Campgrounds
Colo Meroo campground (10 sites)
At Colo Meroo campground, you can pitch your tent on grassy flats just 100m from the beautiful Colo river. Pop your billy on the wood barbie and settle in for a magnificent night sky showing.
While the Colo is often described as a ‘wild’ river, this is more to do with it being a haven for an abundance of plants and animals. The tranquil waters and tributaries that flow through here are part of the most extensive sandstone canyon system in eastern Australia. This pristine catchment area, an important place for local Aboriginal custodians, is one of Wollemi National Park's highlights.
The facilities at this campground are basic, but the backdrop of striking sandstone cliffs and ambient river soundtrack make for a priceless experience.
Activities: walking, fishing, picnicking, playing and socialising
Getting there: On entering Wollemi National Park:
- Drive to Mountain Lagoon
- At Mountain Lagoon turn off at Bilpin
- Turn left at Sams Way and left again when you see the National Parks and Wildlife Service sign
- From here either walk, or drive 4km along the fire trail and leave the car in the parking area
- The walk is approximately 8km from the car parking area
Upstream from Upper Colo Road:
- This 2.5km walking track crosses private property so please leave the gates as you find them
- Please ensure you stay on the marked walking route into Colo Meroo
From Bob Turners track:
- Walk downstream along the Colo River (around 11km once you reach the river)
Facilities: wood barbecues (bring your own firewood), non-flush toilets
Water supply: remember to treat or boil all water taken from creeks in the park.
Contact:
Richmond, Phone: 02 4588 2400
Coorongooba campground
Secluded Coorongooba campground is the ideal place to pitch a tent, relax and recharge in the dramatic World Heritage surrounds of Wollemi National Park.
Set on the crystal clear Capertee river, you’ll have plenty of opportunities to splash about in river pools, enjoy invigorating walks along the Capertee river trail, or just soak up the natural ambience with a good book. The Capertee is usually shallow but if there’s been rain, why not try your hand at liloing?
The Capertee river trail is also a great place for birdwatching. It’s close to a breeding site for the endangered regent honeyeater, so if you’re there during spring, keep your eyes open for fledglings learning to fly.
Watching the afternoon light change with a cup of steaming bush tea brewed on the wood barbie rounds off this wonderfully simple camping experience.
Activities: walking, birdwatching, picnicking, playing and socialising, liloing, swimming
Getting there: Coorongooba campground is in the western section of Wollemi National Park. To get there:
- Turn off the Castlereagh Highway at Capertee and travel east for 35km
- Turn left 1km before Glen Davis village at Goora Street
- Turn right at Nioka Street and follow the signs to the park
- Depending on the water level, you may need a 4WD to cross the Capertee River or its a short walk from the crossing to the campground
Facilities: picnic tables, wood barbecues (bring your own firewood)
Water supply: remember to treat or boil all water taken from creeks in the park.
Contact:
Blue Mountains (Blackheath), Phone: (02) 4787 8877
Deep Pass camping area
Deep Pass camping area is an attractive, grassy flat nestled between pagoda rock formations and low cliffs. The camping area is close to a small canyon which you can explore on a short walk upstream along the fern-lined Nayook Creek. If you head downstream you can see Split Rock. The camping area can accommodate up to 40 people.
Aboriginal sites occur in the area, and visitors are asked to avoid disturbing artefacts or rock art. Fires are permitted in existing fire pits only, and not allowed in rock overhangs.
Activities: walking
Getting there: Deep Pass camping area is accessible by both Deep Pass North (15 minutes) and South (30 minutes) walking tracks. The track heads are accessed via rough, unmaintained gravel roads in Newnes State Forest. You will need a map to navigate to the track heads since signs in the state forest are often missing. Deep Pass North track is the best access track to the camping area.
Facilities: non-flush toilets
Water supply: water is available from the adjoining Nayook Creek and is fairly reliable, however remember to treat or boil all water taken from creeks in the park.
Bookings: no bookings are required, although school and commercial groups require permission.
Contact:
Blue Mountains (Blackheath), Phone: (02) 4787 8877
Dunns swamp - Ganguddy campground (80 sites)
Wheelchair access: hard
Wheelchairs can access this area with some difficulty
Dunns swamp, or Ganguddy as it is known to local Wiradjuri Aboriginal people, is a beautiful, serene waterway on the Cudgegong river, created when Kandos weir was built in the late 1920s.
