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Raspberry lookout

Gibraltar Range National Park

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Visitor info

All the practical information you need to know about Raspberry lookout.

Getting there and parking

Raspberry lookout is in the Gibraltar Range National Park. To get there:

  • From Glen Innes, drive 60km east towards Grafton along the Gwydir Highway.
  • From Grafton, drive 100km west towards Glen Innes along the Gwydir Highway.
  • The lookout is a short distance along a sealed road just off the main thoroughfare and well signposted

Road quality

  • Sealed roads

Vehicle access

  • 2WD vehicles

Weather restrictions

  • All weather

Parking

Parking is available in a small gravel carpark at Raspberry lookout including 2 accessible parking spaces.

Best times to visit

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

Spring

The most popular time of the year to visit, spring sees the park erupt into a vibrant display of wildflowers, including the Gibraltar waratah.

Summer

Take in an early morning bushwalk before the day heats up, then cool down in one of the many waterways, like the Little Dandahra Creek.

Winter

It can be below freezing at night, but the daytime temperatures make this the best time of the year to take in some of the longer treks like the Gibraltar-Washpool World Heritage walk.

Weather, temperature and rainfall

Summer temperature

Average

13°C and 24.1°C

Highest recorded

35°C

Winter temperature

Average

1°C and 13.2°C

Lowest recorded

-8.9°C

Rainfall

Wettest month

January

Driest month

August

The area’s highest recorded rainfall in one day

258.4mm

Facilities

You are encouraged to bring gas or fuel stoves, especially in summer during the fire season.

Toilets

  • Non-flush toilets

Picnic tables

Carpark

Step-free access

The lookout is located on an outcrop on the end of Raspberry Lookout Road. The entire area is step-free:

  • The road and area leading up to the lookout is bitumen
  • The lookout platform is paved
  • Step-free outdoor pathways

Seats and resting points

There is a bench with a backrest at the lookout.

Maps and downloads

Safety messages

Bushwalking safety

If you're keen to head out on a longer walk or a backpack camp, always be prepared. Read these bushwalking safety tips before you set off on a walking adventure in national parks.

  • If you’re bushwalking in this park, it’s a good idea to bring a topographic map and compass, or a GPS.
  • The walking opportunities in this park are suitable for experienced bushwalkers who are comfortable undertaking self-reliant hiking.

Mobile safety

Dial Triple Zero (000) in an emergency. Download the Emergency Plus app before you visit, it helps emergency services locate you using your smartphone's GPS. Please note there is limited mobile phone reception in this park and you’ll need mobile reception to call Triple Zero (000).

Accessibility

Disability access level - easy

Raspberry lookout is flat and step-free:

  • The road and area leading up to the lookout is bitumen
  • The lookout platform is paved

There's an accessible toilet 50m north of the lookout that you can reach along a bitumen pathway that leads from the main lookout carpark. There's an informal gravel carpark closer to the toilet, but there's no wheelchair access from this informal carpark to the toilet block.

There is a bench with a backrest at the lookout for resting and 2 accessible parking spaces in the main carpark.

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.

Smoking

NSW national parks are no smoking areas.

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Park info

  • in Gibraltar Range National Park in the North Coast and Country NSW regions
  • Gibraltar Range National Park is always open but may have to close at times due to poor weather, road damage, or high fire danger.

  • Park entry fees:

    $8 per vehicle per day. The park uses a self-registration fee collection system. Please bring the correct change and display your receipt.

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