Applies from Tue 20 May 2025, 1.40pm to Sat 14 Jun 2025, 10.00pm. Last reviewed: Thu 22 May 2025, 3.47pm

Closed parks: Park closed weekdays for aerial pest control operation: Mon 2 June - Friday 13 June 2025

The Park will be closed from Monday 2 June to Friday 13 June 2025 for an aerial pest control operation. Excludes public holidays and weekends. Penalties apply for non-compliance. For more information, contact the local park office on (02) 4720-6200.

Applies from Thu 22 May 2025, 1.55pm to Tue 27 May 2025, 1.57pm. Last reviewed: Thu 22 May 2025, 2.34pm

Closed areas: Parts of Blue Mountains National Park closed due to severe weather and flooding

Some areas of Blue Mountains National Park are closed from 22 May 2025 until further notice due to severe weather and flooding. The closed areas are: 

• Blue Gum Forest
• Butterbox Canyon
• Claustral Canyon
• Dardanelles Pass loop walking track
• Den Fenella walking track
• Empress Canyon
• Federal Pass
• Fortress Canyon
• Furber Steps walk
• Giant Stairway
• Golden Stairs walking track
• Govetts Leap descent
• Grand Canyon
• Grand Canyon track
• Jugglers Canyon
• Leura Cascades Fern Bower circuit
• Lockley Pylon walking track
• Mount Banks Road cycle route
• Mount Banks Summit walk
• Mount Hay Road - Leura
• Mount Hay summit walking track
• Mount Solitary walking track
• Perrys lookdown
• Perrys lookdown to Blue Gum Forest walking track
• Pierces Pass to Blue Gum Forest walking track
• Rigby Hill walking track
• Rodriguez Pass walking track
• Round walking track
• Ruined Castle walking track
• Victoria Falls walking track
• Weeping Rock circuit
• Wentworth Pass loop walking track

The following campgrounds and cabins are closed:

• Murphys Glen campground
• Kedumba campground
• Dunphys campground
• Acacia Flat campground
• Ingar Campground 
• Galong Cabins
• Burra Korain Flat campground

The following roads are closed within the national park areas: 

• Victoria Falls Road
• Point Pilcher Road
• Mount Hay Road
• Kedumba Valley Road
• Mc Mahons Road
• Bedford Road
• Murphy’s Glen Road

Penalties apply for non-compliance.

Remember, it’s never safe to drive, ride or walk through flood waters. Roads into and throughout the park are / may also be closed. Check Live Traffic NSW. For assistance during severe weather visit the NSW SES website. In life-threatening situations call emergency services on Triple Zero (000).

For more information, please call Blue Mountains Heritage Centre on 02 4787 8877. 

Affects 1 park and 36 locations nearby. Show list

• Blue Mountains National Park
  • Acacia Flat campground
  • Blue Gum Forest
  • Burra Korain Flat campground
  • Butterbox Canyon
  • Claustral Canyon
  • Dardanelles Pass loop walking track
  • Den Fenella walking track
  • Dunphys campground
  • Empress Canyon
  • Federal Pass
  • Fortress Canyon
  • Furber Steps walk
  • Giant Stairway
  • Golden Stairs walking track
  • Govetts Leap descent
  • Grand Canyon
  • Grand Canyon track
  • Jugglers Canyon
  • Leura Cascades Fern Bower circuit
  • Lockley Pylon walking track
  • Mount Banks Road cycle route
  • Mount Banks Summit walk
  • Mount Hay Road - Leura
  • Mount Hay summit walking track
  • Mount Solitary walking track
  • Murphys Glen campground
  • Perrys lookdown
  • Perrys lookdown to Blue Gum Forest walking track
  • Pierces Pass to Blue Gum Forest walking track
  • Rigby Hill walking track
  • Rodriguez Pass walking track
  • Round walking track
  • Ruined Castle walking track
  • Victoria Falls walking track
  • Weeping Rock circuit
  • Wentworth Pass loop walking track

Applies from Sat 9 Apr 2022, 1.03pm. Last reviewed: Thu 22 May 2025, 1.10pm

Closed areas: Parts of Blue Mountains National Park closed

Many roads, fire trails and walking tracks in Blue Mountains National Park are closed due to infrastructure upgrades or damage caused by wet weather including subsidence, rockfalls, landslides and fallen trees.

The following tracks are closed:

Katoomba and Leura  

• Giant Stairway is closed from Monday 28 April for maintenance. There is no access in or out of the valley via Giant Stairway.   
• Valley Tracks including Federal Pass, Dandanelles Pass, Duncan's Pass and links to the STP Trail are very slippery and muddy after wet weather and heavy use during events. Visitors should exercise caution and be prepared for conditions and delays.     
• Honeymoon Bridge is closed due to rockfall risk.
• Furber Steps, Federal Pass and Ampitheatre walking tracks area closed from Thursday 22nd May 2025 due to heavy rainfall.  
• Leura Cascades Parking Area and toilets are closed. Visit the Blue Mountains City Council website for information.
• Fern Bower track between Prince Henry Cliff walk and Amphitheatre track is closed due to landslides. Access to Leura Forest and Jamison Valley is via Amphitheatre track.
• Golden Stairs walking track is closed due to landslides and rock fall. There is no access from Glenraphael Drive to Ruined Castle, Federal Pass or Scenic World. Ruined Castle and Mt Solitary can be accessed from Federal Pass (via Furber Steps) or Kedumba Pass.    
• Part of Lindeman Pass is closed due to a major landslide below Gladstone lookout. Roberts Pass is closed due to rockfall and landslide hazards.
• Six Foot track is affected by closures at Jenolan Caves.
• Mt Hay Road and access to Lockleys Pylon, Fortress Canyon, Butterbox Canyon and all associated walking tracks are closed from Thursday 22nd May 2025 due to heavy rainfall.  

