Applies from Thu 20 Mar 2025, 11.46am to Mon 14 Apr 2025, 10.00am. Last reviewed: Mon 7 Apr 2025, 3.26pm

Closed areas: Areas closed due to damage caused by Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred

For safety, Tweed Range Scenic Drive, Brindle Creek Loop road and the below areas are closed until 10am Monday 14 April due to damage caused by Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred:

• Antarctic Beech picnic area
• Bar Mountain circuit
• Bar Mountain lookout
• Black Butt lookout picnic area
• Booyong walking track
• Border Loop lookout and picnic area
• Border Loop Walk
• Brindle Creek picnic area
• Brindle Creek walking track
• Brushbox Falls lookout
• Falcorostrum loop walking track
• Forest Tops campground
• Helmholtzia loop walking track
• Palm Forest walking track
• Pinnacle walk and lookout
• Red Cedar loop

Penalties apply for non-compliance. For further information contact NPWS Kyogle office on 02 6632 0000 or email npws.richmondriver@environment.nsw.gov.au
 

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• Border Ranges National Park
  • Antarctic Beech picnic area
  • Bar Mountain circuit
  • Bar Mountain lookout
  • Bar Mountain picnic area
  • Blackbutt lookout picnic area
  • Booyong walking track
  • Border Loop lookout and picnic area
  • Border Loop walk
  • Brindle Creek picnic area
  • Brindle Creek walking track
  • Falcorostrum loop walking track
  • Forest Tops campground
  • Helmholtzia loop walking track
  • Pinnacle walk and lookout
  • Red Cedar loop

Applies from Thu 20 Mar 2025, 4.37pm to Mon 5 May 2025, 8.00am. Last reviewed: Mon 7 Apr 2025, 1.59pm

Closed areas: Areas closed due to damage caused by Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred

For safety, the following areas are closed until Friday 11 April due to damage caused by Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred:

• Weeun Weeun Campground

• Yelgun Kyoomgun Campground

• Byan Yangala Loop

• Gidjuum Gulganyi Walk

• Mount Matheson Loop

• Pholis Walk

• Quandong Falls Track

• Tweed Hinterland Nature Walk

• Visitor Precinct - Mount Nardi

• Mount Nardi Day Use Area

• Telephone Road

• Visitor Precinct - Terania Creek

• Terania Creek Day Use Area

• Protestor Falls Track

For safety, the following areas are closed until Monday 5 May due to damage caused by Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred:

• Rocky Creek Track

• Big Scrub Loop

• Historic Nightcap Track

• Kunghur Flying Fox

Areas will be opened once inspections, and any necessary works, are completed.

Penalties apply for non-compliance. For further information please contact NPWS Alstonville office 02 6627 0200 or email npws.richmondriver@environment.nsw.gov.au

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• Nightcap National Park
  • Big Scrub loop walking track
  • Pholis Gap walking track
  • Protesters Falls walking track
  • Terania Creek picnic area
  • Weeun Weeun campground
  • Yelgun Kyoomgun campground

Applies from Thu 20 Mar 2025, 4.29pm to Mon 5 May 2025, 4.29pm. Last reviewed: Mon 31 Mar 2025, 12.21pm

Closed parks: National park closed due to damage caused by Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred

For safety, Toonumbar National Park is closed until Monday 5 May due to damage caused by Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred. The park will be opened once inspections, and any necessary works, are completed.

Penalties apply for non-compliance.

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• Toonumbar National Park

Applies from Thu 20 Mar 2025, 4.23pm to Thu 17 Apr 2025, 4.24pm. Last reviewed: Mon 31 Mar 2025, 12.21pm

Closed areas: Areas closed due to damage caused by Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred

For safety, the following areas are closed until 17 April due to damage caused by Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred:

• Cambridge Plateau Day Use Area
• Culmaran Loop
• Culmaran Valley Track

Areas will be opened once inspections, and any necessary works, are completed.

Penalties apply for non-compliance.

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• Richmond Range National Park
  • Cambridge Plateau picnic area
  • Culmaran loop trail
  • Culmaran Valley track

Applies from Sun 16 Mar 2025, 10.54am to Wed 30 Apr 2025, 10.55am. Last reviewed: Fri 4 Apr 2025, 10.24am

Closed areas: Cambridge Plateau Forest Drive closed March 24 to April 17

Cambridge Plateau Forest Drive will be closed for works from Monday 24 March to Thursday 17 April 2025 due to road repair works.

The following facilities will be closed for the duration

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• Cambridge Plateau picnic area
• Cambridge Plateau scenic drive
• Culmaran loop trail
• Culmaran Valley track

Mount Babyl trail and tower area will be accessible from the north only. Permission for access via the Bruxner Highway during works must be sought from the ranger through the NPWS Kyogle Office.

The private Airbnb cabin off Cambridge Plateau Forest Drive will not be accessible via Cambridge Plateau Forest Drive for the duration of the closure, contact the owner for more information.

There will be no access to Peacock Creek campground via Cambridge Plateau Forest Drive until the road re-opens. Please use Iron Pot Creek Road, Sextonville Road or Peacock Creek Road.

Penalties apply for non-compliance. For more information, contact the NPWS Kyogle area office on 02 6632 0000.

