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Courthouse Museum

Sturt National Park

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Nearby historic buildings/places

  • Outdoor Pastoral Museum, Sturt National Park. Photo: John Spencer

    Outdoor Pastoral Museum

    Part of the historic Mount Wood homestead complex, a visit to the Outdoor Pastoral Museum will give you an insight into the life of workers in the Australian outback.

 

Nearby things to do

Talpero lookout, Sturt National Park. Photo: Tom Hunt © Tom Hunt

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Talpero lookout

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Budgerigars, Narriearra Caryapundy Swamp National Park. Photo: Courtney Davies © DPIE

Drive

Caryapundy lookout loop drive

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A group of Aboriginal dancers wearing red attire at the Mutawintji Cultural Festival. Credit: Andrew Hull © Andrew Hull

Experience

Mutawintji cultural festival

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Aerial view of 4WD and red earth on Gorge Loop Road Drive. Photo: John Spencer/DPIE.

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Gorge Loop Road drive

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Paroo-Darling Visitor Centre, White Cliffs, Paroo-Darling National Park. Photo: John Spencer © OEH

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Paroo-Darling Visitor Centre, White Cliffs

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Peery Lake picnic tables and barbecue. Photo: Dinitee Haskard OEH

Picnic

Peery Lake picnic area

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Jump-Up walking track, Sturt National Park. Photo: John Spencer © OEH

Walk

Jump-Up walking track

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Golden Gully walking track, Hill End Historic Site. Photo: John Spencer © OEH

Walk

Golden Gully walking track

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Walkers at the start of Mount Wood Summit walking track in Sturt National Park. Photo: John Spencer © OEH

Walk

Mount Wood Summit walking track

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Dead tree and dry lake shore along Wells and Sturt's tree walking track in Sturt National Park. Photo credit: John Spencer © OEH

Walk

Wells and Sturt’s tree walking track

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Jump-Up Loop Road drive, Sturt National Park. Photo: John Spencer, OEH

Drive

Jump-Up Loop Road drive

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Aerial of The Granites walking track in Sturt National Park. Photo: John Spencer © OEH

Walk

The Granites walking track

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Tibooburra Visitor Centre, Sturt National Park. Photo: John Spencer © OEH

Learn

Tibooburra Visitor Centre

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Paroo-Darling National Park. Photo: John Spencer

Explore

Darling River Run tag-along tour

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Ceramic remains from the Whittabrinnah Hotel, Whittabrinnah Narriearra Caryapundy Swamp National Park. Photo: Courtney Davies © DPE

Walk

Whittabrinnah heritage walk

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Blue-billed duck, Narriearra Caryapundy Swamp National Park. Photo: Courtney Davies © DPIE

Watch

Caryapundy tank bird hide

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Aerial view of a 4WD driving along Middle Road Drive in Sturt National Park. Photo: John Spencer/DPIE

Drive

Middle Road drive

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Dust, windmill and old shearers' quarters. Photo: Boris Hlavica/OEH.

Itinerary

Itinerary: Outback discovery

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Nearby camping and accommodation

Beautiful sunrise at Mount Wood Homestead. Photo: John Spencer/DPIE

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Mount Wood Homestead

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Friends camping by the billabong at Mount Wood campground. Photo: John Spencer/DPIE.

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Mount Wood campground

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Dead Horse Gully campground, Sturt National Park. Photo: John Spencer

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Dead Horse Gully campground

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Group of friends walking outside Mount Wood Shearers Quarters. Photo: John Spencer/DPIE

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Mount Wood Shearers Quarters

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A picnic area at Caryapundy lookout campground, Narriearra Caryapundy Swamp National Park. Photo: Dan Hough © DPIE

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Caryapundy lookout campground

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Teilta campground and picnic area, looking towards Teilta Homestead Corona Outstation. Photo: Jaymie Norris © DPE

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Teilta campground and picnic area

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Fort Grey campground, Sturt National Park. Photo: Dinitee Haskard OEH

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Fort Grey campground

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A picnic table, information sign and barbecue shelter at Olive Downs campground in Sturt National Park. Photo: John Spencer/DPIE

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Olive Downs campground

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Nearby parks

The red dirt of Mount Wood campground in Sturt National Park. Photo: John Spencer/DPIE

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Sturt National Park

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Wetland birds fly over Caryapundy Swamp, Narriearra Caryapundy Swamp National Park. Photo: Joshua Smith ©DPIE

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Narriearra Caryapundy Swamp National Park

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Mutawintji gorge walk in Mutawintji National Park. Photo: John Spencer/OEH

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Mutawintji National Park

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Sunset, Paroo-Darling National Park.

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Paroo-Darling National Park

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Lyre bird

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Mutawintji Nature Reserve

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Lyre bird

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Mutawintji State Conservation Area

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Lyre bird

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Pindera Downs Aboriginal Area

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Family at Yanga Woolshed in Yanga National Park. Photo: Gavin Hansford
Courthouse Museum

Park info

  • in Sturt National Park in the Outback NSW region

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

  • Park entry fees:

    $8 per vehicle per day. The park has coin-operated pay and display machines - please bring correct coins.

    Buy annual pass
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