Yarrangobilly Caves Visitor Centre is in the Yarrangobilly area in northern Kosciuszko National Park. To get there:

From the Monaro Highway:

• At Cooma, take the Snowy Mountains Highway and continue for approximately 110km
• Turn left into Yarrangobilly Caves Entrance Road
• Follow the unsealed road for approximately 6km to Yarrangobilly Caves.

From the Hume Highway:

• At Gundagai, take the Tumut exit and follow Gocup Road to Tumut
• Continue on Snowy Mountains Highway south for approximately 75km
• Turn right into Yarrangobilly Caves Entrance Road
• Follow the unsealed road for approximately 6km to Yarrangobilly Caves.

Road quality

• Yarrangobilly Caves entrance and exit roads are graded gravel. They're suitable for 2WD and 4WD vehicles up to 12.5m in length, however the Roads and Maritime Service (RMS) advise that the roads are unsuitable for caravans.
• RMS recommends snow chains are carried by all vehicles driving in the park in winter, including 4WD and AWD, in case of extreme weather. Visit the Live Traffic website for road conditions.

• Unsealed roads

Vehicle access

• 2WD vehicles

Weather restrictions

• Snow chains required after snow

Parking

• Parking is available at the visitor centre and several carparks within the Yarrangobilly Caves area.
• Park entry fees apply for vehicles without a Kosciuszko National Park day pass or NPWS All Parks annual pass.
• Bus parking is available – contact the visitor centre on (02) 6454 9597 for access.

Toilets

There are 2 toilet blocks with accessible toilets north-east of the visitor centre. There are also change facilities for parents.

You can reach the toilet blocks along a concrete pathway.

• Flush toilets

Picnic tables

Barbecue facilities

• Gas/electric barbecues (free)

Carpark

Drinking water

Step-free access

There's step-free access from the carpark to the visitor centre and around the area outside the visitor centre along a concrete pathway. There's also a large, flat paved area next to the visitor centre with picnic tables.

To get inside the visitor centre, you'll need to navigate over one step. People with reduced mobility may need assistance in this area.

• Step-free outdoor pathways

Seats and resting points

There are bench seats with backrests in the outdoor area next to the visitor centre. There's also a bench seat with a backrest in the parking area.

• Yarrangobilly Caves Visitor Centre factsheet
• Yarrangobilly Caves Visitor Centre map (1.6MB pdf)

Disability access level - medium

• The area around Yarrangobilly Caves Visitor Centre is flat and step-free with concrete pathways.
• There is a single step to get inside the visitor centre – people with reduced mobility may need assistance to get through the doorway.
• There are accessible toilets and change facilities for parents to the north-east of the visitor centre. You can reach them along a concrete path.
• There are bench seats with backrests in the outdoor area next to the visitor centre.

• Jersey Cave Step back in time on a guided tour of Jersey Cave. You’ll be awed by some of the most colourful and diverse decorations at Yarrangobilly Caves in Kosciuszko National Park.
• Jillabenan Cave Take a fascinating guided tour of Jillabenan Cave. It's the smallest and most accessible of the Yarrangobilly Caves in Kosciuszko National Park, but it's packed with incredibly delicate formations.
• North Glory Cave Explore North Glory Cave by guided tour to glimpse a rarely seen underworld in Kosciuszko National Park.
• South Glory Cave Take a leisurely self-guided tour through the lofty chambers of South Glory Cave at Yarrangobilly, near Tumut. It never fails to astonish. 

• Yarrangobilly Caves thermal pool walk Take the short Yarrangobilly Caves thermal pool walk and enjoy a swim in the spring-fed natural pool. It's easily combined with a picnic, bushwalk or cave tour in the Yarrangobilly area of Kosciuszko National Park.
• Yarrangobilly Caves Visitor Centre Yarrangobilly Caves Visitor Centre is your one stop destination for information on cave tours and tickets, and top tips on where to stay and what to do in the Yarrangobilly and northern areas of Kosciuszko National Park.

Animals

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  Bare-nosed wombat (Vombatus ursinus)

  A large, squat marsupial, the Australian bare-nosed wombat is a burrowing mammal found in coastal forests and mountain ranges across NSW and Victoria. The only other remaining species of wombat in NSW, the endangered southern hairy-nosed wombat, was considered extinct until relatively recently.

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  Eastern water dragon (Intellagama lesueurii lesueurii)

  The eastern water dragon is a subaquatic lizard found in healthy waterways along eastern NSW, from Nowra to halfway up the Cape York Pensinsula. It’s believed to be one of the oldest of Australian reptiles, remaining virtually unchanged for over 20 million years.

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  Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus)

  One of the most fascinating and unusual Australian animals, the duck-billed platypus, along with the echidna, are the only known monotremes, or egg-laying mammals, in existence. The platypus is generally found in permanent river systems and lakes in southern and eastern NSW and east and west of the Great Dividing Range.

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  Superb fairy wren (Malurus cyaneus)

  The striking blue and black plumage of the adult male superb fairy wren makes for colourful bird watching across south-eastern Australia. The sociable superb fairy wrens, or blue wrens, are Australian birds living in groups consisting of a dominant male, mouse-brown female ‘jenny wrens’ and several tawny-brown juveniles.

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  Superb lyrebird (Menura novaehollandiae)

  With a complex mimicking call and an elaborate courtship dance to match, the superb lyrebird is one of the most spectacular Australian animals. A bird watching must-see, the superb lyrebird can be found in rainforests and wet woodlands across eastern NSW and Victoria.

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  Swamp wallaby (Wallabia bicolor)

  The swamp wallaby, also known as the black wallaby or black pademelon, lives in the dense understorey of rainforests, woodlands and dry sclerophyll forest along eastern Australia. This unique Australian macropod has a dark black-grey coat with a distinctive light-coloured cheek stripe.

Plants

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  Billy buttons (Craspedia spp. )

  Billy buttons are attractive Australian native plants that are widespread throughout eastern NSW in dry forest, grassland and alpine regions such as Kosciuszko National Park. The golden-yellow globe-shaped flowers are also known as woollyheads. Related to the daisy, billy buttons are an erect herb growing to a height of 50cm.