Mebbin National Park is a national park in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales. It's a UNESCO World Heritage Park as part of the Shield Volcano Group of the Gondwana Rainforests of Australia.

Understand

Visitor information

• Park website

Get in

The only way to get into the park is via car. From Murwillumbah, head southwest onto Kyogle Road (Tourist Drive 32), and turn right onto Cadell Road until you reach the park.

Fees and permits

There is a fee of $8 for this park, which can be paid off at the coin-operated pay and display machines. Make sure to bring correct coins.

NSW Parks passes are valid in the park, which provide unlimited access to the park for a year. The passes also provides faster entry and is valid for 12 months (or 24 if you purchase a two year pass) from date of purchase. The fees per vehicle (as at 2021) as follows:

• All Parks Pass – includes all parks in New South Wales, including Kosciuszko National Park ($195 for one year, $335 for two years)
• Multi Park Pass – includes all parks in New South Wales, excluding Kosciuszko National Park ($65 for one year, $115 for two years)
• Country Parks Pass – includes all parks in Country New South Wales, excluding Kosciuszko National Park ($45 for one year, $75 for two years)

All three parks passes are valid in Mebbin National Park. There is also a fourth pass; the Single Park Pass, worth $22 for one year and $40 for two. This is just if you want to revisit this park again and again, in which to pay the fees off, you'll need to visit this park at least three times.

See and do

Byrrill Creek walking track is the only walking track in the park, and takes about 30 to 45 minutes to do and is a one kilometre walking track. The walk mainly passes subtropical rainforests, dating from the Gondwana periods.

Buy, eat and drink

There are no facilities in the park. You'll need to bring everything with you, including food and water.

Sleep

There is only one ares where you're allowed to rest your head on. There are no lodging sites, and camping apart from the designated areas is prohibited.

• 1 Cutters Camp campground, Cutters Camp Rd, Mebbin. Check-in: 2PM, check-out: 10AM. Campground includes picnic tables, barbecue facilities, toilets, mostly popular with families, birdwatchers and bushwalkers, where it's possible to see numerous threatened species of birds here. (updated Nov 2021)