Other Activities Coolah Tops National Park

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Photography Camping Birdwatching Horseriding Mountain Bike Riding

Photography

With it landscapes of mountain/valley views and waterfalls Coolah Tops National Park offers many subjects to concentrate on for photography. The Tops is a high rainfall area, which combined with its altitude, often offers very atmospheric mists. There are old pieces of farm and logging machinery, as well as capturing sunsets from Pinnacle and Bundella Lookouts.

Some of the more interesting natural subjects include wallabies, kangaroos and wombats, wildflower displays in late winter/spring and the bark of eucalypt species.

Camping

Car camping areas are:

1. The Barracks Camping Area on Pinnacle Rd which has pit toilets, a shelter shed, tank water, and fireplaces as well as interesting interpretive information on the history of the area. Wallabies often visit this site,

2. Cox Creek Falls - pit toilets and tables, although water is available from the creek

3. The Pines Camping Area, which is large and flat, has pit toilets and wood BBQ's, but no tables or water .Great place to see grazing kangaroos and wombats.

4. Bald Creek Falls Camping Area is very basic with no facilities, although water is available from the creek. (See the Hazards section about this site)

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Birdwatching

Early morning is definitely the best time for 'catching' birds. There are many woodland birds here, including kookaburras, wattle birds, black and the sulphur-crested cockatoos, blue wrens and robins, tree creepers and noisy friarbirds. If you are really fortunate you may see lyrebirds or wedge-tailed eagles from Bundella and Pinnacle Lookouts. There are 4 threatened bird species in the park, the regent honeyeater, glossy black-cockatoo, 3 owl species - powerful, barking and masked and the peregrine falcon. Always take a pair of binoculars and a bird recognition book for easy identification.

Horseriding

Horseriding is permitted on the roads within the park, but not on walking tracks. Brackens Hut is set up with horseyards and a stable. Further information should be gained from the Mudgee Office as there are usually strict guidelines for horseriding in national parks.

Mountain Bike Riding

Mountain bikes are permitted on the roads and management trails or where signs indicate. They are generally not permitted on walking tracks. As the area is reasonable flat, it's a great area for riding bikes. Do be careful of cars, and if you are a driver always lookout for cyclists and for that matter horseriders.

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