Visitor Guide Border Ranges National Park Copyright OEH Brindle Creek, Border Ranges National Park Forest Tops Camping Area is another smaller camping area Red Cedar can be found along the creeks and sheltered gullies set in a grassy forest clearing. throughout the park. In the spring the new leaves glow golden- red in the sun - this made them an easy target for the cedar- Camping fees apply at Sheepstation Creek and Forest Tops getters of the last century. camping areas. This is a self-registration system and sites cannot be pre-booked. Campers are advised to pack a gas or Cool temperate rainforest is confined to small patches at higher fuel stove as moist conditions often make the firewood damp elevations where mists and soaking rain are frequent. This type and difficult to light. of forest is close to its northern limit here. Antarctic Beech are direct descendents of genetic stock going back 80 million years, Brindle Creek Picnic Area provides picnic facilities when Australia was part of the ancient, rainforest-clad super- in the rainforest besides the beautiful Brindle Creek. continent, Gondwana. There are no BBQs here. The animal population of the Border Ranges is extremely Antarctic Beech Picnic Area has a northern outlook over diverse, thanks to the great range of habitats. Spot-tailed Quolls 2000 year old Antarctic Beech Trees Grady’s Creek and the NSW/Qld border to the rainforest clad hunt amongst sclerophyll forests and rainforest, Koalas feed ridges of Lamington Plateau. This is a beautiful spot on a sunny on the eucalypts, Brush Turkeys build enormous mound nests day. of leaves on the rainforest floor, and at the cool summits the rare Rufous Scrub bird can be heard calling from the dense The Pinnacle Lookout is reached by a short walk. undergrowth. Over 170 bird species have been identified, many The view from this lofty peak is breathtaking. Help of which are rare and threatened. nationalparks.nsw.gov.au to protect rare plants by staying on the track and not proceeding beyond the lookout platform. FEATURES CARING FOR THE PARK Blackbutts Picnic Area provides another impressive Border Ranges National Park, a World Heritage listed rainforest outlook over the caldera and views of Mount Warning. • Leave your pets and firearms at home, as they are not park on the rim of a vast and ancient volcano, adjoins permitted. Lamington National Park in Queensland. Border Ranges Bar Mountain Picnic Area is situated high on the National Park offers spectacular views, pristine rainforests, caldera rim in the misty realm of ancient Antarctic Beech forest. • Enjoy the wildlife but do not disturb plants, animals, waterfalls, sparkling creeks, steep escarpments and rugged bushrock, Aboriginal sites or historic places. All are ridges. More than three-quarters of the park is managed as PARK FEES protected. wilderness. Visitors to Border Ranges National Park need to pay a fee for • Be careful with fire. Use only fireplaces provided. Observe day-use, and an extra fee if using the camping areas. Cash or any total fire bans. GETTING THERE cheque at self-registration pay stations. These fees are used The nearest main centres are Murwillumbah and Kyogle. Border locally to help protect each park and maintain its facilities. • Firewood is not provided. Bring your own firewood or better Ranges National Park is 38 kilometres west of Murwillumbah off still use gas stoves. the Murwillumbah-Kyogle Road or 28 kilometres north of Kyogle Regular visitors to parks where day-use fees apply can save time • Firewood collection is not permitted. via Wiangaree on the Summerland Way. Access includes some and money by purchasing an annual pass. Call the National Parks Contact Centre on (02) 9253 0880 within Sydney or 13000 72757 gravel roads. • Drive carefully and keep to public roads. All vehicles must or visit a NSW National Parks visitor centre. be registered and drivers licensed. A CHANGING VIEW OF THE LAND • Keep the park clean and safe for wildlife. Please take your rubbish home. These national parks and reserves belong to country which has held long-standing associations and spiritual connections • Observe all signs, as they are there for your safety and to for Githabul Aboriginal people for thousands of years, help you enjoy your visit. continuing