Blue Mountains National Park
Overview
Explore the World Heritage-listed Blue Mountains National Park. Home of the famous Three Sisters, take a day trip from Sydney to the Blue Mountains area, near Katoomba. You'll discover Aboriginal culture, walking tracks, camping, canyoning, climbing and mountain biking activities.
Read more about Blue Mountains National Park
Blue Mountains National Park, one of the most well known parks in Australia, is part of the Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area. It's known for its remarkable geographic, botanic and cultural values, including protecting sites of Aboriginal cultural significance.
The views from the park’s lookouts are magnificent; you’ll look out over hazy blue forests, waterfalls and rock formations. Echo Point at Katoomba is a popular spot, offering full views of the iconic Three Sisters. Take a picnic lunch or thermos to Wentworth Falls so you can stop for a while to admire the view.
This Eco certified park boasts more than 140km of trails and walking tracks and there are great places to go camping, including Euroka or Blue Gum Forest campgrounds where you can pitch your tent beneath the shade of a majestic eucalypt. Explore the park’s heritage tracks and lookouts, many of which were created for Victorian-era honeymooners and day-trippers. Try the historic National Pass or take the clifftop bushwalk at Govetts Leap; a great walk for getting a sense of the land and spectacular views all the way down the Grose Valley. There are also great opportunities for adventure sports - challenging rock climbing spots, great canyons and mountain biking.
Highlights in this park
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Contact
- in the Sydney and surrounds and Country NSW regions
Blue Mountains National Park is always open but may have to close at times due to poor weather or fire danger. Some parts of the park close overnight; details are provided for specific attractions.
Park entry fees:
$8 per vehicle per day applies only at attractions in the Glenbrook area.
Buy an annual pass.-
- Blue Mountains Heritage Centre
(02) 4787 8877
Contact hours: 9am-4.30pm daily (closed Christmas Day) - End of Govetts Leap Road, Blackheath NSW
- Email: bluemountains.heritagecentre@environment.nsw.gov.au
Fax: (02) 4787 8514
- Blue Mountains Heritage Centre
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- Blue Mountains (Glenbrook)
(02) 4720 6200 (Infoline)
Contact hours: Entry station is open weekends, public holidays and school holidays only. - Blue Mountains National Park, Bruce Road, Glenbrook NSW
- Fax: (02) 4739 6665
- Blue Mountains (Glenbrook)
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- Richmond
(02) 4588 2400
Contact hours: 8.30am-4.30pm Monday to Friday - Bowmans Cottage, 370 Windsor Street, Richmond NSW
- Fax: (02) 4588 5335
- Richmond
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- Oberon
(02) 6336 1972
Contact hours: 9am-4.30pm Monday to Friday - 38 Ross Street, Oberon NSW
- Oberon
In this park:
Things to do (79)
- 4WD touring (4)
- Aboriginal culture (8)
- Adventure sports (3)
- Birdwatching and wildlife encounters (14)
- Cafes and kiosks (1)
- Cultural heritage (1)
- Cycling (11)
- Historic heritage (12)
- Other experiences (1)
- Picnics and barbecues (11)
- Road trips and car/bus tours (4)
- Sightseeing (52)
- Swimming (5)
- Visitor centres (1)
- Walking (45)
- Waterfalls (31)
- Wildflowers (seasonal) (3)
