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  • Warrumbungle Visitor Centre, Warrumbungle National Park. Photo © Robert Mulally

    Warrumbungle Visitor Centre

    Visitor information is available at the Warrumbungle Visitor Centre, which is now back in its original location. Get great suggestions and tips for walking and camping in Warrumbungle National Park.

 

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A group of people at Sawn Rocks lookout gaze up at the cliff wall of Sawn Rocks. Photo © Ian Brown

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Sawn Rocks lookout

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2 bushwalkers have a snack on Fans Horizon walking track in Warrumbungle National Park. Photo: Leah Pippos © OEH

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Fans Horizon walking track

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A hiker on Bluff Mountain's summit with mountainous landscape in the distance. Photo: Eveline Chan © Eveline Chan

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Bluff Mountain walking track

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View past rock ledge to volcanic spires and mountains stretching into the distance. Photo: May Fleming © May Fleming

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Grand High Tops lookout

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The Breadknife and HighTops at sunset, Warrumbungle National Park. Photo: Copyright Simone Cottrell

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Breadknife and Grand High Tops walk

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A group enjoying a picnic beside their car at Canyon picnic area, Warrumbungle National Park. Photo: Simone Cottrell © shared OEH and photographer

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Canyon picnic area

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Baradine car touring route, Coonabarabran. Photo: Rob Cleary.

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Coonabarabran - Baradine - Warrumbungle drive

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Coonabarabran car touring route, Warrumbungle National Park. Photo: OEH

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Coonabarabran - Warrumbungle - Tooraweenah drive

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People on the Sandstone Caves walking track. Photo: Rob Cleary

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Sandstone Caves walking track

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Mountain views along Wambelong Nature track, Warrumbungle National Park. Photo © Rob Cleary

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Wambelong Nature walking track

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A man standing next to a tree looking at the Warrumbungle landscape at Whitegum lookout in Warrumbungle National Park. Photo: Simone Cottrell © OEH

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Whitegum lookout

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Yulludunida walking track, Mount Kaputar National Park. Photo: Boris Hlavica

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Yulludunida walking track

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Waa Gorge picnic area, Mount Kaputar National Park. Photo: OEH

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Waa Gorge picnic area

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View past 2 wallabies on the escarpment edge to a patchwork of wide-open plains, hills and distant mountains. Photo: Barry Collier © Barry Collier

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Bundella lookout

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'Deep Space' - the night sky over Warrumbungle National Park, filled with stars and constellations. Photo: B Heaton © the photographer

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Explore the Dark Sky

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Norfolk Island Creek cascades down a rocky cliff at Norfolk Falls lookout. Photo: Michael Sharp © Michael Sharp

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Norfolk Falls lookout

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Norfolk Island Creek cascades down a rocky cliff in a bushland setting at Norfolk Falls. Photo: Michael Sharp © DPIE

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Norfolk Falls walk

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NPWS guide Pilliga Forest. Photo: Robert Cleary © DPE

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Pilliga rambles tag-along tour

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Tara Cave, Warrumbungle National Park. Photo: Matthew Piper. © DPE

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Tara Cave walking track

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Walk on the wild side tour Warrumbungles. Photo: Leah Pippos © DPE

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Walk on the wild side at the Warrumbungles

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Discovery nature while walking on the wild side in the Pilliga. Photo: Leah Pippos © DPE

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Walk on the wild side in the Pilliga

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A view of the starry night sky in Warrumbungle National Park. Photo © Rob Mulally

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Warrumbungles 4-day guided adventure

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Whitegum lookout walking track, Warrumbungle National Park. Photo: Blake McCarthy © DPE

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Whitegum lookout walking track

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View over to Bald Hills waterfall, which tumbles over basalt rock formations, Coolah Tops National Park. Photo: Nicola Brookhouse © DPIE

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Bald Hill Creek Falls picnic area

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Green Camp, Mount Kaputar National Park. Photo © Rob Cleary

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Green Camp

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At Norfolk Falls, water cascades over a steep rocky cliff set in bushland. Photo: Nick Cubbin/DPIE

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Norfolk Falls picnic area

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Views across the Warrumbungle Range from Pinnacle lookout, Coolah Tops National Park, near Coolah. Photo: Leah Pippos © DPIE

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Pinnacle lookout

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Sawn Rocks, Mount Kaputar National Park. Photo © Ian Brown

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Sawn Rocks walking track

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Waa Gorge walking track, Mount Kaputar National Park. Photo © Jessica Stokes

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Waa Gorge walking track

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Warrumbungle Environmental Education Centre, Warrumbungle National Park. Photo © Rob Cleary

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Warrumbungle Environmental Education Centre

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Mill-bullah walking track, Mount Kaputar National Park. Photo © Jessica Stokes

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Mill-bullah walking track

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Sawn Rocks picnic area, Mount Kaputar National Park. Photo © Jessica Stokes

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Sawn Rocks picnic area

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Upper Bullawa Creek picnic area, Mount Kaputar National Park. Photo: Boris Hlavica © OEH

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Upper Bullawa Creek picnic area

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View past a rocky ledge to distant peaks, domes and plains at Bluff Mountain lookout in Warrumbungle National Park. Photo: May Fleming © May Fleming

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Bluff Mountain lookout

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Sweeping view of volcanic peaks and spires from Fans Horizon lookout on Balgatan Mountain, in Warrumbungle National Park. Photo: Leah Pippos © DPIE

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Fans Horizon lookout

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View past flowering shrubs to volcanic ridges and peaks in Warrumbungle National Park. Photo: Leah Pippos © DPIE

