Border Ranges National Park

Pinnacle Lookout

Border Ranges National Park is a national park in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales.

Understand

Visitor information

• Park website

Get in

Access is via the Lynches Creek Road from the Summerland Way (B91) at Wiangaree, a few dozen kilometres north of Kyogle.

Fees and permits

There is a fee of $8 per vehicle.

See and do

Lookouts

• 1 Bar Mountain Lookout, Bar Mountain Track. Has stunning views of the Black Hand Mountain. (updated Mar 2024)
• 2 Blackbutt Lookout, Tweed Range Scenic Drive. A picnic area with great views over the surrounding escarpment range. (updated Mar 2024)
• 3 Brushbox Falls Lookout, Booyong Walk. (updated Mar 2024)
• 4 Pinnacle walk and lookout, Tweed Range Scenic Drive. An easy 600-meter (return) walk with an amazing 360° view including down below (and partially into neighboring Mebbin National Park). Good for sunrise viewing. (updated Mar 2024)

Walks

• Bar Mountain Circuit – a 4-km loop that winds its way through the Gondwana forests, stopping along Bar Mtn Lookout along the way.
• Brindle Creek Walking Track
• Border Loop Walk
• Booyong Track – a 9-km walk (one way) with great canopies.
• Falcorostrum Loop Walking Track
• Helmholtzia Loop Walking Track
• Palm Forest Walking Track
• Red Cedar Loop
• Rosewood Loop

Eat

You will need to bring food with you.

Sleep

Camping

There are two campgrounds within the park.

• 1 Forest Tops campground, Tweed Range Scenic Drive. 3 campsites. It is next to the start of the Booyong Track. $24.60/night. (updated Mar 2024)
• 2 Sheepstation Creek campground, Sheepstation Creek Rd/Forest Rd. Contains 25 campsites, all of which are marked. It's a good base for exploring the three nearby walks surrounding it (Palm Forest walking track, Rosewood loop and Booyong walking track) $24.60/night. (updated Mar 2024)