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• Richmond Range National Park
  • Cambridge Plateau picnic area
  • Cambridge Plateau scenic drive
  • Culmaran loop trail
  • Culmaran Valley track
  • Peacock Creek campground

Applies from Sun 16 Mar 2025, 10.09am to Mon 30 Jun 2025, 10.10am. Last reviewed: Fri 4 Apr 2025, 10.25am

Safety alerts: Peacock Creek campground access changed

Access to Peacock Creek campground has changed due to deterioration of local roads following the impacts of Cyclone Alfred. See below best options to access the campground whilst repairs and upgrades take place on local roads:

1. Iron Pot Creek Road via Kyogle (north) - All weather best access is from Kyogle via Afterlee Road to the Dam Access Road, then a left turn onto Brays Road, right turn onto Logan's Bridge Road, right turn onto Iron Pot Creek Road. Follow signs to Bonalbo once on Brays Road.
2. Cambridge Plateau Forest Drive via Bruxner Highway (south) - best access when open, 2WD suitable in dry weather only. Intermittently closed during periods of wet weather. *closed until April 17 due to repair works, check relevant alert for more details.
3. Sextonville Road via Summerland Way (east) - suitable for 4WDs only, badly damaged with large pot holes and deep ruts. Repair works soon to commence, check for alerts.
4. Peacock Creek Road via Clarence way (west) - 4WD only, not recommended for towing. Two steep creek crossings not suitable for 2WD/AWD, narrow weed affected road sections, badly damaged with large pot holes. 

Drivers advised to drive to conditions, check NPWS website alerts before visiting and follow all signage instructions at road works. For more information, contact the NPWS Kyogle area office on 02 6632 0000.

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• Richmond Range National Park
  • Peacock Creek campground

Applies from Sat 15 Feb 2025, 11.20am. Last reviewed: Mon 17 Mar 2025, 1.55pm

Closed areas: Border Loop Lookout closed for roadworks

The Border Loop Lookout and walking track will be closed to all visitors to allow for essential roadworks on the Lions Road.

The Lions Road will be closed to all visitors between Standfield's Bridge at Cougal and the Queensland border.

Further information is available on the Live Traffic NSW website.

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• Border Ranges National Park
  • Border Loop lookout and picnic area
  • Border Loop walk

Applies from Sun 5 Jan 2025, 3.39pm to Wed 31 Dec 2025, 3.39pm. Last reviewed: Fri 7 Mar 2025, 7.58am

Safety alerts: Cambridge Plateau Forest Drive - 2WD access dry weather only

Cambridge Plateu Forest Drive access is limited to dry weather only for 2WD vehicles until future surface works occur.

We apologies for any inconvenience. For more information, contact the Kyogle NPWS office on 02 6632 0000 or npws.richmondriver@environment.nsw.gov.au.

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• Richmond Range National Park
  • Cambridge Plateau picnic area
  • Cambridge Plateau scenic drive
  • Culmaran loop trail
  • Culmaran Valley track
  • Peacock Creek campground

Applies from Mon 1 Jul 2024, 8.27am to Mon 30 Jun 2025, 4.00pm. Last reviewed: Tue 1 Apr 2025, 7.59am

Safety alerts: North Rocks Road closed

North Rocks Road is closed until Monday 30 June 2025. The road is currently unsafe to traffic. This closure maybe extended, and any extension will be posted as soon as possible.

Penalties apply for non-compliance. For more information, contact the NPWS Alstonville area office on 02 6627 0200.

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• Nightcap National Park

Applies from Fri 30 Jun 2023, 5.44pm. Last reviewed: Sat 22 Mar 2025, 9.57am

Closed areas: Wollumbin (Mount Warning) summit track and summit closed

Parts of Wollumbin National Park, including the Korrumbyn Creek picnic area, Lyrebird walking track, and visitor facilities at Breakfast Creek, are open.

Parking at Korrumbyn Creek and Breakfast Creek is limited.

Wollumbin (Mount Warning) summit track and the summit remain closed. Penalties apply for non-compliance.

For further information visit our webpage at www.environment.nsw.gov.au/topics/wollumbin-national-park. For up to date visitor information check www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/visit-a-park/parks/wollumbin-national-park

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• Wollumbin National Park
  • Wollumbin (Mount Warning) summit track

Applies from Mon 2 Dec 2024, 8.01am to Mon 30 Jun 2025, 8.02am. Last reviewed: Wed 12 Mar 2025, 7.56am

Closed areas: Toonumbar Forest Drive & Coxs Road Closure

Toonumbar Forest Drive and Coxs Road are closed until winter 2025. Estimated re-opening date is June following completion of maintenance works. 

Both roads are not safely trafficable in wet conditions and are therefore seasonally closed from late spring until late autumn dependant on rainfall during the wet season. There may also be additional closures during forecast weather events and damage during the winter period.

This closure will affect the following areas:

• Murray Scrub Lookout
• Sherwood Lookout

Iron Pot Creek Campground and Murray Scrub Walking track can be accessed via Murray Scrub Road.

Penalties apply for non-compliance. For more information, contact Kyogle NPWS office on 02 6632 0000 or email npws.richmondriver@environment.nsw.gov.au

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• Toonumbar National Park
  • Murray Scrub lookout
  • Sherwood lookout