Floods and park closures

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Heavy rainfall and flooding combined with damaging winds caused by Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred are expected across northern NSW over the next few days. Most national parks in northern NSW including campgrounds and day use areas will be closed for safety.

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Sturt National Park

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Nearby historic buildings/places

  • Courthouse Museum, Sturt National Park. Photo: John Spencer

    Courthouse Museum

    Gain insight into the lives of early settlers at Courthouse Museum in Tibooburra, which houses artefacts from the former sheep stations that once stood where Sturt National Park is now.

 

Nearby things to do

Talpero lookout, Sturt National Park. Photo: Tom Hunt © Tom Hunt

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Talpero lookout

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Budgerigars, Narriearra Caryapundy Swamp National Park. Photo: Courtney Davies © DPIE

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Caryapundy lookout loop drive

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Aerial view of 4WD and red earth on Gorge Loop Road Drive. Photo: John Spencer/DPIE.

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Gorge Loop Road drive

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Paroo-Darling Visitor Centre, White Cliffs, Paroo-Darling National Park. Photo: John Spencer © OEH

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Paroo-Darling Visitor Centre, White Cliffs

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Peery Lake picnic tables and barbecue. Photo: Dinitee Haskard OEH

Picnic

Peery Lake picnic area

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Jump-Up walking track, Sturt National Park. Photo: John Spencer © OEH

Walk

Jump-Up walking track

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Golden Gully walking track, Hill End Historic Site. Photo: John Spencer © OEH

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Golden Gully walking track

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Walkers at the start of Mount Wood Summit walking track in Sturt National Park. Photo: John Spencer © OEH

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Mount Wood Summit walking track

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Dead tree and dry lake shore along Wells and Sturt's tree walking track in Sturt National Park. Photo credit: John Spencer © OEH

Walk

Wells and Sturt’s tree walking track

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Jump-Up Loop Road drive, Sturt National Park. Photo: John Spencer, OEH

Drive

Jump-Up Loop Road drive

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Aerial of The Granites walking track in Sturt National Park. Photo: John Spencer © OEH

Walk

The Granites walking track

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Tibooburra Visitor Centre, Sturt National Park. Photo: John Spencer © OEH

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Tibooburra Visitor Centre

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Paroo-Darling National Park. Photo: John Spencer

Explore

Darling River Run tag-along tour

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Ceramic remains from the Whittabrinnah Hotel, Whittabrinnah Narriearra Caryapundy Swamp National Park. Photo: Courtney Davies © DPE

Walk

Whittabrinnah heritage walk

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Blue-billed duck, Narriearra Caryapundy Swamp National Park. Photo: Courtney Davies © DPIE

Watch

Caryapundy tank bird hide

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Aerial view of a 4WD driving along Middle Road Drive in Sturt National Park. Photo: John Spencer/DPIE

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Middle Road drive

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Nearby camping and accommodation

Beautiful sunrise at Mount Wood Homestead. Photo: John Spencer/DPIE

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Mount Wood Homestead

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Friends camping by the billabong at Mount Wood campground. Photo: John Spencer/DPIE.

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Mount Wood campground

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Dead Horse Gully campground, Sturt National Park. Photo: John Spencer

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Dead Horse Gully campground

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Group of friends walking outside Mount Wood Shearers Quarters. Photo: John Spencer/DPIE

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Mount Wood Shearers Quarters

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A picnic area at Caryapundy lookout campground, Narriearra Caryapundy Swamp National Park. Photo: Dan Hough © DPIE

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Caryapundy lookout campground

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Teilta campground and picnic area, looking towards Teilta Homestead Corona Outstation. Photo: Jaymie Norris © DPE

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Teilta campground and picnic area

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Fort Grey campground, Sturt National Park. Photo: Dinitee Haskard OEH

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Fort Grey campground

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A picnic table, information sign and barbecue shelter at Olive Downs campground in Sturt National Park. Photo: John Spencer/DPIE

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Olive Downs campground

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Nearby parks

The red dirt of Mount Wood campground in Sturt National Park. Photo: John Spencer/DPIE

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Sturt National Park

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Wetland birds fly over Caryapundy Swamp, Narriearra Caryapundy Swamp National Park. Photo: Joshua Smith ©DPIE

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Narriearra Caryapundy Swamp National Park

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Sunset, Paroo-Darling National Park.

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Paroo-Darling National Park

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Mutawintji Nature Reserve

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Mutawintji State Conservation Area

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Nocoleche Nature Reserve

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Pindera Downs Aboriginal Area

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Family at Yanga Woolshed in Yanga National Park. Photo: Gavin Hansford
Outdoor Pastoral Museum

Park info

  • in Sturt National Park in the Outback NSW region

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

  • Park entry fees:

    $8 per vehicle per day. The park has coin-operated pay and display machines - please bring correct coins.

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