Federal Falls campground

Get driving directions

To get to Blue Mountains National Park there:

From Sydney:

• Take the M4 and the Great Western Highway for Glenbrook, the southern side of the Lower Grose Valley, Katoomba and Blackheath areas.
• The Southern Blue Mountains area is accessed via Oberon or Jenolan Caves.

From Richmond via Bells Line of Road:

• Take the Bells Line of Road for the northern side of the Lower Grose Valley, and the Mount Wilson area.
• You can also take Bells Line of Road to Bell, then connect with the Great Western Highway via Darling Causeway.

From Lithgow:

• Follow the Great Western Highway east toward Sydney.
• You can also follow Chifley Road from Lithgow, which becomes Bells Line of Road.
• Darling Causeway connects the highway and Bells Line of Road between Mount Victoria and Bell.

Roads into Blue Mountains National Park can be busy, especially on weekends and public holidays during summer. For up-to-date traffic information, we recommend you visit the Live Traffic NSW website.

Park entry points

• Glenbrook See on map
• Katoomba See on map
• Mount Victoria See on map

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• Blue Mountains Heritage Centre See on map
• Butterbox Canyon See on map
• Conservation Hut See on map
• Dunphys campground See on map
• Echo Point lookout (Three Sisters) See on map
• Evans lookout See on map
• Fortress Canyon See on map
• Galong cabins See on map
• Gordon Falls picnic area See on map
• Gordon Falls to Katoomba walk See on map
• Govetts Leap lookout See on map
• Grand Cliff Top Walk See on map
• Ingar campground See on map
• Jellybean track See on map
• Jugglers Canyon See on map
• Mount Solitary walking track See on map
• Mount Werong campground See on map
• Nepean lookout See on map
• Perrys lookdown See on map
• Pulpit Rock lookout See on map
• Serendipity Canyon See on map
• Sublime Point lookout - Leura See on map
• Vale of Avoca lookout See on map
• Valley of the Waters lookout See on map
• Victoria Falls walking track See on map
• Wentworth Falls picnic area See on map

By bike

Check out the Bicycle information for NSW website for more information.

By public transport

Depending on which area you’re visiting, Blue Mountains National Park is accessible from a number of stations including Glenbrook, Woodford, Faulconbridge, Leura, Wentworth Falls, Katoomba and Blackheath. Visit the Transport NSW website to plan your trip.

There are lots of great things waiting for you in Mount Canobolas State Conservation Area. Here are some of the highlights.

Autumn

Wake up to misty mornings and enjoy clear, sunny skies – it's a magical time of year to visit.

Spring

See the violet kunzea, fringe myrtle and mirbelia flowers blossoming in the heaths around rocky outcrops.

Water is not available at this campground.

Toilets

• Non-flush toilets

Picnic tables

Barbecue facilities

• Gas/electric barbecues (free)
• Wood barbecues (bring your own firewood)

• Federal Falls campground factsheet
• Federal Falls campground map (2.5MB pdf)

Disability access level - hard

Wheelchairs can access this area with some difficulty

• Paved wheelchair access is available from the carpark to the interpretive displays and toilet facilities