Grabine Lakeside State Park NSW re-opened its facilities to the public on 8 November 2010. With Wyangala Dam at 38% capacity, the Taylors Point boat ramp is in the water for the first time in seven years. So wipe the dust from your fishing roads and make your way back to Grabine Lakeside State Park.
Patrons to the Park MUST supply their own drinking water. The kiosk will be open selling essential supplies.
Key features
Enjoy the magnificent views of Grabine and Lake Wyangala or enjoy water sports, bushwalking and picnics. There are many walking trails to take in the spectacular scenery across the lake and surrounding countryside or take a canoe trip round the foreshores. Grabine Lakeside is an excellent inland fishing spot, with catches of silver and golden perch (yellow belly), catfish, trout, Murray cod and of course, European carp. Throughout the spring and summer seasons, Grabine Lakeside's 42 km of waterways offer pleasure boating, canoeing, swimming, water skiing, sailing and windsurfing. Visitors from all over the state soak up the stunning rural landscape on the north-east shores of Lake Wyangala at Grabine Lakeside State Park. With a water storage capacity in excess of 1,217,000 megalitres, 2.5 times the volume of Sydney Harbour, the catchment area measures 8,300 square kilometres. Download our Grabine Lakeside brochure (1 mb in PDF)
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Facilities
Shelter shed, storage shed, pet-friendly, picnic area, playground, public telephone, alcohol supplies, amenities block, fuel, kisok (selling essntial supplies), laundry, LP gas, take-away food, disable access, bbqs electric, bbqs gas, bbqs wood.
Activities
4W driving, archery, bait/lures, basketball, bird watching, boat ramp, camp kitchen, canoeing, fishing, golf, groceries, mountain biking, sailing, swimming, tennis, trail biking, walking/hiking trail, waterskiing. Visit the Abercrombie Caves and experience local bushranger history. Take a trip to the small village of Tuena and try gold-panning, or drop in for a cold drink at the historic wattle-and-daub Goldfields Inn Hotel. The spectacular Wyangala Dam wall is only an hour's drive by car.
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Accommodation
| Shady Bay bungalows | Bandyande Bay cabins | |
|---|---|---|
| Quantity | 4 | 6 |
| Sleeps | 6 | 5/6 |
| Supplied | Two bedrooms, small bathroom, kitchen, meals/lounge area, air conditioned, TV, veranda with outside table and chairs | Air conditioned, consisting of two bedrooms, bathroom, meals/lounge area, TV, kitchen, veranda with outside table and chairs, bbq and their own fireplace. |
| Items needed | Bedding and linen | Bedding and linen |
| Onsite caravans | Bunkhouses | |
| Quantity | 2 | 2 |
| Sleeps | 6 | 16 |
| Supplied | Double bed, two sets of bunks, TV and a small kitchenette area with cooking utensils. | Four rooms of four people. Two sets of bunks, small wardrobe and dressing table. No cooking facilities. |
| Items needed | Bedding and linen | Bedding and linen |
Unlimited unpowered camping sites
3 powered camping/caravan sites
Tariffs
Peak season: 1 August to 30 April (excludes June long weekend and school holidays).
| Accommodation | Peak (Fri and Sat) |
Normal (Sun to Thurs) |
Extra persons |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banyande Bay | $105 per night | $95 per night | $5 per adult, $2 per child |
| Shady Bay | $95 per night | $85 per night | $5 per adult, $2 per child |
| Hire Van | $68 per night | $60 per night | $5 per adult, $2 per child |
| Camp Kitchen | $85 per night | $60 per night | |
| Bunk room | $40 per night | $35 per night | $5 per adult, $2 per child |
| Powered site | $20 per night | ||
| Unpowered site | $5 per adult, $2 per child | ||
| Backwaters | $4 per adult, $2 per child | ||
| Car entry | $8.00 per vehicle |
Prices subject to change without notice. Prices quoted are for two adults only. Please note that a 1 night stay will incur a surcharge of $15.00. A deposit of 50% of the total booking is due two weeks after making the booking. Deposit is refundable up to two weeks before arrival date less a cancellation fee of $25. Any booking cancelled within 14 days of arrival will forfeit the deposit. Tariffs are correct as of 15/10/07, please confirm with park before booking.
Location
Address: 122km from Goulburn via the Bigga Road
Directions
Wyangala Dam is an oasis in the middle of the Central West. Only a couple of hours drive from Canberra, or about four hours from Sydney, Grabine Lakeside is 83km north-west of the Southern Tablelands town of Crookwell. The nearest regional centre is Crookwell NSW. Centrally located between Goulburn, Bathurst and Cowra, the park is 122km from Goulburn via the Bigga Road. There is no public transport to this park. Park map download (260.5 kb)
Flora and fauna
Eastern grey kangaroos, echidnas, bearded dragons, shingle backed lizards, goannas. There is an array of birdlife from Wedge tail eagles, cockatoos, galahs, kookaburras, noisy minors, magpies, pee wees, grass parrots, bee eaters, blue wrens and finches.
The Park has an endangered ecosystem which includes remnant white box forest. These remnant forest areas include acacia (wattles), eucalypts (gum trees), casurinas (sheoak) and xanthorrhoea (grass trees).
Grabine Lakeside State Park NSW - Visitors' comments and reviews
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