Goobang National Park Park

Address: Goobang National Park, New South Wales, Australia

Website: https://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/visit-a-park/parks/goobang-national-park

Hours: Park open year-round (site facilities may have seasonal access)

Admission: Free entry (national park; fees may apply for camping)

Goobang National Park is a protected area in central New South Wales that conserves mixed woodland, mallee and box-ironbark communities of the inland slopes. The park is valued for native vegetation remnants and native fauna typical of the region.

Visitors use the park for bushwalking, birdwatching, picnic stops and short day trips; tracks vary from formed roads to unsealed management tracks and there are basic visitor facilities. The landscape includes undulating hills, ridge lines and dry forest country rather than alpine or coastal environments.

The park was established to protect representative inland woodlands and provide public access to natural bushland. Management focuses on conservation of vegetation communities and visitor safety in a semi-arid setting.

Goobang National Park sits in central New South Wales on the inland side of the Great Dividing Range, roughly within driving distance of regional centres in the central west of NSW.

• Wildlife: The park protects remnants of native woodland and shrubland ecosystems typical of the central New South Wales inland, supporting kangaroos, wallabies and a range of birdlife.

Goobang NP is roughly 20 km north-east of Parkes and about 50 km from Dubbo. Access is by sealed and gravel roads - a car is required. Check NSW National Parks site for exact access roads and trailhead locations.

• Check for flood warnings in heavy rain - creek crossings can become hazardous.
• Combine a visit with nearby regional towns like Parkes or Dubbo for supplies and accommodation.
• Some trails are multi-day and remote; register intentions with park authorities for longer trips.