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Salt Caves picnic area

Timmallallie National Park

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A group enjoying a picnic beside their car at Canyon picnic area, Warrumbungle National Park. Photo: Simone Cottrell © shared OEH and photographer

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Canyon picnic area

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Waa Gorge picnic area, Mount Kaputar National Park. Photo: OEH

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Waa Gorge picnic area

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Green Camp, Mount Kaputar National Park. Photo © Rob Cleary

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Green Camp

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Sawn Rocks picnic area, Mount Kaputar National Park. Photo © Jessica Stokes

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Sawn Rocks picnic area

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Upper Bullawa Creek picnic area, Mount Kaputar National Park. Photo: Boris Hlavica © OEH

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Upper Bullawa Creek picnic area

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Picnic table with shelter at Coryah Gap picnic area in Mount Kaputar National Park. Photo © Jessica Stokes

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Coryah Gap picnic area

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Wirrila picnic area, Deriah Aboriginal Area. Photo © Dirk Richards

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Wirrila picnic area

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People walking along Bundabulla circuit walking track, Mount Kaputar National Park. Photo: Boris Hlavica © DPIE

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Bundabulla circuit walking track

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A group of people at Sawn Rocks lookout gaze up at the cliff wall of Sawn Rocks. Photo © Ian Brown

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Sawn Rocks lookout

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2 bushwalkers have a snack on Fans Horizon walking track in Warrumbungle National Park. Photo: Leah Pippos © OEH

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Fans Horizon walking track

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A ranger shares interesting facts about Dawsons Spring Nature Trail, Mount Kaputar National Park, with onlookers. Photo: Rochelle Eather © DCCEEW

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Dawsons Spring nature trail

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A female tourist walks along the timber walkway leading to Mount Kaputar Summit lookout

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Mount Kaputar Summit lookout

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A hiker on Bluff Mountain's summit with mountainous landscape in the distance. Photo: Eveline Chan © Eveline Chan

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Bluff Mountain walking track

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View past rock ledge to volcanic spires and mountains stretching into the distance. Photo: May Fleming © May Fleming

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Grand High Tops lookout

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Warrumbungle Visitor Centre, Warrumbungle National Park. Photo © Robert Mulally

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Warrumbungle Visitor Centre

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The Breadknife and HighTops at sunset, Warrumbungle National Park. Photo: Copyright Simone Cottrell

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Breadknife and Grand High Tops walk

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Baradine car touring route, Coonabarabran. Photo: Rob Cleary.

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Coonabarabran - Baradine - Warrumbungle drive

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Coonabarabran car touring route, Warrumbungle National Park. Photo: OEH

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Coonabarabran - Warrumbungle - Tooraweenah drive

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Friends looking at views at Doug Sky lookout. Photo: Simone Cottrell/OEH

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Doug Sky lookout

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Visiting the Pilliga National Park Discovery Centre. Photo © Rob Cleary

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Pilliga Forest Discovery Centre

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People on the Sandstone Caves walking track. Photo: Rob Cleary

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Sandstone Caves walking track

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A family rock-hopping across Wambelong Creek on Wambelong Nature walking track in Warrumbungle National Park. Photo: John Spencer © DCCEEW

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Wambelong Nature walking track

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A man standing next to a tree looking at the Warrumbungle landscape at Whitegum lookout in Warrumbungle National Park. Photo: Simone Cottrell © OEH

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Whitegum lookout

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Yulludunida walking track, Mount Kaputar National Park. Photo: Boris Hlavica

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Yulludunida walking track

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Woman standing on rocks enjoying the views of the Nandewar wilderness. Photo: Simone Cottrell © OEH

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The Governor lookout walking track

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'Deep Space' - the night sky over Warrumbungle National Park, filled with stars and constellations. Photo: B Heaton © the photographer

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Explore the Dark Sky

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An NPWS guide leads children along Sandstone Caves walking track, Pilliga Nature Reserve. Photo: John Spencer ©DPIE

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Sandstone Caves cultural tour

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Tara Cave, Warrumbungle National Park. Photo: Matthew Piper. © DPE

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Tara Cave walking track

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Walk on the wild side tour Warrumbungles. Photo: Leah Pippos © DPE

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Walk on the wild side at the Warrumbungles

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A view of the starry night sky in Warrumbungle National Park. Photo © Rob Mulally

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Warrumbungles 4-day guided adventure

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Whitegum lookout walking track, Warrumbungle National Park. Photo: Blake McCarthy © DPE

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Whitegum lookout walking track

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Euglah Rock walking track, Mount Kaputar National Park. Photo © Jessica Stokes

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Euglah Rock walking track

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Mount Coryah walking track, Mount Kaputar National Park. Photo: Ian Smith

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Mount Coryah walking track

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Sawn Rocks, Mount Kaputar National Park. Photo © Ian Brown

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Sawn Rocks walking track

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The Governor Summit (Corrunbral Borawah) walking track, Mount Kaputar National Park. Photo: Boris Hlavica © OEH

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The Governor Summit (Corrunbral Borawah) walking track

