Oberon

Oberon is a small town in the western falls of the Blue Mountains region of the Australian state of New South Wales.

Get in

From Sydney, drive west along the Great Western Highway (A32) via Katoomba and Lithgow. Just before you reach Lithgow, turn left onto TD1 Jenolan Caves Road and continue until Duckalmoi Rd junction. Once you're at the junction, turn right and continue until you reach Oberon.

From Bathurst / Kelso, use O'Connell Road southeast towards Oberon via O'Connell.

See

• Oberon Dam
• 1 Mayfield Garden, 530 Mayfield Rd, ☏ +61 2 6336 3131, info@mayfieldgarden.com.au. Open every day except Christmas and Boxing Day. A privately owned cool climate garden with colourful flowers and quirky sculptures. (updated Dec 2018)
• 2 Oberon Museum, 26 Scotia Ave (cnr Lowes Mount Rd and Scotia Ave), ☏ +61 418 671 754, oberonmuseum@gmail.com. W Sa Su 10:30AM–12:30PM. A small local history museum that contains a plethora of artifacts and models of what the early 20th century was like in the region, including a 3D model of 1930s-Oberon (though it's not very large by most means). $5 per person, $12 per family. (updated Sep 2022)

Do

• Oberon Tarana railtrail is a nice walk or cycle.

Eat

• The Cave Pizza Bar, 122 Oberon St, ☏ +61 2 6336 2283. (updated Jun 2021)

Sleep

• Rooster Hill Guesthouse, 930 Lowes Mount Road, info@roosterhill.com.au. Ph 02 6336 3136 or 0407 276 023. This farm-stay guesthouse is about 10 minutes drive outside Oberon. Rates for two people are $220 per night (bed and breakfast) or $375 per night (all meals). 

Go next

• Oberon is close enough to the huge and popular Jenolan Caves to serve as a base for day-trips to the caves.