Koreelah Creek campground
Koreelah National Park
Overview
Koreelah Creek campground is a delightful camping area and an ideal place to relax. Enjoy picnicking, swimming, walking, birdwatching and admiring the local wildlife.
| Camping type | Tent, Camper trailer site, Caravan site, Camping beside my vehicle |
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| Facilities | Amenities block, picnic tables, barbecue facilities, toilets |
| What to bring | Drinking water, cooking water, firewood |
| Price |
Rates and availability are displayed when making an online booking. |
| Bookings | Bookings are required. Book online or call the National Parks Contact Centre on 1300 072 757. |
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This delightful camping spot is set among tall eucalypt trees next to the beautiful Koreelah Creek. Find a grassy patch to pitch a tent or pull up your caravan for a relaxing experience in the bush.
Visit for a picnic by the creek, stay for a night, or spend a few days and unwind to the sounds of the gently flowing waters and wind rustling in the trees above.
Enjoy swimming in the creek or wander off on the nearby Gorge walking track. Look out for platypus enjoying an early morning swim and watch for lace monitors around the campsites.
Grab your binoculars and take advantage of the fantastic birdwatching. You’ll see flashes of colour as crimson rosellas and king parrots fly through the trees, and you might also spot Lewin’s honeyeaters and eastern yellow robins. At night, keep your torch handy to see brush-tailed phascogales, sugar gliders and koalas.
Local alerts
For the latest updates on fires, closures and other alerts in this area, see https://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/camping-and-accommodation/campgrounds/koreelah-creek-campground/local-alerts
Bookings
- National Parks Contact Centre
- 7am to 7pm daily
- 1300 072 757 (13000 PARKS) for the cost of a local call within Australia excluding mobiles
- parks.info@environment.nsw.gov.au
Operated by
- Kyogle office
- Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 4.30pm.
- 02 6632 0000
- npws.richmondriver@environment.nsw.gov.au
- 136 Summerland Way, Kyogle NSW 2474
Park info
- in Koreelah National Park in the Country NSW region
Koreelah National Park is always open but may have to close at times due to poor weather or fire danger.
Visitor info
All the practical information you need to know about Koreelah Creek campground.
Getting there and parking
Koreelah Creek campground is in the northern precinct of Koreelah National Park. To get there:
- Follow the directions from Woodenbong
- After you turn right at Old Koreelah onto White Swamp Road, drive for another 12km and you’ll see the campground on your left.
Road quality
- Unsealed roads
Vehicle access
- 2WD vehicles
Weather restrictions
- All weather
Parking
Parking is available at Koreelah Creek campground, adjacent to individual campsites.
Best times to visit
There are lots of great things waiting for you in Koreelah National Park. Here are some of the highlights.
Autumn
Enjoy crisp mornings and listen to the calls of the albert lyrebird echoing throughout the valley.
Spring
See the brilliant red flowers of flame trees on the upper slopes.
Summer
Look for platypus in creek pools near the campground and enjoy swimming in Koreelah Creek Gorge.
Winter
Camp overnight and see the rugged escarpment rising out of the mist from the campground.
Weather, temperature and rainfall
Summer temperature
Average
15°C and 29°C
Highest recorded
29.1°C
Winter temperature
Average
2°C and 19°C
Lowest recorded
2.7°C
Rainfall
Wettest month
January
Driest month
August
The area’s highest recorded rainfall in one day
460mm
Facilities
- Water is not available at this campground.
- Rubbish bins are not available, please take your rubbish with you when leaving.
- Firewood is not provided and may not be collected from the park.
Amenities
Toilets
- Non-flush toilets
Picnic tables
Barbecue facilities
- Wood barbecues (bring your own firewood)
Maps and downloads
Accessibility
Disability access level - medium
Assistance may be required to access this area.
Prohibited
Generators
Pets
Pets and domestic animals (other than certified assistance animals) are not permitted. Find out which regional parks allow dog walking and see the pets in parks policy for more information.
Smoking
NSW national parks are no smoking areas.
Nearby towns
Casino (17 km)
Casino is a thriving rural centre in the heart of rich agricultural country. It's set in lush pastures on the banks of the Richmond River.
Kyogle (16 km)
Kyogle is an attractive timber-milling town surrounded by rainforest. It's set on the Richmond River at the base of Fairy Mountain.
Tenterfield (23 km)
Sir Henry Parkes delivered his famous "birth of our nation" speech in the Tenterfield School of Arts in 1889. His rousing speech is credited with being the decisive moment that set the country on its path toward Federation in 1901.
Learn more
Koreelah Creek campground is in Koreelah National Park. Here are just some of the reasons why this park is special:
Rich in Aboriginal culture
The forests, waterways and rugged cliffs of Koreelah are part of the traditional Country of the Githabul People. For thousands of years, this beautiful landscape provided Aboriginal people with food, medicine, and materials for tools, weapons and shelters. In recognition of their ongoing connection to the land, the Federal Court of Australia recognised the Githabul People's native title rights and today, Koreelah National Park is proudly co-managed with the local Githabul People.
Teeming with wildlife
The diverse natural habitats of Koreelah make it a haven for wildlife. You'll see red-necked wallabies and lace monitors wandering through the campground, and might spot red-bellied black snakes and carpet pythons sunning themselves on the creek banks. At night, look for brush-tailed phascogales, sugar gliders and koalas, and listen for owls such as the sooty owl and southern boobook. Birdwatchers will never be short of something to look at in Koreelah National Park. There are over 110 species of birds found here, including the wompoo fruit-dove, regent bowerbird, eastern whipbird and albert lyrebird. Near the campgrounds, you'll probably see glossy black cockatoos, scarlet honeyeaters, grey shrike thrush and blue-faced honeyeaters.
- Gorge walking track Take this easy walk along Gorge walking track and explore Koreelah Creek Gorge and waterfalls. Excellent for swimming, birdwatching, wildlife spotting and getting back to nature.
World Heritage plant life
Whether you're driving, walking, or just sitting by the creek relaxing, you'll see a diversity of vegetation types here, ranging from dry sclerophyll forests to the cool subtropical rainforests of Acacia Plateau and Wilsons Peak Flora Reserves, which are part of the Gondwana Rainforests of Australia World Heritage Area. Enter this ancient world and you'll see black booyong, yellow carribean, rosewood and emergent hoop pines.
