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Mount Matheson loop

Nightcap National Park

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Nearby alerts

Applies from Fri 4 Sep 2026, 2.50pm to Wed 9 Sep 2026, 2.50pm. Last reviewed: Fri 4 Sep 2026, 5.51pm

Closed areas: Areas closed for hazard reduction burning

Alert Description:

 

Some parts of this park are closed for hazard reduction burning from Sunday 6 September to Tuesday 9 September 2026. The closed area/s are:

  • Eastern Fire break Trail at junction of Perlite Road
  • Gibbergunyah Range Road
  • Weeun Weeun Campground

Penalties apply for non-compliance. These burns are called NPWS Weeun Weeun Cultural Burn & Gibbergunyah South Cultural burn. For more information, contact the Alstonville NPWS office on 02 66270 200 or visit the Rural Fire Service website.

 

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Applies from Fri 14 Aug 2026, 3.39pm to Mon 21 Sep 2026, 10.00am. Last reviewed: Mon 31 Aug 2026, 9.20am

Closed areas: Mebbin Forest Road closed for bridge repairs

Access to Mebbin National Park via Mebbin Forest Road will be closed to traffic from 17 August to 21 September 2026. Essential bridge replacement works to improve emergency service access will be underway during this time.

You can access Cutters Camp and Mebbin National Park via Cadell Road off Kyogle-Murwillumbah Road only during these dates.

Penalties apply for non-compliance. For more information, contact the local NPWS office on 02 6639 8300.

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Applies from Fri 16 Jan 2026, 10.16am to Thu 31 Dec 2026, 5.00pm. Last reviewed: Wed 2 Sep 2026, 8.18am

Closed areas: Nightcap Range Road closed in both directions due to major landslip repairs

Nightcap Range Road is closed to traffic in both directions due to a major landslip associated with the 2022 flood event. The closure affects the section of Nightcap Range Road between the Rummery Road intersection and Telephone Road trailer parking area.

Access to Minyon Falls and Rummery Park is via Minyon Falls Road only.

An estimated repair date has not been determined. For more information, please email NPWS Richmond River Area or call on 02 6627 0200.

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Local alerts

For the latest updates on fires, closures and other alerts in this area, see https://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/things-to-do/walking-tracks/mount-matheson-loop/local-alerts

Park info

  • in Nightcap National Park in the North Coast region
  • Nightcap National Park is always open but may have to close at times due to poor weather, fire danger or management operations.

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