Applies from Fri 31 Jan 2025, 3.57pm. Last reviewed: Fri 31 Jan 2025, 3.59pm

Other planned events: Part road closed - Stoney Creek

Road works will be undertaken to a culvert on Stoney Creek Road

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• Myall Lakes National Park

Applies from Fri 31 Jan 2025, 9.56am to Fri 7 Feb 2025, 9.57am. Last reviewed: Fri 31 Jan 2025, 10.17am

Other incidents: The Bombah Point Ferry is closed until further notice

The Bombah Point Ferry is closed until further notice due to short term storm repairs. Please call the Manning Great Lakes Area office for any other enquiries on 65910300

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• Myall Lakes National Park

Applies from Fri 19 Jan 2024, 9.31am to Mon 30 Jun 2025, 9.33am. Last reviewed: Fri 24 Jan 2025, 11.47am

Closed areas: Rockglen/Lea Hurst precincts closed for pest control operations

Western section of park closed for ground pest control operation

The western section of Curracabundi National Park (Rockglen and Lea Hurst precincts) is closed 9am, Friday 19 January 2024 to 10am, Monday 30 December 2025 for periodical ground based pest control operations that will be conducted throughout this period. Penalties apply for non-compliance. For more information, contact the Barrington Tops Area Office 02 6538 5300.

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• Curracabundi National Park

Applies from Fri 24 Jan 2025, 8.27am to Tue 11 Feb 2025, 8.27am. Last reviewed: Fri 24 Jan 2025, 8.29am

Closed areas: Shelly Beach Campground Closed

Shelly Beach Campground is closed until further notice due to flooding.

Penalties apply for non-compliance.

For further information please contact the Manning Great Lakes Area office on (02) 6591 0300.

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• Myall Lakes National Park
  • Shelly Beach campground

Applies from Fri 24 Jan 2025, 8.25am to Tue 11 Feb 2025, 8.25am. Last reviewed: Fri 24 Jan 2025, 8.27am

Closed areas: Mackaway Bay Campground Closed

Mackaway Bay Campground is closed until further notice due to flooding.

Penalties apply for non-compliance.

For further information please contact the Manning Great Lakes Area office on (02) 6591 0300.

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• Myall Lakes National Park
  • Mackaway Bay campground

Applies from Fri 24 Jan 2025, 8.24am to Tue 11 Feb 2025, 8.24am. Last reviewed: Fri 24 Jan 2025, 8.25am

Closed areas: Two Mile Sands Campground Closed

Two Mile Sands Campground is closed until further notice due to flooding.

Penalties apply for non-compliance.

For further information please contact the Manning Great Lakes Area office on (02) 6591 0300.

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• Myall Lakes National Park
  • Two Mile Sands campground

Applies from Fri 24 Jan 2025, 8.22am to Tue 11 Feb 2025, 8.22am. Last reviewed: Fri 24 Jan 2025, 8.23am

Closed areas: Freshwater Campground Closed

Freshwater Campground is closed until further notice due to flooding.

Penalties apply for non-compliance.

For further information please contact the Manning Great Lakes Area office on (02) 6591 0300.

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• Myall Lakes National Park
  • Freshwater campground

Applies from Fri 24 Jan 2025, 8.19am to Tue 11 Feb 2025, 8.20am. Last reviewed: Fri 24 Jan 2025, 8.21am

Closed areas: Joes Cove Campground Closed

Joes Cove Campground is closed until further notice due to flooding.

Penalties apply for non-compliance.

For further information please contact the Manning Great Lakes Area office on (02) 6591 0300.

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• Myall Lakes National Park
  • Joes Cove campground

Applies from Fri 24 Jan 2025, 8.17am to Tue 11 Feb 2025, 8.18am. Last reviewed: Fri 24 Jan 2025, 8.19am

Closed areas: Rivermouth Campground Closed

Rivermouth Campground is closed until further notice due to flooding.

Penalties apply for non-compliance.

For further information please contact the Manning Great Lakes Area office on (02) 6591 0300.

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• Myall Lakes National Park
  • Rivermouth campground

Applies from Fri 24 Jan 2025, 8.12am to Tue 11 Feb 2025, 8.14am. Last reviewed: Fri 24 Jan 2025, 8.16am

Closed areas: Brambles Green Closed

Brambles Green Campground is closed until further notice due to flooding.

