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Namadgi National Park

Address: Visitor center: Naas-Boboyan Rd., 3 km (2 mi) south of Tharwa, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory | Map It
Phone: 02/6207-2900
www.environment.act.gov.au

Category: Parks
Location: Around Canberra and The A.C.T.

Write a review | Avg. member rating: 4.8/5

Fodor's Review:

Covering almost half the total area of the Australian Capital Territory's southwest, this national park has a well-maintained network of walking trails across mountain ranges, trout streams, and some of the most accessible subalpine forests in the country. Some parts of the park were severely burned in the January 2003 bushfires, but the recovery powers of the native bush have been truly remarkable. The park's boundaries are within 35 km (22 mi) of Canberra, and its former pastures, now empty of sheep and cattle, are grazed by hundreds of eastern gray kangaroos in the early morning and late afternoon. Snow covers the higher altitudes June-September.

Cost: Free
Open: Park daily 24 hrs; visitor center weekdays 9-4, weekends 9-4:30

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Member Reviews and Ratings

Reviewed by Kay2 from US on 11/23/09
The Indian Hat Trail was a great recommendation. We drove in through dozens of kangaroos and were accompanied by them all along the walk to the petroglyphs. Insect repellent had no effect on the millions of flies enroute.