Lake Burrendong
Lake Burrendong State Park NSW key features
Lake Burrendong State Park offers year-round attractions for fishing enthusiasts, nature lovers, bushwalkers, campers and picnickers. With an arboretum with native plants and animals, and a mass of subtropical vegetation and local bird life, Lake Burrendong has something for everyone. Some of the best scenery in NSW can be viewed from the many walks through Burrendong and Mookerawa. Add a little excitement by looking for gold in the creek beds around the parks. Rod and reel enthusiasts will enjoy the fishing, with redfin the top catch, while catfish and Murray cod and Golden perch (yellow belly) can also be caught. Yabbies can also be caught with nothing more than a piece of string and bit of bait. Through the spring and summer seasons, Burrendong and Mookerawa offer pleasure boating, sailing, swimming and water skiing. Download our Lake Burrendong brochure (1 mb in PDF).
Lake Burrendong State Park NSW location and contact details
Address: Lake Burrendong State Park is only one hour’s drive from either Dubbo or Orange and five hours from Sydney. If you are coming from the north of the state, the park is 27km south-east of Wellington. Nearest regional centre is Dubbo.
Phone: 02 6846 7435; fax: 02 6846 7515
Lake Burrendong State Park NSW offers, deals, discounts, specials
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Activities at Lake Burrendong State Park NSW
The world-famous Western Plains Zoo at Dubbo, housing many of the world's exotic animals, can be reached within an hour's drive from Lake Burrendong. There are limestone caves to tour not far from the nearby town of Wellington, less than half an hour away by road. Other activities include: 4W driving, bird watching, canoeing, skateboarding, tennis, volleyball, water skiing, walking/hiking trail, golf, fossicking.
Lake Burrendong State Park NSW accommodation
39 Powered sites available - $20 (per 2 adults per night)
150 Unpowered sites - $15 (per 2 adults per night)
Children over 12 yrs - $3 per night
Children under 12 yrs - free
Day visitors - $8 per car
Special deals: Age Pensioner with Health Care Card entitled to free entry. Senior citizen day visitor $3 per car. Senior Citizen campers or age pensioners can stay 2 nights for the price of 1 night (excludes school holidays and public holidays).
All other campers stay seven nights for the price of 6 nights only. Tariffs are correct as of 15/10/07, please confirm with park before booking.
How to get to Lake Burrendong State Park NSW
Lake Burrendong State Park is 74 kms from Orange and 27 kms from Wellington on Burrendong way. Transport: There is no public transport to this park. Park map download (PDF 241.2 kb)
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Lake Burrendong State Park NSW facilities
Fuel, conference centre, amenities block, bait/lures, bbqs electric, bbqs gas, bbqs wood, boat ramp, groceries, hall, ice, kiosk, laundry, lookout, LP gas, mountain bikes, picnic area, playground, public telephone, shelter/boat shed, storage, take-away food, workshop.
Lake Burrendong State Park NSW flora and fauna
About 2,000 species of flowering native plants, shrubs and trees have been established on 160 hectares south of Burrendong Park's main entrance. This arboretum is one of the largest collections of Australian plants in cultivation and is the home of many native animals.
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