Penalties apply for non-compliance.

For further information please contact the Manning Great Lakes Area office on (02) 6591 0300.

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• Myall Lakes National Park
  • Brambles Green campground

Applies from Sun 19 Jan 2025, 10.19am to Wed 12 Feb 2025, 3.19pm. Last reviewed: Thu 23 Jan 2025, 8.36pm

Closed areas: Johnsons Beach Campground Closed

Johnsons Beach Campground is closed until further notice due to flooding.

Penalties apply for non compliance.

For further information please contact the Manning Great Lakes Area office on (02) 6591 0300.

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• Myall Lakes National Park
  • Johnsons Beach campground

Applies from Sat 18 Jan 2025, 1.41pm to Wed 12 Feb 2025, 1.42pm. Last reviewed: Thu 23 Jan 2025, 8.35pm

Closed areas: White Tree Bay Campground and Picnic Area Closed

White Tree Bay Campground and Picnic Area is closed until further notice due to flooding.

Penalties apply for non-compliance.

For further information please contact the Manning Great Lakes Area office on (02) 6591 0300.

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• Myall Lakes National Park
  • White Tree Bay campground and picnic area

Applies from Sat 18 Jan 2025, 1.14pm to Wed 12 Feb 2025, 1.16pm. Last reviewed: Thu 23 Jan 2025, 8.35pm

Closed areas: The Wells Campground Closed

The Wells Campground is closed until further notice due to flooding.

Penalties apply for non-compliance.

For further information please contact the Manning Great Lakes Area office on (02) 6591 0300.

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• Myall Lakes National Park
  • The Wells campground

Applies from Sat 18 Jan 2025, 1.08pm to Wed 12 Feb 2025, 1.10pm. Last reviewed: Thu 23 Jan 2025, 8.34pm

Closed areas: Dees Corner Campground Closed

Dees Corner Campground is closed until further notice due to flooding.

Penalties apply for non-compliance.

For further information please contact the Manning Great Lakes Area office on (02) 6591 0300.

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• Myall Lakes National Park
  • Dees Corner campground

Applies from Tue 1 Oct 2024, 3.54pm to Wed 26 Feb 2025, 3.54pm. Last reviewed: Fri 17 Jan 2025, 10.22am

Closed parks: The Glen Nature Reserve closed for Fire Access and Fire Trail Upgrades (FAFT)

The Glen Nature Reserve will be closed until March 2025 to allow contractors to undertake trail upgrade works. The closure has been put in place for the safety of both visitors and the contractors. The planned works and this closure may be weather dependent.

NPWS apologises for any inconvenience.

For more information, please contact the local NPWS Office on 6538 5300.

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• The Glen Nature Reserve

Applies from Sat 5 Oct 2024, 11.33am. Last reviewed: Sat 25 Jan 2025, 2.20pm

Closed areas: Yacaaba Headland walking track partial closure

Yacaaba Headland walking track, in southern Myall Lakes National Park at Hawks Nest, is open to a viewing point.

Beyond this point the track is closed for visitor safety due to track construction and environmental assessments.

Penalties may apply for non-compliance.

Yacaaba Spit Track remains open and people can continue to walk along the beach.

For further information, email or call the NPWS Manning Great Lakes Area office on 02 6591 0300.

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• Myall Lakes National Park
  • Yacaaba Headland walking track

Applies from Wed 2 Oct 2024, 12.59pm to Mon 31 Mar 2025, 1.00pm. Last reviewed: Tue 14 Jan 2025, 11.46am

Safety alerts: Weed Spraying Works

NSW NPWS will be working with a contractor and staff to complete a weed spraying program within Ben Halls Gap Nature Reserve and National Park. 

Weeds being sprayed include: 

- Blackberries

- Scotch Thistle

- Oxeye Daisy

- Yorkshire Fog

If you have any concerns please contact Scone Depot on 6540 2333.

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• Ben Halls Gap National Park
• Ben Halls Gap Nature Reserve

Applies from Tue 19 Mar 2024, 9.11am to Wed 31 Dec 2025, 5.00pm. Last reviewed: Sun 5 Jan 2025, 3.21pm

Safety alerts: Visitor Safety Alert: Feral Horses

Feral horses move through this campground day and night. Campers at Little Murray and Polblue campgrounds should set up tents as close to their vehicles as possible.

