Nightcap National Park

Get driving directions

From Lismore:

• Drive 35km to the northern rivers area of NSW
• Road access is from one of five roads from the Richmond Valley in the south, four of which are unsealed

Park entry points

• Gibbergunyah Range Road access See on map
• Newton Drive access See on map
• Terania Creek Road access See on map

Parking

• Minyon Falls lookout See on map
• Minyon Grass picnic area See on map
• Terania Creek picnic area See on map

By bike

Check out the Bicycle information for NSW website for more information.

There are lots of great things waiting for you in Nightcap National Park. Here are some of the highlights: Weather in the northern rivers region is generally mild in winter ranging to hot in summer. It can be very wet (the park receives the highest annual rainfall in NSW) and misty so check local weather conditions and pack suitable clothes as well as a hat, sunscreen and insect repellent.

Amenities

• Minyon Grass picnic area

Toilets

• Minyon Falls lookout
• Terania Creek picnic area
• Yelgun Kyoomgun campground

Picnic tables

• Minyon Falls lookout
• Minyon Grass picnic area
• Terania Creek picnic area
• Yelgun Kyoomgun campground

Drinking water

• Goorgana walking track

• Nightcap National Park factsheet
• Nightcap National Park map (3.5MB pdf)
• Nightcap National Park and Whian Whian SCA visitor guide (2.1MB pdf)