Burragorang lookout and picnic area
Burragorang State Conservation Area
Overview
Burragorang lookout and picnic area is a great day trip from Camden, Campbelltown and Sydney. Enjoy a picnic lunch with stunning views of Warragamba Dam. You can also hire the picnic area for a special event.
- Type
- Lookouts
- Accessibility
- Easy
- Entry fees
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Park entry fees:
$4 per vehicle per day. Day passes are available from on-park pay machines that accept coins and credit cards, and you can also pay for your visit via the Park’nPay app.
- Opening times
1 October to 31 March: 8am to 5pm on weekdays. 8am to 7pm on weekends and public holidays.
1 April to 30 September: 8am to 5pm daily.- What to
bring - Hat, sunscreen, drinking water
- Please note
- Burragorang picnic area is available for non-exclusive hire for weddings or informal events
- The lookout and viewing platform is not available for hire
- This park is remote and the weather in this area can be extreme and unpredictable, so please be well-prepared for your visit.
High above Warragamba Dam, on a Blue Mountains escarpment, Burragorang lookout and picnic area is a viewing point for nature’s great beauty. From up here, you can look across one of New South Wales’ most precious resources – that huge body of water far below provides about 80 per cent of Sydney’s water supply.
What you’ll see much closer is equally as impressive. Noisy glossy black cockatoos hanging from the casuarinas; perhaps one of the shy and beautiful lyrebirds will be scratching in the leaves below the trees.
For the kids, there’s some excellent bike riding along the quiet sealed roads, as well as a playground. Pack the esky well, because there are barbecues and plenty of picnic tables, all ready for the perfect bush lunch.
If you’re looking for a unique venue to hire for a wedding or special event near Camden and Campbelltown, Burragorang picnic area and lookout is an idyllic place to celebrate your special occasion.
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Local alerts
For the latest updates on fires, closures and other alerts in this area, see https://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/things-to-do/lookouts/burragorang-lookout-and-picnic-area/local-alerts
General enquiries
- National Parks Contact Centre
- 7am to 7pm daily
- 1300 072 757 (13000 PARKS) for the cost of a local call within Australia excluding mobiles
- parks.info@environment.nsw.gov.au
Park info
- in Burragorang State Conservation Area in the Sydney and surrounds region
1 October to 31 March: 8am to 5pm on weekdays. 8am to 7pm on weekends and public holidays.
1 April to 30 September: 8am to 5pm daily.-
Park entry fees:
$4 per vehicle per day. Day passes are available from on-park pay machines that accept coins and credit cards, and you can also pay for your visit via the Park’nPay app.
Buy annual pass.
Visitor info
All the practical information you need to know about the Burragorang lookout and picnic area.
Getting there and parking
Burragorang lookout and picnic area is in the southern precinct of Burragorang State Conservation Area. To get there from Camden:
- Take Burragorang Road through Mount Hunter, The Oaks and Oakdale.
Road quality
- Sealed roads
Vehicle access
- 2WD vehicles
Weather restrictions
- All weather
Parking
Parking is available in a bitumen carpark at Burragorang lookout picnic area, including 2 accessible parking spaces. Bus parking is also available.
Best times to visit
Spring is a great time of year at Burragorang State Conservation Area. Enjoy a picnic in the shade of the eucalypts which surround Burragorang picnic area.
Weather, temperature and rainfall
Summer temperature
Average
17°C and 29°C
Highest recorded
45°C
Winter temperature
Average
4°C and 20°C
Lowest recorded
–6°C
Rainfall
Wettest month
February
Driest month
July
The area’s highest recorded rainfall in one day
156mm
Facilities
Amenities
Toilets
There are accessible toilets next to the carpark.
- Flush toilets
Picnic tables
Barbecue facilities
- Gas/electric barbecues (free)
Carpark
Drinking water
Step-free access
- The lookout and picnic area is flat, with a concrete pathways that lead to the facilities.
- There are steps at certain points along the concrete path, but where there are steps, there's also a ramp or alternate pathway for people with reduced mobility.
- Step-free outdoor pathways
Seats and resting points
There are bench seats with backrests near the lookout platform.
Maps and downloads
Accessibility
Disability access level - easy
Burragorang lookout and picnic area is flat, with the following accessible facilities:
- Accessible toilets next to the carpark
- Concrete pathways that lead to the facilities
- Benches with backrests at the lookout for resting
- 2 accessible parking spaces
There are some points where the concrete paths have steps, but where there are steps, there's also a ramp or alternate pathway for people with reduced mobility.
Prohibited
Gathering firewood
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.
Learn more
Burragorang lookout and picnic area is in Burragorang State Conservation Area. Here are just some of the reasons why this park is special:
Lands of the Dharawal and Gundangarra Aboriginal peoples
Part of the Nattai (name given to the river because it had 'sweet water') Reserves System, which is the traditional home of the D'harawal and Gundangarra Aboriginal people, the northern part of Burragorang is also home to the Dharug people. In Aboriginal, 'Burragorang' means 'home or place of the giant kangaroo'. These lands provided a corridor for people travelling northward from as far afield as Victoria. They were heading to major gathering and ceremonial grounds in D'harawal lands in the Cowpastures or Camden areas, adjacent to Nepean River.
Burragorang State Conservation Area lies within the Gundungurra Indigenous Land Use Agreement (ILUA) area. The Gundungurra ILUA covers 6942 square kilometres of Country where NPWS and Gundungurra People work together to identify, manage and protect cultural sites and values.
Native bird watching at its best
You'll probably hear them before you can see them: noisy glossy black cockatoos, yellow-tail cockatoos and gang-gangs feed on the casuarinas at the northern area of the picnic area. They're not the only birds you'll find here. Eagles, satin bowerbirds, catbirds (listen for their distinctive meow-type calls) and lyrebirds have also been known to visit the heath and red gums in this part of Burragorang.
- Burragorang lookout and picnic area Burragorang lookout and picnic area is a great day trip from Camden, Campbelltown and Sydney. Enjoy a picnic lunch with stunning views of Warragamba Dam. You can also hire the picnic area for a special event.
Perfect play
Although the park isn't part of Greater Blue Mountains Area World Heritage Property or Kanangra-Boyd National Park, both of these areas can be seen from Burragorang lookout. This is also the best spot to see the impressive expanse of Warragamba Dam, a popular place to visit when in the South West Sydney region. It's a great spot for kids. The roads are sealed, quiet, and good for bike riding. There's a playground for the kids to burn-off any surplus energy.
- Burragorang lookout and picnic area Burragorang lookout and picnic area is a great day trip from Camden, Campbelltown and Sydney. Enjoy a picnic lunch with stunning views of Warragamba Dam. You can also hire the picnic area for a special event.