Cocoparra National Park

Cocoparra National Park
Stone Creek in Cocoparra National Park
Coordinates: 34 ° 6 ′ 57 ″  S , 146 ° 13 ′ 23 ″  E
Location:	New South Wales , Australia
Specialty:	Sandstone rocks, acacia and eucalyptus forest
Next city:	Griffith
Surface:	84 km²
Founding:	3rd December 1969

The Cocoparra National Park is a national park in the southwest of the Australian state of New South Wales , 457 kilometers west of Sydney and 25 kilometers northwest of Griffith in the Riverina . To the north of the national park is the Cocoparra Nature Reserve . The national park was designated in 1969 and is 8,358 hectares in size. The nature park was established in 1963 and covers an area of ​​4647 hectares.

Geology and national nature

The hills of the Cocoparra Range consist of sandstone from the younger Devonian , siltstone and conglomerate rock .

There are higher hills in the park, such as Bingar Mountain (455 meters) and Brogden Mountain (390 meters) in an otherwise flat landscape.

Climate and vegetation

The climate is semi-arid. The vegetation has adapted to this and consists of acacias , orchids , ironbark - eucalyptus and blue cypress trees .

Recreational facilities

There are a number of picnic areas and a campsite at Woolshed Flat .

Web links

Commons : Cocoparra National Park  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Cocoparra National Park . NSW Environment & Heritage Office

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Cocoparra National Park . TotalTravel.com ( Memento of the original from December 31, 2012 in the web archive archive.today ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
2. ^ Cocoparra National Park - Plan of Management . NSW Environment & Heritage Office