Narriearra Caryapundy Swamp National Park

Narriearra Caryapundy Swamp National Park is a relatively new national park in the north of Far West Outback New South Wales, established in 2021.

Understand

Visitor information

• NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service

Get in

From Tibooburra, head east for 26 kilometres until the road becomes Narriearra Road. Once on Narriearra Road, continue for 19 kilometres.

Fees and permits

Narriearra Caryapundy Swamp National Park has a fee of $8 per day. Spare some change, as most of these coin-operated pay and display machines don't accept card.

The fees should be paid off near the Caryapundy tank bird hide.

NSW Parks passes are valid in the park, which provide unlimited access to the park for a year or two years. The passes provide faster entry and are valid for 12/24 months from date of purchase. The fees per vehicle (as at 2021) are as follows:

• All Parks Pass – access to all parks in New South Wales, including Kosciuszko National Park ($195 for one year, $335 for two years)
• Multi Park Pass – access to all parks in New South Wales, excluding Kosciuszko National Park ($65 for one year, $115 for two years)
• Country Parks Pass – access to all parks in Country New South Wales, excluding Kosciuszko National Park ($45 for one year, $75 for two years)

There is also a fourth pass; the Single Park Pass, worth $22 for one year and $40 for two. This is just if you want to revisit this park again and again; to pay the fees off, you'll need to visit Narriearra Caryapundy Swamp at least three times for one year and five times for two years.

See

• Caryapundy tank bird hide. One of the finest places to go bird watching. Some of the fauna you may see include the pink-eared ducks, blue-eared ducks, lack-winged stilts and Australasian grebes. (updated Mar 2022)

Do

• Caryapundy lookout loop drive is a 74-kilometre drive that passes through some of the most spectacular wildlife in a wetland in Outback NSW.
• Whittabrinnah heritage walk – an easy 0.5 km walk passing through some pastoral stations of the park.

Buy, eat and drink

Nearest facilities are in Tibooburra.

Sleep

Camping

• Caryapundy lookout campground, ☏ 1300 072 757 (domestic). Contains 18 campsites, however with no mobile reception. There is a carpark and some picnic facilities, but supplies need to be brought in. (updated Mar 2022)

Stay safe

In the unusual event that it rains inside the park, you should leave immediately. The roads are of such extreme poor quality that you may be stuck inside the park for three weeks.