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Oxley Wild Rivers National Park

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Oxley Wild Rivers National Park, near Armidale, spoils you with World Heritage-listed Gondwana rainforest, dramatic gorges and magnificent waterfalls. It’s perfect for walking, camping, bike or horse riding, and fishing.

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Oxley Wild Rivers National Park, part of the Gondwana Rainforests of Australia World Heritage Area features rare dry rainforest, dramatic gorges and waterfalls, extensive wilderness areas, wild and scenic rivers and an amazing array of wildlife. It's best explored as a scenic drive along the Waterfall Way.

Explore the Apsley Macleay Gorges, one of Australia’s largest gorge systems with incredible ridge top views and visit Wollomombi, the highest waterfall in NSW and a place sure to lift your spirit. Bushwalkers will love the multi-day Green Gully walk that takes in the park’s spectacular landscape and includes overnight accommodation in heritage-listed stockman’s huts. For those seeking heritage accommodation that is slightly more luxurious, East Kunderang Homestead is sure to impress.

Everything in the park is best seen up close – immerse your senses and yourself in this wild place while you camp, walk, paddle, picnic, cycle, horse ride, fish or swim.

Brush-tailed rock-wallaby cam

Peek into the world of the endangered brush-tailed rock-wallaby without leaving home. Watch the live stream any time from dawn to dusk—can you spot other native animals too?

Highlights in this park

Exterior of East Kunderang Homestead. Photo: Michael van Ewijk/DPIE

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East Kunderang Homestead

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View of Apsley Falls cascading over the top of a ridge. Photo © Jessica Stokes

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Apsley Main Falls lookout

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Three brush-tailed rock-wallabies blend into their rocky habitat in Oxley Wild Rivers National Park. Photo: Shane Ruming © Shane Ruming

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Brush-tailed rock-wallaby cam

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Dangars Main Falls lookout, Oxley Wild Rivers National Park. Photo: Josh Smith © DPE

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Dangars Main Falls lookout

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Wollomombi Main Falls lookout. Photo: Josh Smith © DPE

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Wollomombi Main Falls lookout

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Apsley Falls Campground, Oxley Wild Rivers National Park. Photo: Rob Cleary/DPIE

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Apsley Falls campground

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Family sitting at picnic table at Apsley Falls picnic area Oxley Wild Rivers National Park. Photo: John Smith © DPIE

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Apsley Falls picnic area

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Two people walking near Apsley Falls in Oxley Wild Rivers National Park. Photo: John Smith © DPIE

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Apsley Gorge Rim walking track

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2 people resting at a picnic table at Blue Hole picnic area. Photo: Leah Pippos © DPIE

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Blue Hole picnic area

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Budds Mare Campground, Oxley Wild Rivers National Park. Photo: Piers Thomas/NSW Government

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Budds Mare campground and picnic area

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The view from Budds Mare lookout, looking over to the distant mountains of Paradise Rocks, Oxley Wild Rivers National Park. Photo: Leah Pippos © DPE

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Budds Mare lookout

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Oxley Wild Rivers National Parks. Photo: Rob Cleary

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Budds Mare to Riverside walking track

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A man walking past directional signage along Cassinia walking track in Oxley Wild Rivers National Park. Photo: Rob Cleary © OEH

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Cassinia walking track

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Chandler View circuit walk, Oxley Wild Rivers National Park. Photo: Rob Cleary

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Chandler View circuit walk

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View from Chandler walk, Oxley Wild Rivers National Park. Photo © Rob Cleary

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Chandler walking track

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Picnic table at Dangars Falls picnic area in Oxley Wild Rivers National Park. Photo credit: Barbara Webster © DPIE

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Dangars Falls picnic area

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A group of friends sitting at a picnic table with their tent in the background at Dangars Gorge campground, Oxley Wild Rivers National Park. Photo: John Smith © DPE

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Dangars Gorge campground

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View from Gara Gorge lookout down into the gorge, Oxley Wild Rivers National Park. Credit: David Waugh © David Waugh

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Gara Gorge lookout

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Halls Peak campground in Oxley Wild Rivers National Park. Photo: Leah Pippos © DPIE

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Halls Peak campground and picnic area

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Long Point Campground, Oxley Wild Rivers National Park. Photo: Rob Cleary

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Long Point campground and picnic area

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A person on McDirtys walking track, Oxley Wild Rivers National Park. Photo: Rob Cleary © OEH

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McDirtys walking track

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Riverside campground and picnic area, Oxley Wild Rivers National Park. Photo: Rob Cleary/DPIE

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Riverside campground and picnic area

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View of the landscape of Oxley Wild Rivers National Park. Photo © Rob Cleary

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Salisbury Waters walking track

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Green Gully track, Oxley Wild Rivers National Park. Photo © Piers Thomas

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The Green Gully track

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Threlfall pinic area entrance, Oxley Wild Rivers National Park. Photo: Rob Cleary

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Threlfall picnic area

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Threlfall walking track sign, Oxley Wild Rivers National Park. Photo © Rob Cleary

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Threlfall walking track

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A picnic shelter among trees with a sign to Tia Falls lookout at Tia Falls campground, Oxley Wild Rivers National Park. Photo: Robert Cleary/DPIE

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Tia Falls campground

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Tia Falls picnic area, Oxley Wild Rivers National Park. Photo: Josh Smith © DPE

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Tia Falls picnic area

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Tia Falls, Oxley Wild Rivers National Park. Photo © Gerhard Koertner

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Tia Falls walk

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Tiara walking track, Tia Falls, Oxley Wild River National Park. Photo © Gerhard Koertner

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Tiara walking track

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Campervan parked at Wollomombi Campground, Oxley Wild Rivers National Park. Photo: Rob Cleary/DPIE

