Historic huts restoration and maintenance
High Plains area in Kosciuszko National Park
Visitor info
All the practical information you need to know about Historic huts restoration and maintenance.
Getting there and parking
From Canberra via Cooma to the central ski resorts and Mount Kosciuszko:
- Travel 95km along the Monaro Highway to Cooma
- Continue through Cooma for 7km
- Continue onto Jindabyne Road (signs for Kosciuszko Road) for 45km
- Continue along Kosciuszko Road through Jindabyne
- Turn left onto Barry Way for the southern section
- Turn left onto Alpine Way and take this road for 32km to Thredbo Village
- Mt Kosciuszko is accessed from Thredbo via the chairlift
- For Perisher stay on Kosiuszko Road
- Access to Charlotte Pass Village during winter is by oversnow transport from Perisher Village
From Cooma to the northern section, including Kiandra, Yarrangobilly Caves, Mount Selwyn and Cabramurra:
- Travel through Cooma
- Turn right onto Snowy Mountains Highway and travel 51km to Adaminaby
- Enter the park 14km from Adaminaby on the Snowy Mountains Highway
From the west to the northern end of the park:
- Travel via Tumut on the Snowy Mountains Highway or from Tumbarumba via the Elliot Way and the Cabramurra to Kiandra link road (Please note that the Elliot Way is closed between Cabramurra and Khancoban in winter
From eastern Victoria to the southern end of the park:
- Drive to Jindabyne via Bairnsdale through Buchan and Suggan Buggan on the Barry Way
- The road is steep, narrow and winding in sections and is unpaved in sections
By bike
Check out the Bicycle information for NSW website for more information.
Maps and downloads
Park info
- in the High Plains area of Kosciuszko National Park in the Snowy Mountains region
Long Plain Road and Tantangara Road (beyond the dam wall) are closed in winter from June to October long weekends. This period may be extended so it’s a good idea to contact the Tumut Visitor Centre. Areas may have to close at times due to poor weather or fire danger.
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No park entry fees apply in the High Plains area. See vehicle entry fees for other areas in Kosciuszko National Park.
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