Warrumbungle Environmental Education Centre

Warrumbungle Environmental Education Centre is in the Camp Walaay precinct of Warrumbungle National Park. To get there:

• From Coonabarabran, continue along John Renshaw Parkway until you see the signpost to turn to your right. Travel for approximately 2km to Camp Walaay, turn left, and you’ll see the education centre to your right.
  
• If you’re travelling from the south, continue along John Renshaw Parkway until you see the signpost to turn to your left. Travel for approximately 2km to Camp Walaay, turn left, and you’ll see the education centre to your right.

Road quality

• Sealed roads

Vehicle access

• 2WD vehicles

Weather restrictions

• All weather

Parking

Car and bus parking is available at Warrumbungle Environmental Education Centre.

You may experience a great range of temperatures on any day in the park. In summer it's generally hot in the daytime and temperatures often exceed 30C. In contrast, winter can be very cold and the temperature drops below freezing at night. Rainfall is also highly variable, ranging from drought to prolonged wet periods. Less rain falls on the western side of the park than on the eastern side. It rains most from December to February and the annual average rainfall is 720mm. Thunderstorms are common in mid to late summer.

Spring

During early spring wildflowers are in bloom, including a huge variety of golden wattle flowers With a more moderate climate, spring is a great time to get out and camp under the stars .

Toilets

• Non-flush toilets

Picnic tables

Barbecue facilities

• Wood barbecues (bring your own firewood)

• Warrumbungle Environmental Education Centre factsheet
• Warrumbungle Environmental Education Centre map (4.4MB pdf)

Disability access level - hard

There are stairs to the indoor area – assistance is required for people with mobility restrictions. Classes are held outdoors in an area which is wheelchair accessible.