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Following heavy rainfall, flooding and damaging winds caused by Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred most national parks in northern NSW, including campgrounds and day use areas will remain closed for safety.

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Bar Mountain lookout

Border Ranges National Park

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Nearby lookouts

  • Visitor enjoying valley views from Border Loop lookout. Credit: John Spencer © DPE

    Border Loop lookout and picnic area

    Border Loop lookout and picnic area is a great picnic spot offering scenic views of Gradys Creek Valley within Border Ranges National Park, a World Heritage Area.

  • Brushbox Falls waterfall trickles down a rock face into a pool surrounded by rainforest, Border Ranges National Park. Photo: John Spencer © DPE

    Brushbox Falls lookout

    Brushbox Falls lookout, in Border Ranges National Park, is only a short walk from Sheepstation Creek campground. The lookout offers views of rainforest and waterfalls.

 

Nearby things to do

View of Telephone Road passing through dense rainforest. Photo: Liz Dargin/OEH

Cycle

Whian Whian mountain biking trails

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Close up of a sleeping koala holding itself in the fork of a tree. Photo: Mark R Higgins/iStock

Immersive stories

Border Ranges 360 experiences

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Two hikers crossing a river on Byrrill Creek walking track, Mebbin National Park. Photo: John Spencer © DPE

Walk

Byrrill Creek walking track

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An aerial photo of visitors on the viewing platform at the Pinnacle walk and lookout with the Border Ranges in the background. Credit: John Spencer © DPE

Walk

Pinnacle walk and lookout

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2 visitors at the viewpoint surrounded by trees at Blackbutt lookout picnic area in Border Ranges National Park. Credit: John Spencer © DPE

Picnic

Blackbutt lookout picnic area

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Walkers admiring the tall forest on Whiskey Creek walk in Mount Jerusalem National Park. Photo: Remy Brand © Caravel Content

Walk

Whiskey Creek walk

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Trail winding through forest in Mount Jerusalem National Park. Photo: J. Slabb © DPE

Ride

Gilwah trail

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Mount Jerusalem Central trails winding through forest in Mount Jerusalem National Park. Photo: J. Slabb © DPE

Ride

Mount Jerusalem Central trails

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2 bushwalkers surrounded by lush rainforest greenery on the Bar Mountain circuit walk in Border Ranges National Park. Credit: John Spencer © DPE

Walk

Bar Mountain circuit

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Four people on Booyong walking track near Sheepstation Creek campground, Border Ranges National Park. Photo credit: John Spencer © DPIE

Walk

Booyong walking track

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3 bushwalkers on Palm Forest walking track. Credit: John Spencer © DPE

Walk

Palm Forest walking track

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Rainforest creek on Rosewood loop in Border Ranges National Park. Photo credit: John Spencer © OEH

Walk

Rosewood loop

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Unicorn Falls walking track, Mount Jerusalem National Park. Photo: Dean Trezise © Dean Trezise

Walk

Unicorn Falls walking track

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Walking through ferns on Byan Yangala loop walk. Photo Remy Brand © Caraval Content

Walk

Byan Yangala loop walk

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Border Loop walking track heads through rainforest in Border Ranges National Park. Photo credit: John Spencer © DPIE

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Border Loop walk

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Brindle Creek runs through rainforest in Border Ranges National Park. Photo credit: John Spencer © DPIE

Walk

Brindle Creek walking track

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Picn tables at Brindle Creek picnic area, Border Ranges National Park. Photo credit: John Spencer © DPIE

Picnic

Brindle Creek picnic area

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View of sheer cliffs and waterfall in a misty rainforest setting. Photo © Rise Up – Byron Conscious Tours

Explore

Byron glow worms and hinterland forest experience

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A Beyond Byron E Bikes tour group riding through the ancient rainforest of Mount Jerusalem National Park. Photo: Steve Back © Beyond Byron E Bikes

Cycle

Byron hinterland e-bike tour

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View of bushwalkers trekking along a forest trail enveloped by dense, green rainforest vegetation. Photo © Byron Bay Adventure Tours

Walk

Byron hinterland rainforest and waterfall tours

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A tent equipped with comfortable mattresses and a table and chairs on a Bower Camp Co. retreat. Credit: Phil Gallagher © Bower Camp Co.