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Waa Gorge walking track, Mount Kaputar National Park. Photo © Jessica Stokes

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Waa Gorge walking track

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Warrumbungle Environmental Education Centre, Warrumbungle National Park. Photo © Rob Cleary

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Warrumbungle Environmental Education Centre

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Kaputar Plateau walk, Mount Kaputar National Park. Photo credit: Leah Pippos © DPIE

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Kaputar Plateau walk

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Scutts Hut and Kurrawonga Falls walk, Mount Kaputar National Park. Photo © Jessica Stokes

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Scutts Hut and Kurrawonga Falls walk

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Mill-bullah walking track, Mount Kaputar National Park. Photo © Jessica Stokes

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Mill-bullah walking track

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Barraba Track, Mount Kaputar National Park. Photo: Jessica Stokes

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Barraba track

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Silhouette of a person in the doorway of Scutts Hut, set in a grassy clearing in open woodland of Mount Kaputar National. Photo credit: Lauren Sparrow © DPIE

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Scutts Hut

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View past a rocky ledge to distant peaks, domes and plains at Bluff Mountain lookout in Warrumbungle National Park. Photo: May Fleming © May Fleming

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Bluff Mountain lookout

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A path with metal railing curves up a hill in a bush setting. Photo credit: Grace Proudfoot © DPIE

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Boonalla Cave walking track

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Panoramic view of bushland, ridges and distant valleys from Bundabulla lookout. Photo © Jessica Stokes

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Bundabulla lookout

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Sweeping vista of rocky ridges and forest-clad mountains and valleys. Photo © Jessica Stokes

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Eckford lookout

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The view from Euglah Rock lookout, overlooking a valley and Euglah Rock. Photo credit: Leah Pippos © DPIE

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Euglah Rock lookout

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Sweeping view of volcanic peaks and spires from Fans Horizon lookout on Balgatan Mountain, in Warrumbungle National Park. Photo: Leah Pippos © DPIE

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Fans Horizon lookout

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View past flowering shrubs to volcanic ridges and peaks in Warrumbungle National Park. Photo: Leah Pippos © DPIE

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Febar Tor

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View of volcanic spires and domes emerging from dry forest in Warrumbungle National Park. Photo: Simone Cottrell © RGB

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Goulds Circuit walking track

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View from Horsearm lookout past tree branches to valleys, ridges and distant plains. Photo © Jessica Stokes

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Horsearm lookout

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Expansive view past rocky outcrops to a rugged landscape of peaks and valleys clad in natural vegetation.. Photo © Jessica Stokes

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Lairds lookout

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View of approaching storm across bushland and beyond to distant mountains and valleys in Mount Kaputar National Park. Photo © Fiona Gray

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Lindsay Rock Tops lookout

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Panorama of rugged mountain peaks and domes in Warrumbungle National Park. Photo: May Fleming © May Fleming

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Macha Tor

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View of grass trees, rocky summit and distant plains. Photo: May Fleming © May Fleming

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Mount Exmouth lookout

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View of Pilliga Forest lookout tower from below. Photo © Jessica Stokes

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Pilliga Forest lookout tower

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View of the sheer wall of Bundabulla cliffs from Rangers lookout. Photo © Jessica Stokes

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Rangers lookout

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Salt Caves Dam walking track. Photo © Jessica Stokes

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Salt Caves Dam walking track

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View of volcanic landscape cloaked in woodland in Warrumbungle National Park. Photo: May Fleming © DPIE

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Spirey View lookout

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View of rugged ridges and distant valleys in Mount Kaputar National Park. Photo Credit: Simone Cottrell © DPIE

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The Governor lookout

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Belougery Split Rock walking track, Warrumbungle National Park. Photo © Sue Brookhouse

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Belougery Split Rock walking track

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Biruu Gaba lookout walking track, Deriah Aboriginal Area. Photo © Dirk Richards

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Biruu gaba lookout walking track

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A family walking on stepping stones along Burbie Canyon walking track in Warrumbungle National Park. Photo: Simone Cottrell © OEH and photographer

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Burbie Canyon walking track

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Kaputar scenic drive, Mount Kaputar National Park. Photo: Jessica Stokes

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Kaputar scenic drive

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Mount Exmouth walking track, Warrumbungle National Park. Photo © Sue Brookhouse

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Mount Exmouth walking track

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Lookout on Mount Kaputar summit walk. Photo © Rob Cleary

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Mount Kaputar summit walk

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Sculptures in the Scrub walk, Timmallallie National Park. Photo: Rob Cleary

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Sculptures in the Scrub walking track

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Bushland around Scutts Hut fire trail. Photo: Rob Cleary

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Scutts Hut trail

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People admiring the view from West Kaputar Rock lookout, Mount Kaputar National Park. Photo: Louisa Anderson © DCCEEW

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West Kaputar Rock lookout

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Winangabaa – Information Bay, Deriah Aboriginal Area. Photo: Dirk Richards

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Winangabaa – Information Bay

