DESTINATION: Blue Mountains National Park

Blue Mountains National Park

With the highest number of visitors of any national park in New South Wales, the World Heritage-listed Blue Mountains NP is a feast of lookouts, bushwalks, wildflowers and wildlife. Only 105km west of Sydney, the park has some of the most spectacular rock formations and gorges in the state. Within the 2482km of bushland, the Three Sisters and the Grose Valley are popular spots. There are plenty of walking tracks, and camping, picnic and BBQ facilities. Well worth a visit are the cable cars at Scenic World, and the towns of Katoomba, Leura and Blackheath with lookouts for keen photographers. For the adventurous there is abseiling, rockclimbing and canyoning.


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Region: Blue Mountains

Stunning views from Evans Lookout
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Named the Blue Mountains due to the blue haze that can be seen from Sydney created by light interacting with the vapour emanating from the millions of eucalypt trees. This rugged region features dramatic cliffs, rock formations, waterfalls and caves. Once seen as a barrier to the infant colony's expansion westwards, the Blue Mountains is now a popular holiday or weekend destination due to its proximity to Sydney. more

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National Parks and Wildlife Information Centre

102 George St, The Rocks, Sydney, NSW 2000

Ph: 1300 361 967 or (02) 9585 6444

www.npws.nsw.gov.au

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