Wentworth Falls and Woodford  

• Charles Darwin walk (part of Grand Cliff Top walk) is closed between Fletcher Street and Weeping Rock. Detours are in place to provide directions to Wentworth Falls picnic area. Visit the Blue Mountains City Council website for information.
• Kings Tableland Road will be closed for road works from 20 May to the 27 June, 2025. This effectively closes access to Andersons mountain bike route and McMahons Lookout. It also affects one access to Ingar camping area. Vehicle access will only be permitted to residents for this period. Cycling, runners and walkers will be permitted on weekends only. 
• Part of National Pass (west of Wentworth Falls middle crossing) is closed due to a major landslide and ongoing risks.
• Wentworth Pass and Slack Stairs are closed due to multiple landslides. No access to Roberts Pass, Hippocrene or Vera Falls. Valley of the Waters track is closed below Sylvia Falls. 
• Valley of the Waters is closed for maintenance below Nature track junction from Wednesday 21 May to 30 June 2025.  No access to Empress Falls and Sylvia Falls. 
• Empress Canyon is closed from Wednesday 21 May to Monday 30 June 2025.

Blackheath, Mount Victoria, Megalong Valley and Bells Line of Road 

• Pulpit Rock Reserve, lookouts and walking track are closed. For more information visit the Blue Mountains City Council website. Pulpit Rock walking track from Popes Glen is open as far as the NPWS boundary (as shown on Google maps).
• Govetts descent and Rodriguez Pass are closed due to rockfalls and landslides. The Grose Valley can be accessed from Blackheath via Perrys Lookdown or the Horse track.
• Pierces Pass Road will be closed for road maintenance from May 12th-23rd 2025. No vehicle access to Pierces Pass or Walls Lookout Day use areas during this time. All Grose Valley walking routes remain open; however, no parking at Pierces Pass or Walls Lookout is available during the closure period.
• Braeside fire trail and walking track will be closed for road maintenance from Wednesday 14 May to Friday 30 May 2025. 
• Walkers using Duncan's Pass be aware of increase risk of trips, slips and falls due to degradation in track surface.  
• Grand Canyon walking track is closed from Thursday 22nd May 2025 due to high rainfall and flooding.    

Adventure recreation, canyons, abseiling and rock climbing

• Some adventure recreation areas and routes may be closed where the access or exit road/track is mentioned above.
• Penalties apply for non-compliance. For more information, please contact the Blue Mountains Heritage Centre.

Affects 1 park and 32 locations nearby. Show list

• Blue Mountains National Park
  • Acacia Flat campground
  • Andersons trail
  • Burra Korain Flat campground
  • Butterbox Canyon
  • Claustral Canyon
  • Dardanelles Pass loop walking track
  • Darwins walk
  • Echo Point to Scenic World via Giant Stairway
  • Empress Canyon
  • Federal Pass
  • Fortress Canyon
  • Furber Steps walk
  • Giant Stairway
  • Golden Stairs walking track
  • Govetts Leap descent
  • Grand Canyon
  • Grand Canyon track
  • Grand Cliff Top Walk
  • Ingar campground
  • Jugglers Canyon
  • Leura Cascades Fern Bower circuit
  • Leura Cascades picnic area
  • Mount Solitary walking track
  • National Pass
  • Prince Henry Cliff walk
  • Pulpit Rock lookout
  • Pulpit walking track
  • Rodriguez Pass walking track
  • Six Foot track
  • Three Sisters walk
  • Wentworth Falls to McMahons Point
  • Wentworth Pass loop walking track

Applies from Thu 1 May 2025, 2.48pm to Sun 29 Jun 2025, 2.48pm. Last reviewed: Mon 28 Apr 2025, 9.11am

Other planned events: Notice of 1080 aerial baiting program

NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) is conducting an aerial baiting program in Abercrombie River National Park (NP), Abercrombie River State Conservation Area (SCA), Jenolan Karst Conservation Reserve (KCR), Kanangra-Boyd NP Mares Forest NP, and Turon NP from Monday 19th May – Sunday 1st June 2025.

The operation will use 1080 (sodium fluoroacetate) poison for the control of wild dogs and foxes.

The program is designed to minimise predator impacts on wildlife, especially threatened species, and to minimise the impact of wild dogs on neighbouring stock.

Signs will be placed at the entry to the baiting location. Domestic pets are not permitted in NSW National Parks managed lands. Pets and working dogs may be affected (1080 is lethal to cats and dogs). Pets and working dogs must be restrained or muzzled in the vicinity and must not enter the baiting location. In the event of accidental poisoning seek immediate veterinary assistance.

Please contact the local Oberon NPWS area office for more information on 02 6336 6200.