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National Parks of Australia

Our great open spaces incorporate over 2,000 national parks and reserves that are established to protect scenic areas, flora and fauna and historic sites. Many are located close to major cities and are easy to visit. Activities include bushwalking, camping, boating, fishing, swimming, birdwatching, skiing, visiting Aboriginal rock paintings and limestone caves.

Following is just a sample of the many national parks you can visit in each state. Numbers correspond to green dots on the map overleaf.

New South Wales

1. Dorrigo 590km NE Sydney L7
2. Barrington Tops, 321 km NW Sydney L7
3. Myall Lakes, 260km N Sydney L7
4. Mootwingee, 130km NE Broken Hill H7
5. Blue Mountains, 120km W Sydney K7
6. Ku-ring-gai Chase, 30km N Sydney K7
7. Royal, 36km S Sydney K8
8. Kosciuszko, 487km SW Sydney K8
9. Warrumbungle,535km NW Sydney K6
10. Wollemi,200km,NW Sydney K7

Victoria

12. Alpine, 365 NE Melbourne J8
13. Mt Buffalo, 330km NE Melbourne J8
14. Otway, 200km SW Melbourne J9
15. Wilsons Promontory, 250km SE Melbourne J9
16. Grampians, 260km W Melbourne H8
17. Port Campbell, 240km SW Melbourne H9
18. Snowy River, 390km,NE Melbourne J8

Queensland

19. Daintree, 75km N Port Douglas J3
20. Eungella, 970km SE Cairns K4
21. Barron Gorge, 30km NW Cairns ??
22. Carnarvon, 700km NW Brisbane K5
23. Great Sandy (Fraser Island), 260km NE Brisbane L5
24. Bunya Mountains, 240km NW Brisbane L6
25. Lamington, 100km S Brisbane L6

Tasmania

26. Mt Field, 70km W Hobart J10
27. South West, 110km W Hobart J10
28. Cradle Mt-Lake St Clair, 155km W Launceston J10
29. Franklin-Lower Gordon Wild Rivers, 200km Hobart

South Australia

30. Flinders Ranges, 450km N Adelaide H7
31. Lake Eyre,767km N Adelaide G6
32. Coffin Bay, 750km W Adelaide G7
33. Lincoln, 700km W Adelaide G8
34. Flinders Chase (Kangaroo Island), 200km S Adelaide G8
35. Coorong, 185km S Adelaide H8
36. Nullabor,1100km NW Adelaide E7

Western Australia

37. Purnululu (Bungle Bungle), 175km S Kununurra E3
38. Karijini (Hamersley Range), 1700 N Perth B4
39. Nambung, 244km N Perth B7
40. Yanchep, 51km N Perth B7
41. Walpole/Nornalup, 430km S Perth C8
42. Stirling Range, 450km S Perth C8

Northern Territory

43. Gregory River National Park,600km S Darwin F2
44. Litchfield National Park, 100km SW Darwin F2
45. Nitmiluk (Katherine Gorge), 343km SW Darwin F2
46. Simpson's Gap, 19km W Alice Springs F4
47. Finke Gorge, 155km W Alice Springs F5
48. Watarrka (Kings Canyon), 330km SW Alice Springs F5
49. Uluru - Kata Tjuta (Ayers Rock-Mt Olga), NT, 455km SW Alice Springs F5
50. Kakadu, NT, 250km E Darwin F1