to the present. In November 2007 the Federal Court of Australia recognised the Githabul people’s native title • Keep to walking tracks, as they are designed to have minimal rights and interests over 1120 sg km in 9 national parks and 13 impact. state forests in northern NSW, including these reserves. • Be considerate of other park users – keep your noise to a The earliest Europeans were the cedar-getters who arrived minimum. around 1842. On a sandstone wall adjacent to the Palm Forest Walk at Sheepstation Creek are engravings by cedar- • Please do not feed the wildlife. getters dating from the late 1800’s. • Drinking water is not provided. The area became Border Ranges National Park in 1983 following the efforts of a number of individuals and organisations including the Border Ranges Preservation Society and the Colong Committee. It was subsequently listed as a World Heritage area in 1986. THINGS TO SEE AND DO MORE INFORMATION The park section of the Tweed Range Scenic National Parks and Wildlife Service Drive is a 42 km all weather gravel road crossing the Kyogle Area eastern plateau of the park. Much of its way follows the 136 Summerland Way caldera edge of the eroded Mount Warning volcano, providing PO Box 174 incomparable views. Kyogle NSW 2474 The drive can be completed in 4-5 hours, allowing for a leisurely Tel: 6632 0000 Copyright OEH Koalas can be seen at Sheepstation Creek Campground pace with stops to enjoy views, strolls in the rainforest and Fax: 6632 1534 picnic breaks. Due to the steep roads, caravans and buses must Email: [email protected] be left at Sheepstation Creek Rest Area and cannot enter the NATURAL COMMUNITIES Park via the eastern or Murwillumbah Road entrance. The park includes a variety of rainforest types - cool temperate, warm temperate, dry and subtropical - and wet and dry Sheepstation Creek Camping Area is a popular sclerophyll forests. Buttressed booyong forests, Bangalow GENERAL INQUIRIES: camping spot suitable for families or larger groups. Palms, Red Cedar trees, Brushbox, Antarctic Beech (some as T: 13000PARKS (1300 072 757) From here a walking track network explores the nearby old as 2000 years) and giant Hoop Pines are just some of the www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au rainforest and creeks. diverse vegetation within the park. Border Ranges National Park eastern or Murwillumbah Road entrance. Road Murwillumbah or eastern Rest Area and cannot enter the Park via the via Park the enter cannot and Area Rest buses must be left at Sheepstation Creek Sheepstation at left be must buses breaks. Due to the steep roads, caravans and caravans roads, steep the to Due breaks. Antarctic Beech forest. Beech Antarctic enjoy views, strolls in the rainforest and picnic and rainforest the in strolls views, enjoy purchasing an annual pass. annual an purchasing the caldera rim in the misty realm of ancient of realm misty the in rim caldera the allowing for a leisurely pace with stops to stops with pace leisurely a for allowing fees apply can save time and money by money and time save can apply fees is situated high on high situated is Bar Mountain Picnic Area Picnic Mountain Bar The drive can be completed in 4 - 5 hours, 5 - 4 in completed be can drive The Regular visitors to parks where day-use where parks to visitors Regular views of Mount Warning. 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This is a beautiful spot on a sunny day. sunny a on spot beautiful a is This Plateau. Way. Access includes some gravel roads. gravel some includes Access Way. Ranges Preservation Society and the and Society Preservation Ranges border to the rainforest clad ridges of Lamington of ridges clad rainforest the to border organisations including the Border the including organisations Kyogle via Wiangaree on the Summerland the on Wiangaree via Kyogle outlook over Grady’s Creek and the NSW/Qld the and Creek Grady’s over outlook efforts of a number of individuals and individuals of number a of efforts Kyogle Road or 28 kilometres north of north kilometres 28 or Road Kyogle has a northern a has Antarctic Beech Picnic Area Picnic Beech Antarctic National Park in 1983 following the following 1983 in Park National Murwillumbah off the Murwillumbah- the off Murwillumbah beautiful Brindle Creek.