Cuttaburra National Park is NSW’s newest national park, set to open its gates to visitors in 2025.
Next year, there will be a new national park that adventure lovers can visit. This September, 37,422 hectares of land in outback NSW was designated an official national park. The new park, Cuttaburra National Park, earned the title thanks to its unique ecology and cultural significance.
Cuttaburra is teeming with flora and fauna, containing some of Australia’s most important wetlands home to thousands of species of waterbirds. The park is also a haven for threatened species such as the brolga, eastern fat-tailed gecko, black-breasted buzzard and little eagle.
Cuttaburra National Park is full of fauna, like this shingleback lizard. (Image: Kirsten Skinner)
In addition, the park has many Aboriginal cultural sites, including stone arrangements, scar trees and wells. Cuttaburra will be managed by the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service in collaboration with Aboriginal and local people to protect these important places.
The landscape encompassed by the park is rich and diverse, characterised by red earth cut through with tree-lined river floodplains, swamps and waterholes. Cuttaburra National Park doesn’t officially open its gates until next year, but here’s what we know about it so far.
Cuttaburra National Park is abundant with flora, including endangered trees. (Image: Joshua J Smith Photography)
Where is Cuttaburra National Park?
Cuttaburra National Park lies on Paroo and Warrego River Country in the far north of NSW. The park is remote, located deep inland in NSW’s outback, about 150 kilometres north-west of Bourke and accessed along the iconic 4WD Dowling Track.
The new National Park is full of waterways and wetlands. (Image: Joshua J Smith Photography)
What can you do in Cuttaburra National Park?
Right now, the park is geared towards plant, wildlife and cultural conservation. It remains to be seen what infrastructure will exist for tourists when Cuttaburra National Park officially opens in 2025, so stay tuned to find out.
Right now, you can pass through Cuttaburra National Park on the Dowling Track, a historic outback 4WD trail that connects Bourke to Quilpie in Queensland. The neighbouring Brindingabba National Park just 25 kilometres away contains a campground and a 4WD touring route for nature lovers keen to experience the landscape.
Cuttaburra National Park will open its gates to visitors in 2025. (Image: Joshua J Smith Photography)
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