Antarctic Beech picnic area
Antarctic Beech Picnic Area is a more open picnicking location where you can sit in the sun and enjoy a picnic or barbecue. There are wood barbeques, firewood, tables and toilets here.
Location:
shown on Forest Tops map
Facilities: picnic tables, wood barbecues (bring your own firewood), non-flush toilets
Bar Mountain picnic area
Bar Mountain Picnic Area is the first visitor area you come to when you enter the park from the east. Nestled amongst a stand of Antarctic beech this picnic area is popular in summer. Wood barbecues, firewood, tables and a wet weather shelter are provided.
Location:
shown on The Pinnacle to Bar Mountain map
Facilities: picnic tables, wood barbecues (bring your own firewood), non-flush toilets
Blackbutt Lookout
Wheelchair access: medium
Both the lookout platform and toilet are wheelchair friendly.
Blackbutt Lookout is a popular picnicking spot on the escarpment edge. A lookout platform provides impressive views of Wollumbin-Mount Warning and the Tweed Valley.
Facilities: picnic tables, wood barbecues (bring your own firewood), non-flush toilets, lookout
Border Loop lookout
Wheelchair access: medium
You ll find wheelchair-accessible picnic facilities and toilets here.
This lookout provides wonderful views of the Gradys Creek valley and the unique spiral loop of the north coast railway. It's a popular location for viewing the famous Border Loop railway line that was constructed to allow trains to gain elevation before entering the last tunnel underneath the McPherson Range.
Location:
shown on Border Loop map
Facilities: picnic tables, wood barbecues (bring your own firewood), non-flush toilets
Border Loop Picnic Area
Border Loop Picnic Area is a popular stopping point for travellers going inter-state. Barbecues, sheltered tables and toilets are provided.
Facilities: picnic tables, wood barbecues (bring your own firewood)
Brindle Creek picnic area
Wheelchair access: medium
Some assistance may be required
- There is a wheelchair-accessible toilet
Picnic among lush World Heritage-listed rainforest by the banks of Brindle creek at this delightfully shady picnic area.
Hitting the park’s walking tracks is a great way to stretch your legs or work up an appetite for lunch, and a few of them start from Brindle Creek picnic area. Try the scenic Brindle Creek walking track, a longer walk that passes through Antarctic beech rainforest, past waterfalls and swimming holes, or the short and easy Red Cedar loop to see a giant red cedar tree – 48m tall, it's probably about 1000 years old.
The picnic area is quite shaded and receives a lot of rainfall, so you’re likely to find it lush and damp. Because of this, barbecues are not provided, so if your sights are set on a hot lunch, you'll find barbecues 5km down the road at the Antarctic Beech picnic area.
Activities: walking, picnicking, playing and socialising
Location:
shown on Forest Tops map
Getting there: Brindle Creek picnic area is in the Sheepstation Creek precinct of Border Ranges National Park. To get there:
- From Lismore, head north-west and follow signs to Kyogle for approximately 40km.
- From Kyogle, follow Murwillumbah Road for 30km north to Barkers Vale.
- Enter the eastern precinct of the park along the Tweed Range Scenic Drive
- Follow the signs to Forest Tops campground and take the Brindle Creek turnoff. It's about 2km to the picnic area.
Road access: Unsealed road/trail - 2WD vehicles.
Facilities: picnic tables, non-flush toilets
Forest Tops campground
Wheelchair access: easy
This area is fully wheelchair accessible
- Toilet facilities are wheelchair accessible
- Picnic tables are suitable for wheelchair access
- The ground is generally level
Forest Tops campground is fairly secluded and a great spot to pitch your tent for the weekend if you’re travelling light.
At Forest Tops, you’ll be completely immersed in World Heritage-listed rainforest. It’s a good idea to arrive when it is still light and, once you’ve set up camp, start on a hot cuppa. While you’re waiting for your billy to boil, work out tomorrow’s adventure. Try a short trip along Booyong walking track or walk the entire track – it finishes at Sheepstation Creek campground.
You’ll have all the barbecue facilities you need to cook up a rainforest feast. After a tasty meal, you can relax under the starry night sky and look forward to another day of exploring Border Rangers National Park.
Activities: walking, picnicking, playing and socialising, birdwatching
Location:
shown on Forest Tops map
Getting there: Forest Tops campground is located just off the Tweed Range Scenic drive, about 10km from the western edge of the park. From Simes Road, drive 10km along Wangaree Forest Road until you reach the campground.
Road access: Unsealed road/trail - 2WD vehicles.
Facilities: picnic tables, wood barbecues (bring your own firewood), non-flush toilets, trackhead/access point, gas/electric barbecues (free)
Water supply: Water is unsuitable for drinking.
Camping fees: $5 per adult per night. $3 per child per night.
Other fees:
Annual pass or daily vehicle entry fee of $7 also required.
Contact:
Kyogle, Phone: 02 6632 0000
Sheepstation Creek campground
Wheelchair access: medium
Assistance may be required to access this area
- Picnic and toilet facilities are wheelchair accessible
The popular Sheepstation Creek is an ideal spot to relax and recharge among World Heritage-listed rainforest.
There’s plenty of room to set up your campsite; so it’s the perfect choice if you’re travelling in a large group with kids who like lots of space to run around or on a driving tour with a caravan or motor home. Don’t forget to bring your own firewood so you can cook up a camp dinner and relax by the fire.
Be sure to walk one of the three tracks that leave from the campground – the easy Palm Forest walk is a great one for children while the Rosewood loop and the Booyong loop are longer day walks.
The popular Sheepstation Creek is an ideal spot to relax and recharge among World Heritage-listed rainforest.
There’s plenty of room to set up your campsite; so it’s the perfect choice if you’re travelling in a large group, with kids who like lots of space to run around or on a driving tour with a caravan or motorhome. Don’t forget to bring your own firewood so you can cook up a camp dinner and relax by the fire.
Be sure to walk one of the three tracks that leave from the camground – the easy Palm Forest walk is a great one for children and the Rosewood Loop and the Booyong Loop are longer day walks.
Activities: walking, birdwatching, picnicking, playing and socialising
Location:
shown on Forest Tops map
Getting there: Sheepstation Creek campground is just off Tweed Range Scenic Drive in the Sheepstation Creek precinct of Border Ranges National Park. To get there:
- From Lismore, head north-west and follow signs to Kyogle for approximately 40km.
- From Kyogle, follow Murwillumbah Road for 30km north to Barkers Vale.
- Enter the eastern precinct of the park along Tweed Range Scenic Drive
- Follow the signs to Sheepstation Creek campground
Access roads and campsites beyond the campground are not suitable for caravans, and caravans and buses must not enter the park via the eastern or Lillian Rock entry.
Road access: Unsealed road/trail - 2WD vehicles.
Facilities: picnic tables, wood barbecues (bring your own firewood), non-flush toilets, trackhead/access point, gas/electric barbecues (free)
Water supply: Water is unsuitable for drinking.
Vehicle entry fee:
Annual pass or daily vehicle entry fee of $7 also required.
Camping fees: $5 per adult per night. $3 per child per night.
Contact:
Kyogle, Phone: 02 6632 0000
