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Outback and Rivers Outback and Rivers CULGOA FLOODPLAIN LEGEND Q U E E N S L A N D NATIONAL PARK STURT To Thargomindah Hungerford River Hebel NATIONAL PARK Dowling Barringun The Jump-Ups To Charleville CULGOA Major sealed road o Track o NATIONAL 25 r Goodooga a PARK P Angledool Major unsealed road 102 Weilmoringle 50 Mt Wood Yantabulla Enngonia Secondary sealed road TIBOOBURRA LEDKNAPPER To Lightning Culgoa Secondary unsealed road Cameronʼs Corner 215 NATURE RESERVE Ridge Depot Glen 235 Wanaaring Minor sealed road Fords Grawin Milparinka Collerina 158 Bridge 97 193 NARRAN Road distance in kilometres LAKE Cumborah 112 NOCOLECHE NATURE NATURE RESERVE RESERVE Fruit Fly Exclusion Zone 98 KAMILAROI To Walgett Visitor Information Centre: 168 BREWARRINA BOURKE HWY accredited 29 Barwon 121 River TOORALE Mt Oxley Bogan NATIONAL Visitor Information Centre: Y PARK A 100 Gongolgon non-accredited 48 135 RUN MIT WAY HIGHW RIVER 78 CHELL Carinda Rest area PAROO- 96 LOUTH GUNDABOOKA Packsaddle DARLING NATIONAL 132 NATIONAL PARK Fuel (remote areas only) PARK Mulgowan River Byrock Peery ARLING Art Site 34 D ARLING MACQUARIE Food Lake D 130 91 87 71 MARSHES (7 days; remote areas only) CITY White Clis NATURE MUTAWINTJI TILPA 93 NATURE 160 82 RESERVE RANGE RESERVE National Park 176 Opal MUTAWINTJI 92 Quambone BARRIER NATIONAL PARK 128 Coolabah Macquarie Miners Rivers VER 94 HWY Mutawintji SIL Historic Site 101 Points of interest Way Mt Grenfell Girilambone Historic Site Canonbar 147 PAROO-DARLING KIDMAN National Park accommodation Wilcannia NATIONAL PARK 42 HIGHWAY Cobar BARRIER River AY 32 Barnato 32 132 Hermidale Camping Poopelloe HIGHW 260 NYNGAN Lake Emmdale 32 Outback Beds member RIVER To Coonabarabran 202 153 Silverton BARRIER Little Topar Warren Crowl ROAD INFORMATION COBB BROKEN HILL Creek Nevertire To Adelaide 125 RUN 145 75 HIGHW Creek Nymagee Balranald (03) 5020 1599 110 RIVER DARLING alyawalka Sandy T Creek Trangie A Bourke 0419 722 055 Y - THE LONG 183 Bogan 75 Menindee Lake Brewarrina (02) 6830 5100 SIL 161 KINCHEGA Tottenham VER MENINDEE NATIONAL N E W S O U T H W A L E S Broken Hill (08) 8082 6660 PARK Gilgunnia Cairn marking the To Dubbo PADDOCK 233 Albert geographical River Cobar (02) 6836 2448 YATHONG Tandou centre of NSW CITY NATURE Lake Fruit KAJULIGAH RESERVE Hay (02) 6993 4045 NATURE Tullamore RESERVE Ivanhoe (08) 8091 5155 79 WAY Fly 208 Darnick Ivanhoe Mount Hope Lightning Ridge (02) 6829 1670 123 Coombah Lake ARLING Exclusion NOMBINNIE Menindee (08) 8091 5155 Mindona D Popio Zone Roto NATURE 268 Lake RESERVE ROUND HILL Condobolin Tibooburra (08) 8082 6660 Popilta NATURE RESERVE Lake Willandra Homestead WILLANDRA HIGHW Walgett (02) 6828 1399 Travellers NATIONAL 95 Lake TARAWI NR PARK Lake Cargelligo Wentworth (03) 5027 5080 A Y Pooncarie MUNGO KIDMAN HWY NEARIE NATIONAL 87 FORBES White Cliffs (08) 8091 5155 LAKE NR 30 PARK 210 Hillston LOUGHAN NR 230 Creek Wilcannia (08) 8091 5155 121 75 NEWELL Willandra Lakes World Heritage Area River 105 Walls of China OTHER INFORMATION 118 Merrowie 60 Lake Booligal Victoria AY 150 For fires, floods and park closures HIGHW visit nationalparks.nsw.gov.au. Wentworth Dareton WESTERN Goolgowi Murray 31 achlan West Wyalong Grenfell L C 118 O Buronga 24 110 C