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Wollomombi campground

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2 people view Wollomombi Falls from the wheelchair-accessible lookout platform in Oxley Wild Rivers National Park. Photo: Leah Pippos © DPIE

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Wollomombi Falls picnic area

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A man walking along Wollomombi walking track in Oxley Wild Rivers National Park. Photo: Rob Cleary

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Wollomombi walking track

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Enjoy shaded campsites in a truly remote, bush setting at Youdales campground. Credit: Natasha Webb © Natasha Webb/DCCEEW

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Youdales Hut campground and picnic area

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Photo credit: In a rugged and rocky terrain, a river cascades down rock shelves as it courses through a steep gorge. Photo credit: Rob Cleary © DPIE

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Chandler Falls lookout

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Dangars Falls View lookout, Oxley Wild Rivers National Park. Photo: Josh Smith © DPE

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Dangars Falls View lookout

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View of rivers at the bottom of steep and rocky gorges. Photo credit: Rob Cleary © DPIE

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Eagle View lookout

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View from Edgars lookout, looking over mountains, gorges and the curving Chandler River below, Oxley Wild Rivers National Park. Photo: Josh Smith © DPE

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Edgars lookout

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A group of people sit around a glowing campfire next to a hut beneath starry skies. Photo credit: Benny Littlejohn © Primal Adventures

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Oxley Wild Rivers guided hiking adventures

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View of several cascades of water plunging into a deep gorge in a rugged bushland setting. Photo credit: Rob Cleary © DPIE

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Wollomombi Falls lookout

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View of a powerfall waterfall plunging into a deep chasm in Oxley Wild Rivers National Park. Photo © Jessica Stokes

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Apsley Chasm lookout

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View of natural rockslide at the base of a very steep gorge wall in Oxley Wild Rivers National Park. Photo credit: Rob Cleary © DPIE

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Apsley Landslide lookout

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View of steep canyon walls with cliff tops shrouded in mist, in Oxley Wild Rivers National Park. Photo credit: Rob Cleary © DPIE

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Apsley Lions lookout

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A giant plume of water cascades into a deep chasm in Oxley Wild Rivers National Park. Photo © Leah Pippos

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Apsley Lower Falls lookout

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View of a pool at the base of sheer grey cliffs in a rugged wilderness setting. Photo © Jessica Stokes

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Apsley Lower Pool lookout

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A river cascades in steps past a steep and dark slate canyon wall in Oxley Wild Rivers National Park. Photo © Jessica Stokes

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Apsley Slate Walls lookout

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4WD, Carrai National Park. Photo: Piers Thomas/NSW Government

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Carrai and Coachwood trails

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View of a river running through steep gorge country in Oxley Wild Rivers National Park. Photo credit: Piers Thomas © DPIE

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Chandler River lookout

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View across a valley to a steep cliff face and waterfall in Oxley WIld Rivers National Park. Photo © Jessica Stokes

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Checks lookout

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Gravel path crossing a bridge over a stream and stretching into a misty forest of tall trees. Photo credit: Josh Armitage © DPIE

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Dangars Falls walking track

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View past trees and bushes to a waterfall plume cascading down a steep and rugged cliff. Photo credit: Josh Armitage © DPIE

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Dangars Gorge lookout

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View of a river coursing through a dry and rocky landscape in Oxley Wild Rivers National Park. Photo credit: Josh Armitage © DPIE

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Dangars River View lookout

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View of a steep rockwall set in a rugged bushland landscape of ridges and ravines. Photo credit: Josh Armitage © DPIE

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Dangars Rockwall lookout 1

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View of waterfall plunging into a gorge next to a steep cliff wall of dark-coloured rock. Photo credit: Josh Armitage © DPIE

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Dangars Rockwall lookout 2

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Picnic area with a picnic table and barbecue set in a clearing surrounded by bushland. Photo © Jessica Stokes

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Edgars picnic area

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View of a man in an orange jacket standing on a wood viewing platform looking over a rugged landscape of gorges and ridges. Photo credit: Rob Cleary © DPIE

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McDirtys lookout

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View of wild bushland growing on a landscape of rugged and rocky ridges and gorges. Photo credit: Josh Armitage © DPIE

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Mihi lookout

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View of multiple cascades of water dropping off the top of a ridge and plummeting in steps down a cliff face. Photo © Jessica Stokes

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Oxley lookout

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View of waterfall cascading off a ridge in a wilderness setting. Photo © Gerhard Koertner

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Tia Falls lookout

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View past mature trees to a steep and winding gorge lit by shafts of light shining through clouds. Photo © Gerhard Koertner

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Tia Gorge View lookout

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Overhead view of a river and a waterfall set in a rugged landscape of deep canyons. Photo © Gerhard Koertner

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Tiara lookout

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View past trees to a waterfall cascading in steps into a deep gorge. Photo © Jessica Stokes

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Tiara View lookout

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View of Apsley Falls from Oxley lookout on Oxley walking track. Photo © Jessica Stokes

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Oxley walking track

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View of Dangars Falls cascading down a steep cliff face into a pool within a deep gorge. Photo credit: Josh Armitage © DPIE

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Dangars Falls lookdown

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  • in the North Coast and Country NSW regions

  • Oxley Wild Rivers National Park is always open but may have to close at times due to poor weather or fire danger.

  • There are 3 areas in Oxley Wild Rivers National Park where you'll need day use vehicle permits: Halls Peak campground and picnic area, Riverside campground and picnic area, and Youdales Hut campground and picnic area. Day use vehicle permits can be bought online or by calling the National Parks Contact Centre on 1300 072 757. If camping, permit fees are included in the campground fee.

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