Welcome to Googong Foreshores Welcome to Googong! As you settle into your new There are scenic picnic areas, bushwalking tracks, home, you’ll discover that having Googong Foreshores mountain bike trails, and the opportunity for sailing and at your doorstep is a real privilege. fishing on the dam itself. Activities not allowed at Googong Foreshores include Googong Dam’s main function is anything that brings you in direct contact with the water, to supply water for Canberra and direct water access of livestock and domestic pets, Queanbeyan and now Googong, so petrol powered water crafts and runoff from human water quality is the highest priority. habitation (including roads, on-site septic systems and weed spraying). Googong Dam and its foreshores also offer unique However, you can swim and paddle nearby at opportunities for activities that do not compromise downstream picnic area, and the Queanbeyan River. the drinking water quality. Activities around the Dam and foreshores compatible with keeping water quality safe include: Mountain bike riding on Mountain bike riding is permitted around Googong Dam on formed formed roads roads only. Picnicking areas (take all There are plenty of picnic areas at different locations around the dam. your rubbish with you) Bushwalking There are also a number of walking tracks around the dam. Fishing (with a current Size limits and bag limits apply. A NSW fishing license is required. NSW fishing licence) Kayaking, sail boating, Kayaks, sail boats and electric watercraft are permitted on electric watercraft only Googong Dam, however life jackets must be worn. Because of contaminants, bacteria and viruses the following activities are not permitted*: No dogs Dogs are not allowed at Googong Foreshores including the dam. Swimming is not permitted. Human and animal contact with the No swimming or diving water can transmit human infectious disease. No petrol powered boats Petrol powered boats are not allowed on Googong Dam. No body contact with water. Minimal contact required to launch a vessel is allowed but paddleboarding, Wading in water is not allowed. water skiing and windsurfing are not permitted at Googong. *Significant penalties apply Queanbeyan River To Queanbeyan Downstream Picnic Area The land surrounding the Googong i Dam is managed by ACT Parks and Googong Road Ranger Googong lookout Conservation Service. Station d a o Legend R Bradleys Cascades a Walks Dam m Sealed road o Googong wall o C Township Gormans Trig d Lookout C l B Unsealed road r r a e O d e Foreshores le k y s lk car park Wa I Feagans n Walking track/management trail l e t Trig Boat ramps Drumstick Point No boats past this point B r Montgomery Creek a d le y s Fishing from, or landing on the Long Neck Is. bank is not permitted in this area Low Is. Rabbit Is. Access to islands is prohibited Shannon’s Inlet Cr Shannons Creek eek Swimming and wading permitted W e st er n Googong Foreshores boundary F o r e s h o NO dogs r e s B t u le rr In a s R l' o l NO wading a e d W Walk/ride NO swimming NO motorized boats NO diving Tortoise Inlet Car park Toilets Tin Hut Dam Picnic area Tin Hut Tin Hut Inlet car park Gas barbecue Washpen Crossing Dhurrawarri Tin Hut Creek Gate (unlocked/locked) Buranya Walk Please Grid Drawdown close gate Crossing Bird Hide London Quean b eya d n a Bridge car park o Qu R ean bey Woolshed an Gelegnite e L idg Crossing ond Br Ri on London ve London r Bridge Walk Bridge B Arch u r r a Ri v R e r o a d Burra Creek London Bridge Flynns Crossing Homestead W alk 0 1km 2km Environment, Planning and Sustainable Development Directorate Access Canberra www.environment.act.gov.au 13 22 81 T 02 6248 3111 12 Hoskins Street, Mitchell ACT 2911 E [email protected] GPO Box 366 Canberra ACT 2601 iconwater.com.au ABN 86 069 381 960.