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Febar Tor

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View of volcanic spires and domes emerging from dry forest in Warrumbungle National Park. Photo: Simone Cottrell © RGB

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Goulds Circuit walking track

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A group of ancient grass trees along Grass tree walking track. Photo credit: Nicola Brookhouse © DPIE

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Grass Tree walking track

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Panorama of rugged mountain peaks and domes in Warrumbungle National Park. Photo: May Fleming © May Fleming

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Macha Tor

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View of grass trees, rocky summit and distant plains. Photo: May Fleming © May Fleming

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Mount Exmouth lookout

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View of Pilliga Forest lookout tower from below. Photo © Jessica Stokes

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Pilliga Forest lookout tower

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View past rocky ledge to hills and valleys stretching into the distance. Photo credit: Leah Pippos © DPIE

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Pinnacle lookout walk

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Salt Caves Dam walking track. Photo © Jessica Stokes

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Salt Caves Dam walking track

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View of volcanic landscape cloaked in woodland in Warrumbungle National Park. Photo: May Fleming © DPIE

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Spirey View lookout

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Belougery Split Rock walking track, Warrumbungle National Park. Photo © Sue Brookhouse

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Belougery Split Rock walking track

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Biruu Gaba lookout walking track, Deriah Aboriginal Area. Photo © Dirk Richards

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Biruu gaba lookout walking track

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A family walking on stepping stones along Burbie Canyon walking track in Warrumbungle National Park. Photo: Simone Cottrell © OEH and photographer

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Burbie Canyon walking track

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Kaputar scenic drive, Mount Kaputar National Park. Photo: Jessica Stokes

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Kaputar scenic drive

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Mount Exmouth walking track, Warrumbungle National Park. Photo © Sue Brookhouse

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Mount Exmouth walking track

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Salt Caves picnic area, Timmallallie National Park. Photo: Rob Cleary

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Salt Caves picnic area

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Sculptures in the Scrub walk, Timmallallie National Park. Photo: Rob Cleary

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Sculptures in the Scrub walking track

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Winangabaa – Information Bay, Deriah Aboriginal Area. Photo: Dirk Richards

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Winangabaa – Information Bay

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Wirrila picnic area, Deriah Aboriginal Area. Photo © Dirk Richards

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Wirrila picnic area

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Wanda Wandong campground, Goobang National Park. Photo: OEH

Itinerary

Itinerary: Orange to Dubbo

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Sandstone Caves, Pilliga Nature Reserve. Photo © Rob Cleary

Itinerary

Itinerary: Pilliga Forest and the Warrumbungles

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Young bilby at the entrance of its burrow. Photo: Brad Leue/Australian Wildlife Conservancy © the photographer/AWC

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Pilliga tag-along tour

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Two visitors being advised by an NPWS worker at the Warrumbungle Visitor Centre. Photo: Leah Pippos © DPIE

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Volunteer at Warrumbungle Visitor Centre

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Nearby camping and accommodation

Brackens Hut, Coolah Tops National Park. Photo: Nick Cubbins/NSW Government

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Brackens Hut

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A camper at Balor Hut campground in Warrumbungle National Park. Photo: OEH

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Balor Hut campground

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Burbie Camp, Warrumbungle National Park. Photo: OEH

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Burbie Camp

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Tents at Camp Blackman in Warrumbungle National Park. Photo: Simone Cottrell/RBG

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Camp Blackman

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Signs at Pincham carpark, Warrumbungle National Park. Photo: Robert Cleary/DPIE

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Camp Pincham

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Camp Waalay, Warrumbungle National Park. Photo: Rob Cleary/DPIE

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Camp Walaay group campground

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Coxs Creek campground, Coolah Tops National Park. Photo: Nick Cubbins/NSW Government

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Coxs Creek campground

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Ogma campground, Warrumbungle National Park. Photo:Dina Bullivant/NSW Government

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Ogma Gap campground

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The Barracks campground, Coolah Tops National Park. Photo: Nick Cubbin/NSW Government

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The Barracks campground

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The Pines campground, Coolah Tops National Park. Photo: Nick Cubbin/NSW Government

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The Pines campground

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Camp Wambelong, Warrumbungle National Park. Photo: Rob Cleary/DPIE

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Camp Wambelong

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Historic farming equipment at Gunneemooroo campground in Warrumbungle National Park. Photo: Rob Cleary/DPIE

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Gunneemooroo campground

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Camping area at Danu camp, set in rugged landscape of bushes, trees and rock formations. Photo: Blake McCarthy © DPIE

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Danu camp

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Camping area at Dows camp, set in rugged landscape of bushes and trees. Photo: Blake McCarthy © DPIE

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Dows camp

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Park sign for Hurleys camp along the paved Breadknife and Grand High Tops walk, in Warrumbungle National Park near Coonabarabran. Photo: Blake McCarthy © DPIE

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Hurleys camp

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Aerial view of Salt Caves picnic area, Timmallallie National Park. Photo © Rob Cleary

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Salt Caves campground

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Picnic tables at the Sculpture in the Scrub campground. Photo: Rob Cleary/DPIE

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Sculptures in the Scrub picnic area and campground

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Guided tour, Pilliga National Park. Photo: Rob Cleary

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Pilliga National Park

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Two women hike the Breadknife and Grand High Tops walk in Warrumbungle National Park. Photo © Robert Mulally

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Warrumbungle National Park

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Coxs Creek campground, Coolah Tops National Park. Photo: Nick Cubbin/NSW Government

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Coolah Tops National Park

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View of the Governor Rock formation in Mount Kaputar National Park. Photo: Simone Cottrell/OEH

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Mount Kaputar National Park

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Deriah Aboriginal Area. Photo: Jaime Plaza

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