Kanangra-Boyd lookout

Kanangra-Boyd lookout is in the Kanangra Walls precinct of Kanangra-Boyd National Park. To get there:

• From Oberon: Turn off the main street onto Ross Street at the National Australia Bank, then follow the signs to Jenolan Caves and Kanangra-Boyd National Park.
• A pleasant 25-minute drive through high country grazing land and pine plantations will take you to the park entrance.
• Follow this road to Kanangra Walls carpark, allowing another hour from the entrance to reach the carpark.
• Allow a further 45 minutes to reach the lookout via a gravel road.

Road quality

• Unsealed roads

Vehicle access

• 2WD vehicles

Weather restrictions

• All weather

Parking

There are several gravel carparks at the end of Kanangra Walls Road. From the carpark, there's a 520m walk to the lookout platform along a gravel track.

There are lots of great things waiting for you in Kanangra-Boyd National Park. Here are some of the highlights.

Spring

A beautiful time of year to enjoy hiking and mountain biking; the temperature isn't too hot. The Kanangra Classic, a weekend of outdoor adventure, takes place at Jensens Farm near Boyd River Campground in October. The event includes mountain bike enduros, a social ride and an ultramarathon.

Summer

Take the family camping in the mountains. This is best time of year for canyoning, as well as spotting some of the park's wildlife including kangaroos, echidnas, wombats and lyrebirds.

Winter

With cold temperatures during these months, including the possibility of snow, it's best to walk and mountain bike as part of a day trip. You'll be rewarded with the yellow Kanangra wattle beginning to bloom in late winter.

You'll need to bring your own drinking water.

Toilets

There are accessible toilets next to the carpark at the end of Kanangra Walls Road.

• Non-flush toilets

Picnic tables

Carpark

Seats and resting points

There are 2 bench seats next to the carpark at the end of Kanangra Walls Road.

There are also 2 bench seats at the end of the walk to the lookout, just before the steps to the lookout platform.

• Kanangra-Boyd lookout factsheet
• Kanangra-Boyd lookout map (2MB pdf)

Disability access level - easy

Kanangra-Boyd lookout is located at the end of a 520m gravel track that leads from the carpark to the lookout platform. 

• The track is step-free, until it reaches the end where there are 11 timber steps that descend towards the lookout platform. The steps don't have a handrail.
• People with mobility restrictions and wheelchair users can still gain a good view of Kanangra Walls by stopping at the top of the stairs to admire the surrounds.

The lookout has the following accessible facilities:

• Accessible toilets at the carpark
• Bench seats for resting at the carpark and just before the steps to the lookout platform.

Please take care at this lookout as this is an unfenced area.