Greater Blue Mountains drive
Katoomba area in Blue Mountains National Park
Visitor info
All the practical information you need to know about Greater Blue Mountains drive.
Getting there and parking
Depending on how much of the drive you’d like to do, it’s best to start closest to where you can join The Greater Blue Mountains Drive.
For comprehensive maps and details on how to join this drive, check out the Greater Blue Mountains drive website.
Parking
Parking is available at many of the stops along the Greater Blue Mountains Drive. Some parts of the park are busy on the weekend, so parking might be limited then.
Maps and downloads
Accessibility
Disability access level - medium
- Some locations are wheelchair accessible
Prohibited
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.
If you're travelling through a national park or reserve on a public road you can have pets inside your vehicle. However, you must keep them inside your vehicle while driving through national parks or reserves. You must also comply with any conditions in the park’s plan of management, and you cannot stop to visit the park or use park facilities (unless for safety reasons, or to use publicly accessible toilets).
Smoking
NSW national parks are no smoking areas.
Park info
- in the Katoomba area of Blue Mountains National Park in the Sydney and surrounds region
Katoomba area is always open but some locations may close at times due to maintenance, poor weather or fire danger.