Turon National Park is located along a section of the

Turon River Turon River, a perennial stream that is part of the Macquarie catchment within the Murray–Darling basin, is located in the central western district of New South Wales, Australia. Partly situated in the Turon National Park, the river is host ...

in central New South Wales, Australia. Proposed as an area worth protecting in 1983, the park was not established until 2002. The park is north-west of Sydney, approximately west of Capertee, near

Lithgow, New South Wales Lithgow is a city in the Central Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia and is the administrative centre of the City of Lithgow local government area. It is located in a mountain valley named Lithgow's Valley by John Oxley in honour of W ...

. Turon National Park was one of the sites of the 1851 gold rush, and remains from this era are still evident. Pasture land cleared in the past remain obvious. Sheoak grows along the river and a variety of gums cover the slopes. A large variety of native birds live within the park, and red wallabies spend the day on the sandstone tops and descend at dusk to the valley. The park is at a relatively high altitude (valley floor at around above sea level, the tops at around ) due to the park's location within the Great Dividing Range. Sub-zero temperatures are common in the cooler months. Access to the valley floor is difficult for 2-wheel-drive vehicles, and after heavy rainfall even four-wheel-drive access is doubtful. Two campsites are identified on Wikimapia. Many interesting animals live here, such as the mighty owl howling at night or the red wallabies sunbathing on the red sandstone in the morning.

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NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service: information about Turon National Park

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