalet

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Group of friends sititng around the fire pit at The Residence in New England National Park. Photo: John Spencer © OEH

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The Residence

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Friends cooking lunch on hot plate at Thungutti campground. Photo: John Spencer/OEH

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Thungutti campground

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A picnic shelter among trees with a sign to Tia Falls lookout at Tia Falls campground, Oxley Wild Rivers National Park. Photo: Robert Cleary/DPIE

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Tia Falls campground

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The exterior of Toms Cabin in New England National Park. Photo: Mitchell Franzi © DPIE

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Toms Cabin

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Campervan parked at Wollomombi Campground, Oxley Wild Rivers National Park. Photo: Rob Cleary/DPIE

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Wollomombi campground

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Enjoy shaded campsites in a truly remote, bush setting at Youdales campground. Credit: Natasha Webb © Natasha Webb/DCCEEW

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Youdales Hut campground and picnic area

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Point lookout from Wrights lookout, New England National Park. Photo: Shane Ruming/OEH

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Daisy Plains huts, Carrai National Park. Photo: NSW Government

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2 hikers sitting at the summit of Cathedral Rock, Cathedral Rock National Park. Photo: Josh Smith © DPE

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Aerial view of Ebor Falls and walking tracks, Guy Fawkes River National Park. Photo: David Waugh, © DCCEEW

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Adults and children walking on suspension bridge Oxley Wild Rivers National Park. Photo: John Smith © DPIE

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Rainforest on Carabeen walk, Werrikimbe National Park. Photo: Josh Smith © DPE

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Rivulet, Willi Willi National Park. Photo: John Spencer © DPIE

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Cunnawarra National Park. Photo: Robert Cleary © DPIE

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Halls Peak campground and picnic area

Park info

  • in Oxley Wild Rivers National Park in the North Coast and Country NSW regions

  • Oxley Wild Rivers National Park is always open but may have to close at times due to poor weather or fire danger.

  • There are 3 areas in Oxley Wild Rivers National Park where you'll need day use vehicle permits: Halls Peak campground and picnic area, Riverside campground and picnic area, and Youdales Hut campground and picnic area. Day use vehicle permits can be bought online or by calling the National Parks Contact Centre on 1300 072 757. If camping, permit fees are included in the campground fee.

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