Blue Mountains National Park
Attracting over 3 million visitors annually, Blue Mountains National Park holds some of Australia's most spectacular and diverse wilderness areas. Explore the Grose Valley, with its sheer sandstone cliffs, waterfalls and scenic walking, or enjoy the famous views of the Three Sisters. Easy access makes a day trips very worthwhile, but with such diversity it would be great to stay in one of the many B&B's and spend a few days soaking up the region.
There are alerts raised for Blue Mountains National Park as at
Fri, 03 May 2024 09:22:13 +1000
Hazard reduction burns: Linda Rock HRThere is a planned Hazard Reduction burn in this park from 28/04/2024. The fire is called Linda Rock HR. Refer to the
Rural Fire Service for latest information. Do not enter any closed area or area with fire. If you see an unattended fire call Triple Zero (000).
Penalties apply for non-compliance. For more information about fire safety in parks and reserves, visit the
NSW National Parks fire safety page for park safety guidelines.
Closed areas: Glenbrook precinct - closed weekdays until 15 October 2024Glenbrook precinct will be closed weekdays for major roadworks, from 29 April to 15 October 2024.
Heavy machinery and vehicles will be in operation from Mondays to Fridays during this period.
Access beyond the entry gate will be closed to all vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists.
Closed areas Mondays to Fridays include:
- Woodford-Oaks track
- The Oaks Single track
- Euroka campground
- Red Hands Cave
- Red Hands Cave walking track
- Jack Evans track
- Nepean lookout
- Nepean River walking track
- Pisgah Rock
- Mount Portal lookout
- Tunnel View lookout
- Jellybean Pool
- Blue Pool
- Glenbrook Gorge walking track
Please note: the precinct will open on weekends, with most areas accessible.
Open sections for weekends include:
- Euroka day use area
- Woodford Oaks track
- the Single track
- Mt Portal and Tunnel View lookouts
- Jellybean Pool
- Blue Pool
- Glenbrook Gorge walking track
Other sections, including Red Hands Cave and Euroka campground, will remain closed over the weekend. The precinct will fully reopen as soon as works are complete.
Penalties apply for non-compliance. For more information, contact the local park office 02 4720 6200.
Closed areas: Woodford-Oaks trail closed weekdays until October 2024Woodford-Oaks trail is closed weekdays to all cyclists and pedestrians due to heavy machinery in operation.
Please note: Both Woodford Oaks track and The Single track will be open to cyclists on weekends.
The trails will fully reopen as soon as works are complete.
Penalties apply for non-compliance. For more information, contact the local park office on 02 4720 6200 .
Closed areas: Parts of Blue Mountains National Park closedMany walking tracks, roads and fire trails within Blue Mountains National Park remain closed following sustained wet weather causing subsidence hazards, major landslides or infrastructure upgrades.
The following areas are
closed:
Katoomba and Leura
- Honeymoon Bridge is closed due to rockfall risk.
- Fern Bower, Part of Amphitheatre and Leura Forest Tracks are closed due to multiple landslides and damage.
- Ruined Castle, Golden Stairs, Solitary Loop and Federal Pass west of Scenic World are closed due to multiple landslides.
- Access to Mount Solitary from Kedumba Valley will remain temporarily closed until safety works are complete.
- Lone Lyrebird track is closed between Gordon Road and the War Memorial, due to subsidence. Detour is in place.
- Sections of Prince Henry Cliff walk (part of Grand Cliff Top Walk) and Round Walk are closed between Prince Henry picnic area and Scenic World until the end of June 2024 for track maintenance. Follow detour on Cliff Drive. Access to Furber Steps is from Prince Henry picnic area (Katoomba Falls Kiosk). Detours in place.
- Bridal Veil View lookout and track (Leura) are closed for maintenance.
- Prince Henry Cliff walk (part of Grand Cliff Top Walk) is closed between Gordon Falls picnic area and Elysian Rock lookout, due to a landslide. Visit the Blue Mountains City Council website for information.
- Prince Henry Cliff walk (part of Grand Cliff Top Walk) is closed between Fern Bower track and Echo Tree and Flat Rock lookout, due to a landslide. Please use Cliff Drive as short detour.
- Part of Lindeman Pass is closed due to a major landslide below Gladstone lookout. Roberts Pass is closed due to rockfall and landslide hazards.
- The Six-Foot track is affected by multiple road closures.
Wentworth Falls and Woodford
- Valley of the Waters track is closed below Sylvia Falls. There is no access to Roberts Pass, Vera Falls, Hippocrene Falls or Wentworth Falls from Valley of the Waters.
- Charles Darwin walk (part of the Grand Cliff Top walk) is closed between Fletcher Street and Weeping Rock. Detours are in place to provide directions to Wentworth Falls picnic area. Visit the Blue Mountains City Council website for information.
- Part of National Pass (west of Wentworth Falls middle crossing) is closed due to major landslide.
- Wentworth Pass and Slack Stairs are closed due to multiple landslides.
- Kedumba Valley Road will be closed until Wednesday 8 May 2024 for road repairs. It is open to pedestrians over weekends. Kedumba campground is closed until 8 May 2024, including weekends.