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You can enjoy panoramic views of the rugged Warrumbungle National Park landscape along Breadknife and Grand High Tops walk. Photo: Kirsten tasker/DCCEEW © Kirsten tasker

Itinerary

Itinerary: Mount Kaputar to the Warrumbungles

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Wanda Wandong campground, Goobang National Park. Photo: OEH

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Itinerary: Orange to Dubbo

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Sandstone Caves, Pilliga Nature Reserve. Photo © Rob Cleary

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Itinerary: Pilliga Forest and the Warrumbungles

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Young bilby at the entrance of its burrow. Credit: Brad Leue/Australian Wildlife Conservancy © the photographer/AWC

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Pilliga tag-along tour

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Two visitors being advised by an NPWS worker at the Warrumbungle Visitor Centre. Photo: Leah Pippos © DPIE

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Volunteer at Warrumbungle Visitor Centre

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Nearby camping and accommodation

Dawsons Spring cabins in Mount Kaputar National Park. Photo: Simone Cottrell/OEH

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Dawsons Spring cabins

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A camper at Balor Hut campground in Warrumbungle National Park. Photo: OEH

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Balor Hut campground

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Tents in Bark Hut campground. Photo © Rob Cleary

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Bark Hut picnic area and campground

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Burbie Camp, Warrumbungle National Park. Photo: OEH

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Burbie Camp

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A family setting up their tent at Camp Blackman. Credit: John Spencer/DCCEEW © DCCEEW

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Camp Blackman

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Signs at Pincham carpark, Warrumbungle National Park. Photo: Robert Cleary/DPIE

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Camp Pincham

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An aerial view of Camp Walaay group campground in Warrumbungle National Park. Photo: John Spencer © DCCEEW

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Camp Walaay group campground

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Ogma campground, Warrumbungle National Park. Photo:Dina Bullivant/NSW Government

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Ogma Gap campground

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Camp Wambelong, Warrumbungle National Park. Photo: Rob Cleary/DPIE

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Camp Wambelong

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Dawsons Spring campground, Mount Kaputar National Park. Photo: Simone Cottrell/OEH

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Dawsons Spring campground

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Historic farming equipment at Gunneemooroo campground in Warrumbungle National Park. Photo: Rob Cleary/DPIE

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Gunneemooroo campground

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Camping area at Danu camp, set in rugged landscape of bushes, trees and rock formations. Photo: Blake McCarthy © DPIE

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Danu camp

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Camping area at Dows camp, set in rugged landscape of bushes and trees. Photo: Blake McCarthy © DPIE

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Dows camp

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Park sign for Hurleys camp along the paved Breadknife and Grand High Tops walk, in Warrumbungle National Park near Coonabarabran. Photo: Blake McCarthy © DPIE

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Hurleys camp

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Aerial view of Salt Caves picnic area, Timmallallie National Park. Photo © Rob Cleary

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Salt Caves campground

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Picnic tables at the Sculpture in the Scrub campground. Photo: Rob Cleary/DPIE

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Sculptures in the Scrub picnic area and campground

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Guided tour, Pilliga National Park. Photo: Rob Cleary

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Pilliga National Park

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Two women hike the Breadknife and Grand High Tops walk in Warrumbungle National Park. Photo © Robert Mulally

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Warrumbungle National Park

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View of Horton Falls surrounded by bushland, in Horton Falls National Park. Photo: Lauren Sparrow © DPIE

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Horton Falls National Park

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View of the Governor Rock formation in Mount Kaputar National Park. Photo: Simone Cottrell/OEH

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Mount Kaputar National Park

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The entrance to Deriah Aboriginal Area, joint managed by NPWS and the local Aboriginal community. Credit: DCCEEW © DCCEEW.

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Deriah Aboriginal Area

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Long-term use of Terry Hie Hie Aboriginal Area is evident with at least 240 axe-grinding grooves and the remains of a corroboree ground which can be found in the area. Credit: Matthew Bester

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Terry Hie Hie Aboriginal Area

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Barwon State Conservation Area

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Biddon State Conservation Area

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Binnaway Nature Reserve

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Bobbiwaa State Conservation Area

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Boonalla Aboriginal Area

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Brigalow Nature Reserve

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Brigalow State Conservation Area

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Bullawa Creek State Conservation Area

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Cooleburba State Conservation Area

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Couradda National Park

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Dandry Gorge Aboriginal Area

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Gamilaroi Nature Reserve

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Garrawilla National Park

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Killarney State Conservation Area

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Leard State Conservation Area

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Merriwindi State Conservation Area

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Moema National Park

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Pilliga East State Conservation Area

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Pilliga Nature Reserve

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Pilliga State Conservation Area

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Pilliga West National Park

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Pilliga West State Conservation Area

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Rocky Glen National Park

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Timmallallie National Park

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Tinkrameanah National Park

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Trinkey State Conservation Area

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Ukerbarley Aboriginal Area

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Ukerbarley State Conservation Area

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Willala Aboriginal Area

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Wondoba State Conservation Area

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Yarrigan National Park

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