A solid fuel fire ban may be River COCOPARRA O WEDDIN MILDURA MALLEE CLIFFS 156 P 50 NATIONAL A MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK PARK R in place in some national To Adelaide COBB R NATIONAL A20 20 LACHLAN VALLEY MID A PARK and regional parks between STURT HIGHWAY 78 NATIONAL PARK R 39 A GRIFFITH N Penarie G 1 October and 31 March each KEMENDOK NP E Carrathool 134 T 38 Leeton STUR HAY STUR 20 FLAGSTAFF year. Park management may vary EUSTON RP T Zone 172 WAY Robinvale Euston BALRANALD Murrumbidgee TEMORA MEMORIAL NR 80 these dates seasonally. Please MURRAY SUNSET Darlington Point HWY HATTAH- AY 20 NATIONAL PARK KULKYNE HIGHW MURRUMBIDGEE contact the parks offices for B400 128 VALLEY NATIONAL PARK River COOTAMUNDRA NATIONAL 222 YANGA 57 W HIGH more information. PARK NATIONAL Exclusion MURRAY NARRANDERA HWY PARK OOLAMBEYAN Fly A79 A NATIONAL PARK OLYMPIC Both Paroo-Darling National Park Y 94 199 Junee HIGHWAY 107 and Sturt National Park have a Ouyen KIDMAN B12 95 41 VALLEY 75 20 WAGGA ‘no fire on park’ policy. CALDER 120 39 WAGGA Moulamein Fruit Gundagai MALLEE NYAH- VINIFERA Lockhart In an emergency call 000. PARK 104 BIG DESERT SUNRAYSIA SWAN HILL Murray THE ROCK To purchase a Parks Pass visit WILDERNESS NATURE HWY 90 HIGHWAY Jerilderie HWY PARK RESERVE WAY nationalparks.nsw.gov.au or call WYPERFIELD B400 TUMUT River DENILIQUIN NATIONAL PARK KERANG 1300 072757. 79 REGIONAL RIVERINA PARK MURRAY VALLEY B220 GUNBOWER NATIONAL PARK OLYMPIC NATIONAL HIGHWAY Kerang HWY PARK Mathoura Tocumwal HUME N LODDON Cohuna B200 A79 LEAGHUR Reed Beds STATE PARK 187 Bird Hide Cobram Barooga WOOMARGAMA 0 40 80 TERRICK BARMAH NP Mulwala Corowa NATIONAL PARK KILOMETRES TERRICK Nathalia 130 NATIONAL Numerkah ALBURY Murray River V I C T O R I A B260 PARK 111 Yarrawonga VALLEY HWY Rutherglen ECHUCA B400 B400 WARBY-OVENS Wodonga MOAMA VALLEY LOWER GOULBURN NATIONAL PARK M31 B75 MURRAY HWY NATIONAL PARK CHILTERN-MT PILOT KOSCIUSZKO GOULBURN To Melbourne VALLEY HWY Wangaratta NATIONAL PARK NATIONAL PARK Shepparton Disclaimer: This map offers a basic overview of features and facilities and does not provide detailed information on topography, landscapes, services or activities. It is recommended that detailed maps, relevant websites and Visitor Information Centres be incorporated in travel planning and that road conditions are checked with authorities prior to travel. Outback and Rivers ABOUT THIS REGION ITINERARY HIGHLIGHTS Take your next holiday in one of our National or Regional Parks Detailed versions of these itineraries are freely available online. in the Murray, Riverina and Outback regions of NSW. Our rivers Go to nationalparks.nsw.gov.au, visit any of the Outback and will amaze you: kayak through the river red gums down the Rivers National Parks, click on links and downloads to view Murrumbidgee, fish for Murray Cod or wander through the the itineraries. historic Yanga homestead. Camp under our stunning Outback skies at Sturt National Park, share our Aboriginal culture at THE MURRAY TO BROKEN HILL TREK Mutawintji, or birdwatch in the vast Paroo Darling National Park. You’ll want to pack the fishing rod, your bird books, binoculars, and the camera for this spectacular trek which will take you WHERE TO STAY from the river red gums of the Murray to