- Murphys Glen Camping Area, Murphys Glen Road, and Bedford Creek Fire Trail are closed until Friday 3rd May 2024 for the Linda Rock Hazard Reduction Burn. Andersons Fire Trail and Ingar Road are open to walkers and cyclists as far as Bedford Creek.
Blackheath, Mount Victoria and Bells Line of Road
- Perrys Lookdown road (including Anvil Rock) will be closed to vehicles, cyclists and pedestrians from 7am Monday 6th May through 5pm 7th May for works.
- Dunphys campground is closed due to traffic restrictions on Megalong Road. Visit the Blue Mountains City Council website for road updates
- Williams Track (Govetts descent) and Rodriguez Pass are closed due to rockfalls and landslides.
- Pulpit Rock Reserve, lookouts and walking track are closed. Visit the Blue Mountains City Council website for information. Pulpit Rock walking track from Popes Glen is open as far as the NPWS boundary (as shown on Google maps).
Adventure recreation, canyons, abseiling and rock climbing
- Some adventure recreation areas and routes are specifically closed where the access or exit road/track is mentioned above.
Penalties apply for non-compliance. For more information, please contact the local office.
Other planned events: Notice of ongoing 1080 baiting programNSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) is conducting ongoing ground baiting program from Thursday 2 May 2024 to Friday 1 November 2024 in the following areas:
- Abercrombie River National Park
- Abercrombie River State Conservation Area
- Kanangra-Boyd National Park
- Blue Mountains National Park (southern section)
- Wollemi National Park (Wolga
- Gardens of Stone National Park
- Jenolan Karst Conservation Area
- Turon National Park
- Marrangaroo National Park
The operation will use 1080 (sodium fluoroacetate) poison for the control of wild dogs and foxes.
The program is designed to minimise predator impacts on wildlife, especially threatened species, and to minimise impact of wild dogs on neighbouring stock.
Signs will be placed at the entry to the baiting location. Domestic pets are not permitted in NSW National Parks managed lands. Pets and working dogs may be affected (1080 is lethal to cats and dogs). Pets and working dogs must be restrained or muzzled in the vicinity and must not enter the baiting location. In the event of accidental poisoning seek immediate veterinary assistance.
For more information, contact the NPWS Kanangra area office at Oberon on 02 6336 6200.
Closed areas: Waratah Native Gardens picnic area closedWaratah Native Gardens picnic area is closed until further notice. This includes Gorge walking track. No access to the area is permitted.
Penalties apply for non-compliance. For more information, please contact the NPWS Hawkesbury-Nattai area office on 02 4720 6200.
Closed areas: Southern section of park closed for aerial pest control operationThe southern section of Blue Mountains National Park is closed for an aerial pest control operation on the following dates:
- 7am, Monday 29 April to 5pm, Friday 3 May 2024
- 7am, Monday 13 May to 5pm, Friday 17 May 2024
The Oberon-Colong Stock Route and Yerranderie Regional Park remain open.
The closed areas include:
- Mt Werong campground
- Ruby Creek walking track and Ruby Creek mine area
- All areas north and south of the Oberon-Colong Stock Route
- The Kanangra to Katoomba (K2K) walk, Medlow Gap to Kanangra Walls
- All areas within or leading into the Wild Dogs Ranges south of Dunphys campground
- Cox's River corridor from the eastern park boundary to Kedumba Valley Road.
Penalties apply for non-compliance. For more information, contact the NPWS Kanangra office on 02 6336 6200 and the NPWS Blackheath office on 02 4787 8877.
Hazard reduction burns: Red Hand Cave HRThere is a fire in this park called Red Hand Cave HR. Refer to the
Rural Fire Service for latest information.
Do not enter any closed area or area with fire. If you see an unattended fire call Triple Zero (000).
Penalties apply for non-compliance.
For more information about fire safety in parks and reserves, visit the
NSW National Parks fire safety page for park safety guidelines.
Safety alerts: Remote walking track conditionsRemote routes within the Kanangra Wilderness Area including Kanangra to Katoomba (K2K) trail have been impacted by heavy fire regrowth and flood damage.
In some places, tracks are no longer visible and are not easy to navigate, taking longer to traverse than expected. Limited to zero water sources are currently available along routes.
If you plan to walk in the area, please ensure you have an appropriate level of experience, navigation skills and equipment including Personal Locator Beacon (PLB).
Mobile reception is limited so alternative communication methods are strongly recommended.
For more information, contact the NPWS Blue Mountains Heritage Centre on 02 4787 8877.
Closed areas: Six Foot track - Bowtells Bridge closureBowtells swing bridge on Six Foot track is closed to protect public safety. An upgrade is being planned and the bridge is expected to reopen in May 2024. Signs and barriers are in place to prevent access onto the bridge.
Crown Lands, which manages the bridge, is advising track users not to attempt to cross Coxs River. Any attempts to cross the river are at your own risk and are discouraged due to the potential for slips or falls, rainfall and risk of flash flooding.
For further information visit the
Six Foot track website.