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Group camping retreats in the Border Ranges

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Minyon Falls, surrounded by World Heritage-listed rainforest in Nightcap National Park. Photo: Glenn Sanders © Wild Byron

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Minyon Falls guided rainforest tour

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A group of 7 guided tour participants wearing night vision goggles in the dark. Photo credit: Wendy Bithell © Vision Walks Eco Tours

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Night vision rainforest walks in Byron Bay

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Picnic table at Antarctic Beech picnic area, Border Ranges National Park. Photo credit: John Spencer &DPIE

Picnic

Antarctic Beech picnic area

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Picnic tables and shelter at Bar Mountain picnic area, Border Ranges National Park. Photo credit: John Spencer © DPIE

Picnic

Bar Mountain picnic area

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Big Scrub loop walking track, Nightcap National Park. Photo: Brian McLachlan © DPIE

Walk

Big Scrub loop walking track

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Goorgana walking track, Nightcap National Park. Photo: Brian McLachlan © DPE

Walk

Goorgana walking track

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Sign at the start of Helmholtzia loop walking track, Border Ranges National Park. Photo credit: John Spencer © OEH

Walk

Helmholtzia loop walking track

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2 visitors walking along Historic Nightcap walking track surrounded by World Heritage-listed rainforest. Credit: John Spencer © DPE

Walk

Historic Nightcap walking track

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Signage marks the Pholis Gap turnoff on Mt Matheson track, Nightcap National Park. Photo: Brian McLachlan © DPE

Walk

Pholis Gap walking track

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Walkers pause to admire a small waterfall, Protestors Falls walking track, Nightcap National Park. Photo: John Spencer/DCCEEW

Walk

Protesters Falls walking track

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Sign at start of Red Cedar loop, Border Ranges National Park. Photo credit: John Spencer © DPIE

Walk

Red Cedar loop

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Hell Hole Falls in Mount Jerusalem National Park. Photo credit: Darren McHugh © DPIE

View

Hell Hole Falls

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Moore Park picnic area, Moore Park Nature Reserve. Photo: OEH

Picnic

Moore Park picnic area

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Surrounding bush on the Mount Matheson loop. Photo: John Spencer © OEH

Walk

Mount Matheson loop

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Walkers emerge from the rainforest into a clearing at Terania Creek picnic area, and stop to look at an iron artwork, Nightcap National Park. Photo: John Spencer/DCCEEW

Picnic

Terania Creek picnic area

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A timber bridge crosses Breakfast Creek along Lyrebird track, Wollumbin National Park. Photo: D Hofmeyer.

Walk

Lyrebird track

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Rainforest vegetation at the start of Wollumbin (Mount Warning) summit track. Photo: Barry Collier © Barry Collier

Walk

Wollumbin (Mount Warning) summit track

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Sign at start of Falcorostrum loop walking track, in Border Ranges National Park. Photo credit: John Spencer © DPIE

Walk

Falcorostrum loop walking track

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Nearby camping and accommodation

Pitch your tent at Sheepstation Creek campground, Border Ranges National Park. Photo: DPIE/ John Spencer

Stay

Sheepstation Creek campground

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Campers enjoying a cuppa on the wooden camping platform at Yelgun Kyoomgun campground. Photo: Remy Brand © Caravel Content

Stay

Yelgun Kyoomgun campground

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Aerial view of Cutters Camp campground. Credit: John Spencer © DPE

Stay

Cutters Camp campground

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Picnic shelter at Forest Tops campground, Border Ranges National Park. Photo credit: John Spencer © DPIE

Stay

Forest Tops campground

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Nearby parks

2 bushwalkers on Unicorn Falls walking track. Credit: John Spencer © DPE

Park

Mount Jerusalem National Park

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Rainforest creek on Rosewood loop in Border Ranges National Park. Photo credit: John Spencer © DPIE

Park

Border Ranges National Park

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Towering eucalypt forest in Mebbin National Park. Photo: John Spencer © DPE

Park

Mebbin National Park

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Aerial view of Minyon Falls and the lookout in Nightcap National Park. Credit: John Spencer © DPE

Park

Nightcap National Park

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Ironpot Creek,, Toonumbar National Park. Photo: Robert Ashdown

Park

Toonumbar National Park

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Waterfall, Whian Whian National Park. Photo: John Spencer

Park

Whian Whian State Conservation Area

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Lyrebird track, Wollumbin National Park. Photo: © Damien Hofmeyer

Park

Wollumbin National Park

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Moore Park Nature Reserve. Photo: Stephen King/NSW Government

Park

Moore Park Nature Reserve

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Couchy Creek Nature Reserve

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Hattons Bluff Nature Reserve

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Limpinwood Nature Reserve

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Mount Nullum Nature Reserve

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Numinbah Nature Reserve

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Wollumbin State Conservation Area

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Google Trekker at Cape Byron State Conservation Area. Photo: J Spencer/OEH.
Bar Mountain lookout

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