Rockpools View walk
Boonoo Boonoo National Park
Overview
Rockpools View walk is in Boonoo Boonoo National Park, 27km from Tenterfield. Wander along this accessible 400m return walk that winds through bushland to a river and rockpool view.
- Where
- Boonoo Boonoo National Park in Country NSW
- Accessibility
- Easy
- Distance
- 0.4km return
- Time suggested
- 6 - 12min
- Grade
- Grade 2
- Entry fees
- Park entry fees apply
- What to
bring - Drinking water, hat, snacks, sturdy shoes, suitable clothing, sunscreen, raincoat
- Please note
- The track starts at Boonoo Boonoo Falls picnic area, which is always open.
- The nearest toilets are at Boonoo Boonoo Falls picnic area.
- Accessible parking is available at Boonoo Boonoo Falls picnic area carpark.
Rockpools View walk in Boonoo Boonoo National Park is ideal for young children and people with reduced mobility. It provides easy access to Rockpools View that overlooks Boonoo Boonoo River and the rockpools below. This sealed, accessible track has no steps. There’s seating where you can rest and take in the natural surroundings.
The walk starts at Boonoo Boonoo Falls picnic area which has accessible parking. Wander down the short track to the viewpoint where you can see the rockpools and river teeming with wildlife. Look out for glossy black-cockatoos feeding on casuarinas, or kangaroos and wallabies, especially in the early morning and late afternoon. Keep an eye out for endangered brush-tailed rock-wallabies which shelter in crevices and under rocky overhangs.
You can also smell and see different wildflowers including the vulnerable MacNutts wattle that blooms between July and September.
If you’re able to, you can continue on Falls Lookout walk for uninterrupted views of the waterfall or take the short Rockpool Ramble track to access the rockpools.
Nearby
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
Operated by
- Glen Innes office
- Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 4.30pm.
- 02 6739 0700
- npws.ntab@environment.nsw.gov.au
- 68 Church Street, Glen Innes NSW 2370
Park info
- 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.
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Park entry fees:
$8 per vehicle per day. The park uses a self-registration fee collection system. Please bring the correct change.
Buy annual pass
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