Australia National Parks - NSW Western Plains

NSW Western PlainsNational Parks

Conimbla National Park

Located 9km west of Cowra covering 7 590 ha this park is a forest surrounded by farming lands. The park has some excellent walking tracks with great views and birdwatching while in the spring there are stunning wildflower displays to be enjoyed.

Hill End Historic Site

Hill End is the first site in Australia to return payable gold and the scene of the earliest reef mining. Perched on the edge of a high plateau in the Central tablelands the village remains largely untouched by modern development.

Camping is available at Glendora, the Village or the Trough and guided tours may be arranged from the Visitor Centre.
Phone: (063) 378 206

Nangar National Park

Situated in the Nangar-Murga range West of Orange the park is an important wildlife refuge with its forests and scrubs lying in an area which has been mostly cleared. Phone: (063) 319 777

Weddin Mountains National Park

A favorite haunt of the bushrangers of the past this park has a landscape of rugged cliffs and wild country surrounded by farming land. There some great bushwalks and views with a variety of birds and wildlife. Phone: (063) 319 777