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Falls Lookout walk

Boonoo Boonoo National Park

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Overview

For views of magnificent Boonoo Boonoo Falls, why not wander along Falls Lookout walk, only 35km from Tenterfield.

Accessibility
No wheelchair access
Distance
0.6km return
Time suggested
6 - 15min
Grade
Grade 4
Entry fees
Park entry fees apply
What to
bring
Drinking water, hat, sunscreen
Please note
  • The weather in this area can be extreme and unpredictable, so please ensure you’re well-prepared for your visit.
  • Remember to take your binoculars if you want to birdwatch

Stroll along Falls Lookout walk from Boonoo Boonoo Falls picnic area to a fantastic lookout over the falls, only 35km from Tenterfield. Take the time to notice trees and plants in the bushland. Can you recognise the flowers of the boronia, banksia and grevillea that add their colours to this landscape? Keep an eye out too for wallabies, kangaroos and birds such as the glossy black-cockatoo.

The walk ends at the viewing platform overlooking fabulous Boonoo Boonoo Falls. Here, according to legend, is where Banjo Patterson proposed to his sweetheart, Alice Walker. Over the sound of the pounding waterfall, Banjo was relieved to hear, or at least lip-read, an unmistakable ‘yes’.

Keep a lookout for endangered brush-tailed rock-wallabies. They live in the refuge around the falls. Although most active at night, they can sometimes be seen during the day foraging for food or sheltering in rock crevices and under overhangs.

Combine this walk with Rockpools View walk where you can see rockpools reflecting the sky and surrounding bushland. For a longer leg stretch, why not hike along River walk and spend the night at Cypress Pine campground?

For directions, safety and practical information, see visitor info

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A family walk a boardwalk section of Bouddi coastal walk, Bouddi National Park. Photo: John Spencer/OEH.

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  • in Boonoo Boonoo National Park in the Country NSW region
  • Boonoo Boonoo National Park is always open but may have to close at times due to poor weather or fire danger.

  • Park entry fees:

    $8 per vehicle per day. The park uses a self-registration fee collection system. Please bring the correct change.

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