Oxley Wild Rivers National Park

Camping Areas at Oxley Wild Rivers National Park  (6 campsites)

Apsley Falls Camping Area - This is a beautiful, well equiped, campground in Oxley Wild Rivers National Park, right next to Apsley Falls more...

Wollomombi Falls Camping Area - Set in the World Heritage Listed, Oxley Rivers National Park, this is a peaceful campground suitable for caravans, trailers or tents. more...

Dangars Falls Camping Area - Lovely campground right next to the spectacular Dangars Falls Lookout. more...

Tia Falls Camping Area - This is a beautiful (and surprisingly free) campground right on the edge of the spectacular Tia Falls in Oxley Wild Rivers National Park. more...

Halls Peak Camping Area - 4wd only campground beside the Chandler River in Oxley Wild Rivers National Park more...

Youdales Camping Area - Key required from National Parks, but worth the effort. more...

About Oxley Wild Rivers National Park

Waterfalls, gorges and wild rivers among vast tracts of World heritage wilderness. This park is rugged and beautiful, but also very accessible.

Worth climbing a tree for.. - Dangars Falls after very heavy rain

Dangars Falls Mist - This photo was taken after a lot of heavy rain. You could feel the water hitting the bottom of gorge 120 metres below through your feet.

Dangars Falls - Oxley Wild Rivers National Park - This what the falls look like most of the time.

Youdales Hut - Slab pioneer cottage at Youdales Campground.

Oxley Wild Rivers - Along the track to Youdales Campground

View in Oxley Wild Rivers - View along the track to Youdales Hut

Simple cooking set up - The original kitchen in Youdales Hut. Not for campers to use.

Youdales Campgroun - Large grassy camping area.

On the way to Youdales - Crossing a creek in the OKA.

Tree Ferns - On the way to Youdales Hut in Oxley Wild Rivers National Park

Creek in Oxley Wild Rivers - One of the pretty spots on the track to Youdales

Apsley Falls -
Photo by Storm Shadow

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A massive gorge system is the predominant feature of this park with high granite cliffs and plumeting waterfalls.

Dangars Gorge lookout is an easily accessible point to view one of the mighty waterfalls. After heavy rain, the ground thrums with the pounding of the water falling 120m to the valley floor below

Flora and Fauna

Mammals

Some of the macropods to look out for include grey kangaroos, wallaroos, red-necked wallabies, brush-tailed rock-wallabies and red-necked pademelons.

Other species found in the park include koalas, bats, wombats, bandicoots and numerous small ground mammals. Spotted-tail quolls, brushtail possums, sugar gliders, platypuses, echidnas and dingoes.

Birds

The park is at the top of the great dividing range so you can see a mix of species in this park from both west and east.

Birds to watch out for include; wedge-tailed eagles, peregrine falcons, square-tailed kite and sea eagle, spotted quail-thrushes, ducks, robins, wagtails, crows, ravens, parrots, cockatoos, lorikeets, rosellas, scrubwrens, pigeons

doves, honeyeaters, and wattlebirds.

I have often seen wedge tailed eagles and peregrine falcons souring between the cliffs in this park, and one time disturbed a "wedgie" resting on a guard rail. Quite an impressive sight as they spread their wings for takeoff.

Lookout in the rock pools for long finned eels. I have often spotted these coming up for the crumbs from my sandwich. They breed in the ocean, however manage to work their way up high into the gorge country.

Fishing

Australian bass have been found high up in the catchment, remember the bag limit for bass is 2 per day, and only 1 over 35 cm in possession. You will need a NSW fishing licence and check current regulations with NSW fisheries at http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recreational/licence-fee

More Information can be found at http://www.environment.nsw....