Whitegum lookout

Whitegum lookout is located just off John Renshaw parkway approximately 2km from the eastern entrance to the park when travelling from Coonabarabran. 

Road quality

• Sealed roads

Vehicle access

• 2WD vehicles

Weather restrictions

• All weather

Parking

Parking is available in a bitumen carpark at the start of the walk that leads to Whitegum lookout.

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 .

There are picnic tables near the carpark, at the start of the walk that leads to the lookout.

Step-free access

There is step-free access from the carpark to Whitegum lookout along a 500m sealed bitumen track.

• Step-free outdoor pathways

Seats and resting points

There's a bench seat with a backrest just before you reach the lookout.

• Whitegum lookout factsheet
• Whitegum lookout map (2.2MB pdf)

Disability access level - easy

• Whitegum lookout is flat and step-free.
• There's a 500m sealed bitumen track that leads from the carpark to the lookout platform.
• There's a bench seat near the lookout for resting.