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Bar Mountain lookout

Border Ranges National Park

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  • Views of Gradys Creek valley from Border Loop lookout in Border Ranges National Park. Photo credit: John Spencer © DPIE

    Border Loop lookout and picnic area

    Border Loop lookout and picnic area is a great picnic spot offering scenic views of Gradys Creek Valley within Border Ranges National Park, a World Heritage Area.

  • Brushbox Falls waterfall trickles down a rock face into a pool surrounded by rainforest, Border Ranges National Park. Photo: John Spencer © DPE

    Brushbox Falls lookout

    Brushbox Falls lookout, in Border Ranges National Park, is only a short walk from Sheepstation Creek campground. The lookout offers views of rainforest and waterfalls.

 

Nearby things to do

View of Telephone Road passing through dense rainforest. Photo: Liz Dargin/OEH

Cycle

Whian Whian mountain biking trails

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Close up of a sleeping koala holding itself in the fork of a tree. Photo: Mark R Higgins/iStock

Immersive stories

Border Ranges 360 experiences

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Two hikers crossing a river on Byrrill Creek walking track, Mebbin National Park. Photo: John Spencer © DPE

Walk

Byrrill Creek walking track

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Views towards Wollumbin (Mt Warning) from Pinnacle lookout, Border Ranges National Park. Phot credit: Murray Vanderveer © OEH

Walk

Pinnacle walk and lookout

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Viewpoint at Blackbutt lookout picnic area in Border Ranges National Park. Photo credit: John Spencer © DPIE

Picnic

Blackbutt lookout picnic area

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Trail winding through forest in Mount Jerusalem National Park. Photo: J. Slabb © DPE

Ride

Gilwah trail

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Mount Jerusalem Central trails winding through forest in Mount Jerusalem National Park. Photo: J. Slabb © DPE

Ride

Mount Jerusalem Central trails

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Sign at start of Bar Mountain circuit walking track, Border Ranges National Park. Photo credit: John Spencer © DPIE

Walk

Bar Mountain circuit

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Four people on Booyong walking track near Sheepstation Creek campground, Border Ranges National Park. Photo credit: John Spencer © DPIE

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Booyong walking track

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Border Loop walking track heads through rainforest in Border Ranges National Park. Photo credit: John Spencer © DPIE

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Border Loop walk

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Picn tables at Brindle Creek picnic area, Border Ranges National Park. Photo credit: John Spencer © DPIE

Picnic

Brindle Creek picnic area

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Brindle Creek runs through rainforest in Border Ranges National Park. Photo credit: John Spencer © DPIE

Walk

Brindle Creek walking track

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Women bushwalking along Palm Forest walking track in Border Ranges National Park. Photo credit: John Spencer © OEH

Walk

Palm Forest walking track

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Rainforest creek on Rosewood loop in Border Ranges National Park. Photo credit: John Spencer © OEH

Walk

Rosewood loop

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Unicorn Falls walking track, Mount Jerusalem National Park. Photo: Dean Trezise © Dean Trezise

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Unicorn Falls walking track

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View of sheer cliffs and waterfall in a misty rainforest setting. Photo © Rise Up – Byron Conscious Tours

Explore

Byron glow worms and hinterland forest experience

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A Beyond Byron E Bikes tour group riding through the ancient rainforest of Mount Jerusalem National Park. Photo: Steve Back © Beyond Byron E Bikes

Cycle

Byron hinterland e-bike tour

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View of bushwalkers trekking along a forest trail enveloped by dense, green rainforest vegetation. Photo © Byron Bay Adventure Tours

Walk

Byron hinterland rainforest and waterfall tours

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Minyon Falls, surrounded by World Heritage-listed rainforest in Nightcap National Park. Photo: Glenn Sanders © Wild Byron

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Minyon Falls guided rainforest tour

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A group of 7 guided tour participants wearing night vision goggles in the dark. Photo credit: Wendy Bithell © Vision Walks Eco Tours

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Night vision rainforest walks in Byron Bay

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Picnic table at Antarctic Beech picnic area, Border Ranges National Park. Photo credit: John Spencer &DPIE

Picnic

Antarctic Beech picnic area

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Picnic tables and shelter at Bar Mountain picnic area, Border Ranges National Park. Photo credit: John Spencer © DPIE

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Bar Mountain picnic area

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Big Scrub loop walking track, Nightcap National Park. Photo: Brian McLachlan © DPIE

Walk

Big Scrub loop walking track

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Goorgana walking track, Nightcap National Park. Photo: Brian McLachlan © DPE

