Wollemi National Park

Wollemi National Park is the largest wilderness area in NSW and forms part of the recently declared Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area. The Park is a maze of canyons, cliffs and undisturbed forest.

Wollemi National Park is home to The Wollemi Pine, a "living dinosaur" discovered in 1994. The tree dates back about 100 million years. The Pines survival depends upon its isolation. Propagated Wollemi Pines can be seen at Mt Tomah Botanic Gardens.

Wollemi National Park protects a range of endangered fauna including Petrogale penicillata (Brush-tailed Rock-wallaby), Ornithorhynchus anatinus (Platypus), Dasyurus maculatus (Spotted-tailed Quoll ), Xanthomyza phrygia (Regent Honey Eater), Tyto tenebricosa (Sooty Owl ) and Mormopterus norfolkensis (Eastern Freetail-bat).

Special places in Wollemi National Park , accessible from Lithgow include Newnes historic ruins, the Glow Worm Tunnel, the Capertee Valley and Dunn’s Swamp.

 

 

Gardens of Stone National Park

The Gardens of Stone National Park forms part of the recently declared Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area. 'Pagoda' rock formations cluster near sandstone escarpments, where erosion has sculpted beehive-shaped domes. Banksia, dwarf casurinas and other wind-pruned heathland plants give the area its garden-like appearance.

Pagoda rock formations form when ironstone plates occur in sandstone. As sandstone hardens and is eroded due to weathering, ironstone is all that remains.

The Gardens of Stone National Park protects a range of endangered fauna including Tiliqua nigrolutea (Blotched Blue Tongue lizard) and Dilodactylus vittatus (Wood gecko).

Special places to visit in Gardens of Stone National Park include Baal Bone Gap, Newnes Plateau and the Capertee Valley.

 

Turon National Park

The open eucalypt forest and river oaks of the historic Turon Valley were once the site of one of the state's major goldfields. The area is also rich in colonial and Aboriginal heritage. The river offers excellent trout fishing.

Turon National Park protects a range of endemnic fauna including Callocephalon fimbriatum (Gang Gang), Ninox strenua (Powerful owl), Petaurus norfolcensis (Squirrel Glider) and Macropus giganteus (Eastern grey Kangaroo)

Blue Mountains National Park

Blue Mountains National Park , part of the Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area, protects an unusually diverse range of vegetation communities. There are many rare and ancient plants and isolated animal populations tucked away in its deep gorges. The Park is a vast and special place.

The rugged beauty of Blue Mountains National Park provides a wealth of recreational opportunities for car based sight seeing and bushwalking.

Special places to visit in the Blue Mountains National Park include The Three Sisters, Euroka Clearing, Evan’s Lookout and Murphy’s Glen.