Border Ranges National Park
Border Ranges National Park is a national park in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales.
Understand
History
Landscape
Flora and fauna
Climate
Visitor information
Get in
Access is via the Lynches Creek Road from the Summerland Way (B91) at Wiangaree, a few dozen kilometres north of Kyogle.
Fees and permits
There is a fee of $8 per vehicle.
Get around
Map of Border Ranges National Park
See and do
Lookouts
- 1 Bar Mountain Lookout, Bar Mountain Track. Has stunning views of the Black Hand Mountain.
- 2 Blackbutt Lookout, Tweed Range Scenic Drive. A picnic area with great views over the surrounding escarpment range.
- 3 Brushbox Falls Lookout, Booyong Walk.
- 4 Pinnacle walk and lookout, Tweed Range Scenic Drive. An easy 600-meter (return) walk with an amazing 360° view including down below (and partially into neighboring Mebbin National Park). Good for sunrise viewing.
Walks
- Bar Mountain Circuit – a 4-km loop that winds its way through the Gondwana forests, stopping along Bar Mtn Lookout along the way.
- Brindle Creek Walking Track
- Border Loop Walk
- Booyong Track – a 9-km walk (one way) with great canopies.
- Falcorostrum Loop Walking Track
- Helmholtzia Loop Walking Track
- Palm Forest Walking Track
- Red Cedar Loop
- Rosewood Loop
Buy
Eat
You will need to bring food with you.
Drink
Sleep
Lodging
Camping
There are two campgrounds within the park.
- 1 Forest Tops campground, Tweed Range Scenic Drive. 3 campsites. It is next to the start of the Booyong Track. $24.60/night.
- 2 Sheepstation Creek campground, Sheepstation Creek Rd/Forest Rd. Contains 25 campsites, all of which are marked. It's a good base for exploring the three nearby walks surrounding it (Palm Forest walking track, Rosewood loop and Booyong walking track) $24.60/night.