The Washpool National Park is a protected national park located in the New England region of New South Wales, Australia. The 58,678-hectare (145,000-acre) park is situated approximately 520 kilometres (320 mi) north of Sydney, inland from Grafton. The park has two campgrounds and is managed by the NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service. It was established in 1983 to preserve the significant plant and animal populations found in the Washpool and Gibraltar Range forests.[1]

Washpool National Park New South Wales
IUCN category II (national park)
Washpool River, within the national park
Washpool National Park
Nearest town or city	Grafton
Coordinates	29°20′49″S 152°19′58″E
Established	April 1983
Area	587 km2 (226.6 sq mi)
Managing authorities	NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service
Website	Washpool National Park
See also	Protected areas of New South Wales

The Park is part of the Washpool and Gibraltar Range area of the World Heritage Site Gondwana Rainforests of Australia inscribed in 1986 and added to the Australian National Heritage List in 2007.

This natural habitat is full of diversity of plants, mammals, amphibians, reptiles and birds.[2]

The average elevation of the terrain is 704 meters.[3] Average summer temperatures range between 14 ° C and 26 ° C, and winter temperatures between 2 ° C and 15 ° C.[4]

See also

• Protected areas of New South Wales
• High Conservation Value Old Growth forest

References

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