Wollemi National Park Camp Sites

Newnes camping ground (80 sites)

You'll need to bring drinking water and firewood with you to this popular campground. Please take all garbage when you leave.

Getting there: Turn off the Castlereagh Highway at Lidsdale and follow signs to Newnes.

Facilities: wood barbecues (bring your own firewood), non-flush toilets

Bookings: Camping is very popular during school holidays, and sites may be scarce. Sites are allocated on a first come, first served basis.

Contact: Blue Mountains (Blackheath), Phone: (02) 4787 8877

Wheeny Creek camping ground (30 sites)

You'll need to bring drinking water and firewood with you. Please take all garbage when you leave.

Getting there: Follow the Comleroy Road, off Bells Line of Road at Kurmond.

Facilities: wood barbecues (bring your own firewood), flush toilets

Contact: Richmond, Phone: 02 4588 2400

Colo Meroo camping ground (10 sites)

You'll need to bring drinking water and firewood with you. Please take all garbage when you leave. Check river levels before your visit - the river can flood.

Getting there: You can drive to Mountain Lagoon and walk roughly 12km each way. There is no access to the campground across private properties along the riverbank. If you're walking, drive along the Bells Line of Road, take the Mountain Lagoon turn-off at Bilpin, then turn left into Sams Way.

Facilities: picnic tables, wood barbecues (bring your own firewood), non-flush toilets

Contact: Richmond, Phone: 02 4588 2400

Dunns Swamp camping ground (50 sites)

You'll need to bring drinking water with you to this popular campground, and limited firewood is supplied on-site. A self-registration system applies here - please bring correct change. Please take all garbage when you leave.

Getting there: Turn off the main road at Rylstone hospital to get here. Front-wheel-drive vehicles towing caravans and heavy trailers are not recommended.

Facilities: picnic tables, wood barbecues, non-flush toilets

Water supply: Water is available from the Cudgegong River (not suitable for drinking).

Contact: Mudgee, Phone: 02 6372 7199

More Information

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Sydney NSW
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Fax: (02) 9995 5999
Email: info@environment.nsw.gov.au