Protesters Falls walking track

Where

Nightcap National Park in North Coast

Distance

1.4km return

Time suggested

1hr - 1hr 30min

Grade

Grade 3

What to
bring

Hat, drinking water, sunscreen

Please note

• Please be aware that this area may be subject to temporary closure due to flash flooding during, or after heavy periods of rain.
• Remember to take your binoculars if you want to go bird watching

Nestled in the rugged ranges of Nightcap National Park, World Heritage-listed Protestors Falls walking track leads through magnificent rainforest to a spectacular waterfall. An ideal short walk for families and nature-lovers, it’s a great stop on a driving tour of the beautiful NSW North Coast hinterland, near Lismore. 

Named after the Terania Creek protests of the late 1970s that saved this precious patch of pristine rainforest, it’s an important habitat for a range of endangered frogs, including the threatened Fleay’s barred frog and pouched frog.

As you walk along this easy track, you’ll notice how subtropical bangalow palms and native tamarind give way to towering rainforest giants of yellow carabeen and strangler figs. Listen out for the call of the rose-crowned fruit dove and the barred cuckoo-shrike. You might even see a pademelon darting through the bush. If you’ve worked up an appetite, enjoy a leisurely lunch at Terania Creek picnic area.

For directions, safety and practical information, see visitor info