Aggressive horse behaviour can pose a safety risk for visitors. Aggressive behaviour includes snorting, head bobbing, stomping front legs, ears erect, aggressive stance and approaching in an aggressive manner.

What to do around aggressive horses:

· avoid the animals, especially if a stallion is present and there are mares nearby

· retreat to your vehicle

· wave your arms around and make lots of noise

· walk in a group rather than as an individual

· always be aware of your immediate surroundings.

Please report any such interaction or aggressive horse behaviour to NPWS Gloucester on 6538 5300.

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• Barrington Tops National Park
  • Junction Pools campground
  • Little Murray campground
  • Polblue campground and picnic area

Applies from Fri 27 Sep 2024, 9.28am to Sat 31 May 2025, 9.28am. Last reviewed: Fri 31 Jan 2025, 9.18am

Closed areas: 4WD Trail Closures

Some 4WD trails remain closed after the annual seasonal closure period (from 1 June to 30 September) due to trail conditions. The following 4WD trails remain closed:

• Tugalow trail
• Thunderbolts trail - between Barrington Tops Forest Road and Pheasants Creek Road
• Barrington Trail (south), after the Junction Pools campground turnoff. 

This closure does not affect public vehicle access to Polblue, Gummi Falls, Devils Hole, Horse Swamp, Little Murray, or Junction Pools campgrounds.

Walkers and mountain bikers are still permitted to utilise these trails while they are closed to public vehicles.

Penalties apply for non-compliance. For more information call the local NPWS office on 02 6538 5300.

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• Barrington Tops National Park
  • Barrington trail
  • Junction Pools campground
  • Little Murray campground
• Barrington Tops State Conservation Area
  • Gummi Falls campground

Applies from Tue 1 Oct 2024, 12.00am to Mon 31 Mar 2025, 11.59pm. Last reviewed: Wed 29 Jan 2025, 11.24am

Fire bans: Mount Royal NP

A park fire ban is in place in this park and remains in effect unless otherwise extended or removed.

However, Youngville campground is exempt in Mount Royal National Park.

During park fire ban periods, all campfire and solid fuel (wood, heat beads, charcoal, briquettes, hexamine) barbecues and stoves are prohibited. Gas and electric barbecues and cookers are permitted as long as:

• They're under direct control of an adult
• The ground within 2m of the barbecue is cleared of all flammable materials
• There's an adequate supply of water (minimum of a bucket)

If a Total Fire Ban is in place, different rules apply. Contact the local park office before bringing a gas or electric barbecue or cooker.
Penalties apply for non-compliance. For more information about fire bans in parks and reserves including your responsibilities, visit the NSW National Parks fire safety page.

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• Mount Royal National Park

Applies from Thu 28 Dec 2023, 7.31am. Last reviewed: Wed 15 Jan 2025, 10.25am

Closed areas: Burraga Swamp Walk Closed

Burraga Swamp walking track is currently inaccessible to vehicles due to closure of Mt Allyn Rd. Forestry Corporation of NSW has closed the road due to a failed bridge. The reopening date is not known at this stage. For more information, phone Gloucester NPWS Office on 02 6538 5300.

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• Barrington Tops National Park
  • Burraga Swamp walking track

Applies from Tue 27 Dec 2022, 12.56pm to Mon 1 Dec 2025, 1.00pm. Last reviewed: Tue 26 Nov 2024, 2.48pm

Closed areas: Mungo track detour due to flood damage

The boardwalk between Tamboi trail and Brambles Green campground is permanently closed due to flood damage.

Walkers on the Mungo Track can take the detour at Mungo Brush. Please follow the walking track to the beach and then walk south for 4km. Take the slashed management trail which connects the beach to Mungo Brush Road to re-join the Mungo Track.

For further information, please call Manning Great Lakes area office on 02 6591 0300.

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• Myall Lakes National Park
  • Mungo walking track

Applies from Tue 13 Oct 2020, 11.53am. Last reviewed: Thu 30 Jan 2025, 10.06am

Other planned events: Camping at Bretti Reserve

Bretti Reserve is a MidCoast Council managed campground. It is not attached to the National Parks and Wildlife Service Bretti Nature Reserve.

For information about camping at Bretti Reserve please call the MidCoast Visitor Information Centre in Gloucester on 1800 802 692 or follow the link below.

https://barringtoncoast.com.au/directory/bretti-reserve 

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• Bretti Nature Reserve