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Mount Kaputar National Park

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With camping, cycling, walking, horse riding and bird watching waiting for you on this scenic mountain range, Mount Kaputar is a fantastic wilderness escape in NSW.

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Be awed by towering forests, breathtaking rock formations and stunning scenery at Mount Kaputar National Park. Roughly 1 hour's drive from Narrabri in northern NSW, Mount Kaputar is an explorer’s paradise.

Take in the views from the park’s lookouts, have a relaxing picnic or barbecue, or stay overnight in a picturesque campground or cabin accommodation. Bring your binoculars to enjoy bird watching, or to search for possums and greater gliders after dark. Or for a more adventurous trip; walk one of the park's many tracks, or go for a mountain bike or horse ride through the spectacular landscape.

Highlights in this park

People walking along Bundabulla circuit walking track, Mount Kaputar National Park. Photo: Boris Hlavica © DPIE

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Bundabulla circuit walking track

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A group of people at Sawn Rocks lookout gaze up at the cliff wall of Sawn Rocks. Photo © Ian Brown

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Sawn Rocks lookout

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A ranger shares interesting facts about Dawsons Spring Nature Trail, Mount Kaputar National Park, with onlookers. Photo: Rochelle Eather © DCCEEW

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Dawsons Spring nature trail

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Dawsons Spring cabins in Mount Kaputar National Park. Photo: Simone Cottrell/OEH

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Dawsons Spring cabins

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A female tourist walks along the timber walkway leading to Mount Kaputar Summit lookout

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Mount Kaputar Summit lookout

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Tents in Bark Hut campground. Photo © Rob Cleary

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Bark Hut picnic area and campground

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Friends looking at views at Doug Sky lookout. Photo: Simone Cottrell/OEH

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Doug Sky lookout

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Yulludunida walking track, Mount Kaputar National Park. Photo: Boris Hlavica

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Yulludunida walking track

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Woman standing on rocks enjoying the views of the Nandewar wilderness. Photo: Simone Cottrell © OEH

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The Governor lookout walking track

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Waa Gorge picnic area, Mount Kaputar National Park. Photo: OEH

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Waa Gorge picnic area

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Dawsons Spring campground, Mount Kaputar National Park. Photo: Simone Cottrell/OEH

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Dawsons Spring campground

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Euglah Rock walking track, Mount Kaputar National Park. Photo © Jessica Stokes

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Euglah Rock walking track

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Green Camp, Mount Kaputar National Park. Photo © Rob Cleary

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Green Camp

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Mount Coryah walking track, Mount Kaputar National Park. Photo: Ian Smith

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Mount Coryah walking track

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Sawn Rocks, Mount Kaputar National Park. Photo © Ian Brown

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Sawn Rocks walking track

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The Governor Summit (Corrunbral Borawah) walking track, Mount Kaputar National Park. Photo: Boris Hlavica © OEH

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The Governor Summit (Corrunbral Borawah) walking track

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Waa Gorge walking track, Mount Kaputar National Park. Photo © Jessica Stokes

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Waa Gorge walking track

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Kaputar Plateau walk, Mount Kaputar National Park. Photo credit: Leah Pippos © DPIE

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Kaputar Plateau walk

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Scutts Hut and Kurrawonga Falls walk, Mount Kaputar National Park. Photo © Jessica Stokes

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Scutts Hut and Kurrawonga Falls walk

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Mill-bullah walking track, Mount Kaputar National Park. Photo © Jessica Stokes

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Mill-bullah walking track

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Barraba Track, Mount Kaputar National Park. Photo: Jessica Stokes

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Barraba track

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Sawn Rocks picnic area, Mount Kaputar National Park. Photo © Jessica Stokes

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Sawn Rocks picnic area

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Silhouette of a person in the doorway of Scutts Hut, set in a grassy clearing in open woodland of Mount Kaputar National. Photo credit: Lauren Sparrow © DPIE

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Scutts Hut

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Upper Bullawa Creek picnic area, Mount Kaputar National Park. Photo: Boris Hlavica © OEH

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Upper Bullawa Creek picnic area

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Panoramic view of bushland, ridges and distant valleys from Bundabulla lookout. Photo © Jessica Stokes

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Bundabulla lookout

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Picnic table with shelter at Coryah Gap picnic area in Mount Kaputar National Park. Photo © Jessica Stokes

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Coryah Gap picnic area

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Sweeping vista of rocky ridges and forest-clad mountains and valleys. Photo © Jessica Stokes

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Eckford lookout

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The view from Euglah Rock lookout, overlooking a valley and Euglah Rock. Photo credit: Leah Pippos © DPIE

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Euglah Rock lookout

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View from Horsearm lookout past tree branches to valleys, ridges and distant plains. Photo © Jessica Stokes

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Horsearm lookout

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Expansive view past rocky outcrops to a rugged landscape of peaks and valleys clad in natural vegetation.. Photo © Jessica Stokes

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Lairds lookout

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View of approaching storm across bushland and beyond to distant mountains and valleys in Mount Kaputar National Park. Photo © Fiona Gray

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Lindsay Rock Tops lookout

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View of the sheer wall of Bundabulla cliffs from Rangers lookout. Photo © Jessica Stokes

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Rangers lookout

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View of rugged ridges and distant valleys in Mount Kaputar National Park. Photo Credit: Simone Cottrell © DPIE

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The Governor lookout

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Kaputar scenic drive, Mount Kaputar National Park. Photo: Jessica Stokes

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Kaputar scenic drive

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Lookout on Mount Kaputar summit walk. Photo © Rob Cleary

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Mount Kaputar summit walk

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Bushland around Scutts Hut fire trail. Photo: Rob Cleary

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Scutts Hut trail

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People admiring the view from West Kaputar Rock lookout, Mount Kaputar National Park. Photo: Louisa Anderson © DCCEEW

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West Kaputar Rock lookout

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Google Street View Trekker

Using Google Street View Trekker, we've captured imagery across a range of NSW national parks and attractions. Get a bird's eye view of these incredible landscapes before setting off on your own adventure.

Google Trekker at Cape Byron State Conservation Area. Photo: J Spencer/OEH.

 

Big name, big aims

More than 250 Assets of Intergenerational Significance (AIS) areas have been declared in our parks as home to the most threatened animal and plant habitat, giving them extra special protections.

A Threatened Species Officer gently holds an endangered mountain pygmy-possum in their hand. Photo credit: John Spencer © DPE

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

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