the blue skies and red earth of Outback NSW. Check out the Reed Beds Bird Hide at There are a number of accommodation and camping options Mathoura – the kids will love it. Cruise on the Barmah-Millewa in nearby NSW national and regional parks. You’ll find a wide wetlands. Experience what life was like 150 years ago at range of options from homesteads to shearers’ quarters, from Yanga homestead. Take a tour to the Walls of China at Mungo. secluded campsites to real bush campgrounds. Please refer to Go underground in a Broken Hill mine, and visit the Royal a park fact sheet or go to nationalparks.nsw.gov.au for detailed Flying Doctor Service. Search for the horizon from the Mundi maps for the specific location. Mundi lookout, and watch the sun go down at the Sculpture Symposium. It’s a perfect holiday to camp by the Darling River Please note that entrance fees apply at some national and at Kinchega National Park, treat yourself to a little luxury in regional parks and nature reserves. These go towards nature Broken Hill or pull your van up alongside the Murrumbidgee conservation and improvement of park facilities. River near Balranald. This itinerary will help you find all of these great things to do, and more. Slow down and use the map to explore some CULGOA GUNDABOOKA KINCHEGA MUNGO secluded spots in our national parks. NATIONAL PARK NATIONAL PARK NATIONAL PARK NATIONAL PARK An isolated park for You’ll see the Darling Imagine the last With the first known THE BACK O’ BOURKE EXPLORER the adventurous with River and Mount shearing on Kinchega occupation of human floodplains and rare Gunderbooka against in the amazing historic life in Australia, The morning mist on the Murray in Echuca, pierced by the steam native grasslands a magnificent woolshed on the Mungo’s human history whistle of a paddle steamer is an unforgettable way to experience to explore. backdrop of red Darling River. is almost as old as the the Murray River. Journey along The Long Paddock. Sit a while Phone (02) 6830 0200 earth and blue sky. Phone (08) 8080 3200 land itself. at the Reed Beds Bird Hide in Mathoura, and go with the flow at Free entry, free Phone (02) 6830 0200 Fees apply for Phone (03) 5021 8900 Edward River Bridge picnic area. Step back in time at the Peppin camping. Free entry. Fees apply entrance, camping Fees apply for Heritage Centre at Deniliquin. Check out the Headless Horseman for camping, shearers’ and shearers’ quarters. entrance, camping sculpture at the Black Swamp, and be refreshed at the historic quarters and homestead. and shearers’ quarters. Booroorban Pub. Stay on the Cobb Highway. Now go on the boards at Shear Outback in Hay. Keep going north and find out if MURRAY VALLEY MURRUMBIDGEE MUTAWINTJI PAROO-DARLING former Cobb & Co Changing Station at One Tree Hotel lives up to NATIONAL AND VALLEY NATIONAL NATIONAL PARK NATIONAL PARK its name. Admire the sandstone buildings that grace the streets REGIONAL PARKS AND REGIONAL A timeless rugged You’ll marvel at Peery of Wilcannia. Check out the Reed PARKS landscape where you Lake, where mound The Opal Miners Way will take you to White Cliffs and Paroo Beds Bird Hide, kayak Try bush camping can discover Aboriginal springs flow and the Darling National Park.
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