Culgoa National Park

This article is about the national park in New South Wales. For the national park in Queensland, see Culgoa Floodplain National Park.

Culgoa National Park New South Wales
IUCN category II (national park)
File:Eucalyptus coolabah trees.jpg Coolabah trees, renown in the national park
Culgoa National Park
Nearest town or city	Brewarrina
Coordinates
Established	April 1996 (1996-04)
Area	352.39 km2 (136.1 sq mi)
Managing authorities	NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service
Website	Culgoa National Park
See also	Protected areas of New South Wales

The Culgoa National Park is a protected national park that is located in the north-west region of New South Wales, in eastern Australia. The 35,239-hectare (87,080-acre) national park is located approximately 660 kilometres (410 mi) northwest of Sydney. The nearest town is Brewarrina, 120 kilometres (75 mi) away. The park's northern boundary is defined by part of the state border between New South Wales and Queensland.

The Culgoa River flows through the national park.

Features

The national park, with its impressive river red gums and expansive floodplains, is the landscape that is thought to be representative of the Australian outback. The iconic coolabah tree, a native species, covers large sections of the park. In fact, no other national park in New South Wales has an area larger than the Culgoa's coolabah woodlands.

The park has numerous mammals, including the Common brushtail possum and Little pied bat (Chalinolobus picatus), a species of bat endemic to Australia.

The Culgoa National Park's birds present an irresistible lure for birdwatchers, who can glimpse many of the park's total of over 150 species. These include 10 species of honeyeaters and six of Australia’s woodswallows.

See also

• Protected areas of New South Wales