Koreelah National Park
Overview
Koreelah National Park offers World Heritage gondwana rainforest, camping, swimming, walking and great birdwatching, a few hours drive from the Gold Coast.
Read more about Koreelah National Park
Escape the city lights and step into a world teeming with wildlife, hidden away in the remote corners of the Northern Rivers region. Just a few hours drive from the Gold Coast and Ballina, Koreelah National Park provides a perfect weekend getaway and a beautiful car touring route.
Connect with nature and see magnificent World Heritage-listed gondwana rainforest that hugs steep slopes overlooking eucalypt forests and peaceful valleys. Enjoy easy walking, remote camping and fantastic birdwatching.
Take an easy stroll along Gorge walking track and spend the afternoon swimming in natural pools and spotting wildlife in the rocky gorge. Keep an eye out for platypus, koalas, sugar gliders, brush-tailed rock wallabies and glossy black cockatoos. Then settle for the night and enjoy the tranquillity of the bush at Koreelah Creek campground.
Local alerts
For the latest updates on fires, closures and other alerts in this area, see https://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/visit-a-park/parks/koreelah-national-park/local-alerts
Contact
- 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.
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Kyogle office
02 6632 0000
Contact hours: Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 4.30pm. - 136 Summerland Way, Kyogle NSW 2474
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Email: npws.richmondriver@environment.nsw.gov.au
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Kyogle office
Visitor info
All the practical information you need to know about Koreelah National Park.
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Getting there and parking
Get driving directions
From Woodenbong:
- Travel west along Mount Lindesay Highway for approximately 22km
- Turn right at Old Koreelah onto White Swamp Road
- Travel for 12km to the north and you’ll see the campground on your left
By bike
Check out the Bicycle information for NSW website for more information.
By public transport
There is no public transport to Koreelah National Park.
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
Amenities
Toilets
Picnic tables
Barbecue facilities
Maps and downloads
Prohibited
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
Kyogle (94 km)
Kyogle is an attractive timber-milling town surrounded by rainforest. It's set on the Richmond River at the base of Fairy Mountain.
Casino (125 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.
Tenterfield (179 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 National Park is a special place. Here are just some of the reasons why:
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.
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.
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.
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What we're doing
Koreelah National Park has management strategies in place to protect and conserve the values of this park. Visit the OEH website for detailed park and fire management documents.