Set up camp amid picturesque woodlands of scribbly gum and striking pagoda rock formations and settle in for a truly tranquil getaway. Keen eyes may turn up wallabies, purple swamphens and, at night, greater gliders while if you’re really lucky, you might glimpse shy long-necked turtles and platypus in the weir.
Ganguddy is perfect for a range of low-key recreational activities, from birdwatching and fishing to canoeing and swimming. You’ll also find a network of easy walks offering expansive views over the Cudgegong river and Wollemi National Park.
This idyllic setting is great for a family camping trip, car-based and small-caravan camping and, with wood barbecues on-site; you can hook dinner and cook up a camping feast.
Activities: walking, birdwatching, stillwater canoeing/kayaking, motor boating, swimming, fishing
Getting there: Dunns Swamp - Ganguddy campground is on the west side of Wollemi National Park. To get there:
- From Rylstone turn off at the hospital onto Narrango Road
- Follow the signs to Dunns swamp, about 30km from Rylstone
Facilities: picnic tables, wood barbecues, carpark, non-flush toilets
Water supply: no drinking water is provided. Remember to treat or boil all water taken from the weir and creeks in the park.
Bookings: No bookings are taken at this campground. Camping is very popular during school and public holidays, and sites may be scarce. Sites are available on a first-come, first-served basis only. Please note that campervan and caravan sites are limited to about 15 sites.
Other tent, campervan and caravan camping is available locally at Rylstone Caravan Park, phone 0428 794 284, and Cudgegong Waters Park, phone 6358 8462.
Professional kayak tours and hire is available at Dunns Swamp - Ganguddy throughout the Christmas and summer school holidays, and other peak periods. For all enquiries and bookings please send us an email , phone 0439 936 480 or just turn up on the day.
Contact:
Mudgee, Phone: 02 6370 9000
Newnes campground (80 sites)
Welcome to Mother Nature’s amphitheatre. Dramatic sandstone cliffs and proud eucalypt trees make for a majestic backdrop at this beautiful, grassy, flat campground by the Wolgan river.
Pitch your tent for free and enjoy a picnic under the trees before heading out to explore the tracks, tunnels and ovens of the historic shale oil ruins nearby, or cool off with a paddle or lilo in the river. There are easy walks for taking in the dramatic scenery, and kids will love visiting the luminous Glow Worm tunnel, just a short drive away.
You can also camp on the other side of the river; however you can only access this camping area by foot or 4WD across the ford near the Newnes Hotel.
Activities: paddling, walking, climbing, birdwatching, picnicking, playing and socialising
Getting there: Newnes campground is on the western side of Wollemi National Park. To get there:
- Turn off the Castlereagh Highway at Lidsdale, 7km west of Lithgow
- Newnes is 35km from the turnoff
- Access to the other campground on the opposite side of the Wolgan river is by walking or driving across the ford near the Newnes Hotel - take care as the river levels can rise rapidly
Facilities: wood barbecues (bring your own firewood), non-flush toilets, fire rings (bring your own firewood)
Water supply: remember to treat or boil all water taken from creeks in the park.
Bookings: Camping is very popular during school holidays, and sites may be scarce. Sites are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.
Contact:
Blue Mountains (Blackheath), Phone: (02) 4787 8877
Wheeny Creek campground (30 sites)
Wheelchair access: medium
Assistance may be required to access this area
Enjoy the peace and ambience of whistling bellbirds, running water and tall, shady eucalypts at this lovely camping and picnic area in a quiet gully on Wheeny creek.
If you have just a day to play with, choose from one of two pretty picnic areas, Lomandra and Lyrebird, for lunch under the trees; or set up your campsite on the grassy terraces by the river and settle in for a relaxing break at Kingfisher, Boobook or Cheese Tree camping areas within Wheeny creek campground.
Wheeny Creek is near enough to Sydney and Newcastle that it makes an idyllic retreat for families and friends, for a daytrip or a weekend getaway, plus, camping here is totally free.
Activities: walking, paddling, horse riding, liloing, swimming, astronomy and star gazing, picnicking, playing and socialising, birdwatching
Getting there: Wheeny Creek campground is located in the southeast section of Wollemi National Park. To get there:
- From South Windsor, travel north along Singleton Road (route 69)
- Turn left into Blaxland Ridge Road
- Turn right into Comleroy Road
- The last 4km is unsealed road to Wheeny Creek campground
Facilities: wood barbecues (bring your own firewood), non-flush toilets
Water supply: remember to treat or boil all water taken from creeks in the park.
Contact:
Richmond, Phone: 02 4588 2400
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