Walk

Goorgana walking track

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Sign at the start of Helmholtzia loop walking track, Border Ranges National Park. Photo credit: John Spencer © OEH

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Helmholtzia loop walking track

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Historic Nightcap walking track, Nightcap National Park. Photo: Brian McLachlan © DPIE

Walk

Historic Nightcap walking track

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Signage marks the Pholis Gap turnoff on Mt Matheson track, Nightcap National Park. Photo: Brian McLachlan © DPE

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Pholis Gap walking track

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Protestors Falls walking track, Nightcap National Park. Photo: Carolyn Lloyd

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Protesters Falls walking track

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Sign at start of Red Cedar loop, Border Ranges National Park. Photo credit: John Spencer © DPIE

Walk

Red Cedar loop

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Hell Hole Falls in Mount Jerusalem National Park. Photo credit: Darren McHugh © DPIE

View

Hell Hole Falls

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Moore Park picnic area, Moore Park Nature Reserve. Photo: OEH

Picnic

Moore Park picnic area

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Surrounding bush on the Mount Matheson loop. Photo: John Spencer © OEH

Walk

Mount Matheson loop

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Walkway into Terania Creek picnic area. Photo: John Spencer

Picnic

Terania Creek picnic area

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A timber bridge crosses Breakfast Creek along Lyrebird track, Wollumbin National Park. Photo: D Hofmeyer.

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Lyrebird track

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Rainforest vegetation at the start of Wollumbin (Mount Warning) summit track. Photo: Barry Collier © Barry Collier

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Wollumbin (Mount Warning) Summit track

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Sign at start of Falcorostrum loop walking track, in Border Ranges National Park. Photo credit: John Spencer © DPIE

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Falcorostrum loop walking track

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Nearby camping and accommodation

Pitch your tent at Sheepstation Creek campground, Border Ranges National Park. Photo: DPIE/ John Spencer

Stay

Sheepstation Creek campground

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Cutters Camp campground, Mebbin National Park. Photo: D Hofmeyer/NSW Government

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Cutters Camp campground

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Picnic shelter at Forest Tops campground, Border Ranges National Park. Photo credit: John Spencer © DPIE

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Forest Tops campground

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Nearby parks

A bangalow palm, Minnamurra Falls walk, Budderoo National Park. Photo credit: John Spencer © DPIE

Park

Mount Jerusalem National Park

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Rainforest creek on Rosewood loop in Border Ranges National Park. Photo credit: John Spencer © DPIE

Park

Border Ranges National Park

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Towering eucalypt forest in Mebbin National Park. Photo: John Spencer © DPE

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Mebbin National Park

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Historic Nightcap walking track, Nightcap National Park. Photo: Brian McLachlan © DPIE

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Nightcap National Park

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Ironpot Creek,, Toonumbar National Park. Photo: Robert Ashdown

Park

Toonumbar National Park

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Waterfall, Whian Whian National Park. Photo: John Spencer

Park

Whian Whian State Conservation Area

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Lyrebird track, Wollumbin National Park. Photo: © Damien Hofmeyer

Park

Wollumbin National Park

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Moore Park Nature Reserve. Photo: Stephen King/NSW Government

Park

Moore Park Nature Reserve

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Lyre bird

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Couchy Creek Nature Reserve

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Lyre bird

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Hattons Bluff Nature Reserve

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Lyre bird

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Limpinwood Nature Reserve

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Lyre bird

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Mount Nullum Nature Reserve

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Lyre bird

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Numinbah Nature Reserve

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Lyre bird

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Wollumbin State Conservation Area

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Google Street View Trekker

Using Google Street View Trekker, we've captured imagery across a range of NSW national parks and attractions. Get a bird's eye view of these incredible landscapes before setting off on your own adventure.

Google Trekker at Cape Byron State Conservation Area. Photo: J Spencer/OEH.

 

Join WilderQuest

WilderQuest is a fun kids program designed to nurture a love of nature. Download the award-winning WilderQuest iPad app and go on a quest to discover all the animals, plants and hidden secrets within NSW national parks.

WilderQuest activity at Blue Gum Hills Regional Park. Photo: Shani Milgate/OEH
Bar Mountain lookout

Park info

  • in Border Ranges National Park in the North Coast region

  • Border Ranges National Park is always open but may have to close at times due to poor weather or fire danger.

  • Park entry fees:

    $8 per vehicle per day. The park uses a self-registration fee collection system at entry. Please bring the correct change and display your receipt.

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