Barrington Tops National Park

Camping Areas at Barrington Tops National Park  (9 campsites)

Gloucester River Camping Area - Camp alongside the Gloucester river in this spacious campground. This is one of the more popular campsites in this park due to large grassy areas and easy access for caravans/camper trailers. more...

Wombat Creek Camping Area - A walk in only campsite high in the Barrington Tops National Park, this site is a great one for the self sufficient, nature loving camper. more...

Black Swamp Camping Area - High country camping for nature lovers who don`t mind walking to their campsite. more...

Junction Pools Camping Area - Remote (4WD access only) camping near sub-alpine wetlands. more...

Little Murray Camping Area - High altitude, 4WD only campsite set in the stunning Barrington Tops National Park more...

Polblue Camping Area - Suitable and accessible for caravans, this is probably the most popular camp site in this section of Barrington Tops National Park more...

Horse Swamp Camping Area - Snow gums surround this remote camping spot high on the Barrington Tops National Park more...

Devils Hole Camping Area - Nestled in the blue gums, this is one of Australia`s highest camp grounds at approximately 1400 metres above sea level. Bring your woolies!! more...

Gummi Falls Camping Area - Alongside the Manning river this is a remote campground on the northern side of the Barringon Tops National Park. more...

About Barrington Tops National Park

The rainforests of Barrington Tops National Park are of international significance; forming part of the Gondwana Rainforests of Australia World Heritage Area. Carved out of ancient volcanic flows, the park rises from near sea level to over 1500m and protects one of the largest temperate rainforests in mainland Australia, along with a host of diverse habitats and wide range of birds and animals.

The park is a bushwalker's paradise, with an excellent walking track network that includes short and easy walks to more difficult overnight hikes, with plenty of sites to set up a bush camp for the evening.

For those visiting for the day, there are lots of picnic and barbecue areas to enjoy, cycling trails to be explored and views from the park's lookouts that need to be seen to be believed. Fishing is a popular activity in the park between October and May; you might catch a rainbow or brown trout.

Barrington Tops National Park is home to one of the largest temperate rainforests on mainland Australia, consisting mainly of well-developed Antarctic beech forests. The park is internationally recognised as part of the World Heritage listed Gondwana Rainforests of Australia.

Barrington Tops is a huge plateau separating the upper Hunter River and its tributaries from the Manning catchment. The main plateau reaches 1,500 m above sea level, with steep slopes on all sides. The park has fertile basalt soils as well as less fertile sandy granite soils.

Native plants

You'll find a range of plant communities within the park, from subtropical rainforests and tall open forests in the valley, through to the cool temperate rainforests and swamps, bogs and ferns of Barrington Tops. The park protects several threatened plants.

Native animals

Because it's so big, the park is home to countless animal species, over 40 of which are threatened. These include the broad-toothed rat, red-legged pademelon, rufous scrub bird, masked owl, powerful owl, yellow-bellied glider, spotted-tailed quoll and the koala. The animals you're likely to see include brush turkeys, lyrebirds, bowerbirds, red-necked pademelons, red-necked wallabies and wombats.

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