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Brushbox Falls lookout

Border Ranges National Park

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Applies from Sat 28 Sep 2024, 10.00am to Fri 11 Oct 2024, 4.00pm. Last reviewed: Fri 4 Oct 2024, 3.24pm

Closed areas: Tweed Range Scenic Drive is closed due to treefalls blocking road.

Tweed Range Scenic Drive is closed between The Pinnacle Lookout & Barkersvale entrance. Bar Mountain & Blackbutts Day Use Areas are closed.  Walking tracks not listed below remain closed.  Closure is due to storm damage.  Open Areas are:-

  • Sheepstation Creek Campground 
  • Forest Tops Campground
  • Pinnacle Lookout
  • Brindle Creek Loop road
  • Brindle Creek Picnic Area
  • Antartic Beech Picnic Area
  • Palm Forest Walking track.

Entrance to Border Ranges NP is via Lynches Creek road ONLY while this road closure is in place.

  Penalties apply for non-compliance. For more information, contact the Kyogle NPWS park office on 02 6632 0000.

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Applies from Fri 27 Sep 2024, 11.41am to Fri 18 Oct 2024, 4.00pm. Last reviewed: Mon 30 Sep 2024, 1.51pm

Closed areas: Toonumbar Forest Drive Closure

Some areas of this park are closed due to recent weather event. The closed areas are:

  • Coxs Road
  • Toonumbar Forest Drive
  • Sherwood lookout
  • Murray Scrub lookout

Ironpot Creek campground and Murray Scrub walking track remain open.

These closures are weather dependent and may be extended. Penalties apply for non-compliance. For more information, please call the NPWS Kyogle area office on 02 6632 0000.

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Applies from Fri 13 Sep 2024, 6.35pm to Tue 31 Dec 2024, 6.36pm. Last reviewed: Fri 13 Sep 2024, 6.37pm

Safety alerts: Toonumbar Forest Drive - 2WD access dry weather only

Toonumbar Forest Drive and Cox's Road are dry weather access only for 2WD vehicles.

For more information, contact the Kyogle NPWS office on 02 6632 0000 or npws.richmondriver@environment.nsw.gov.au.

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Applies from Thu 17 Nov 2022, 5.00pm. Last reviewed: Tue 3 Sep 2024, 9.29am

Closed areas: Byrrill Creek walking track closed

Byrrill Creek walking track is closed due to landslips and erosion following severe rainfall. 

An alternative walking track is now available. Visitors can access this 3km return track from behind the camp kitchen in Cutters Camp campground.

Penalties apply for non-compliance. For more information, contact the local park office on 02 6670 8600.

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