Fitzroy Falls picnic area

Fitzroy Falls picnic area is in the northern precinct of Morton National Park, near Fitzroy Falls Visitor Centre. To get there:

• From Moss Vale, drive 18km east along Nowra Road to Fitzroy Falls.
• From Nowra, drive 41km via Kangaroo Valley and Nowra Road.
• From Wollongong, drive 65 km via Robertson along Illawarra Highway and Sheepwash Road, then into Nowra Road.
• From Sydney, drive 137km via Hume Highway to Mittagong and Bowral, then Sheepwash Road and Nowra Road.
• From Canberra, drive 174km via Hume and Illawarra highways to Moss Vale and Nowra Road.

Road quality

• Sealed roads

Vehicle access

• 2WD vehicles

Weather restrictions

• All weather

Parking

Parking is available at Fitzroy Falls Visitor Centre in a paved carpark, including 2 accessible parking spots. Bus parking is available.

A daily motor vehicle entry fee applies at the visitor centre carpark.

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

Autumn

Grab an oar and canoe down the Shoalhaven River or the Kangaroo River. Autumn rains create ideal conditions for river paddling, and you'll find good spots for beginners as well as for more experienced paddlers.

Spring

Take the Three Views or Granite Falls walking tracks to see wildflowers in colourful bloom.

Summer

The rainforests of Morton National Park are a great place to escape the summer heat – try the Erith Coal Mine track at Bundanoon or the nearby Fairy Bower Falls walk.

Toilets

There are accessible flush toilets at the nearby visitor centre. The toilets include a change facility for parents and carers.

• Flush toilets

Picnic tables

Barbecue facilities

• Gas/electric barbecues (coin-operated)

Drinking water

Step-free access

The picnic area is flat and step-free, with a paved stone pathway that leads from the carpark to the picnic tables and further on to the nearby visitor centre.

To get to some of the picnic tables from the pathway, you'll need to cross over sections of flat grass.

• Step-free outdoor pathways

Seats and resting points

There are timber benches with backrests outside Fitzroy Falls Visitor Centre, which is next to the picnic area. You can reach them along a paved stone pathway.

• Fitzroy Falls picnic area factsheet
• Fitzroy Falls picnic area map (1.4MB pdf)

Disability access level - easy

Fitzroy Falls picnic area is flat and step-free, with accessible facilities including:

• Accessible toilets and a change facility for parents and carers (at the nearby visitor centre)
• 2 accessible parking spots in the paved carpark
• Step-free access from the carpark to the picnic area along paved pathways
• Seats and resting points