Visit Outback NSW

Discover fascinating chapters of our natural, pastoral and Aboriginal heritage with a visit to Yanga National Park, one of the state’s newest national parks. From Aboriginal families to explorers and pioneers, shearers and rabbit trappers, fisherman and campers - people have been visiting Yanga for thousands of years, now it’s your turn!

GPS:-34.720218* 143.817986* Park Office : 92 Lachlan St Hay 2711 Website Telephone 02 6990 8200

Picnic with the family, or unwind for a week and enjoy a choice of settings, complemented by an array of new visitor facilities. Nestled along the 170 kilometres of Murrumbidgee River frontage are campgrounds, bushwalks and plenty of spots to wet your fishing line. Or if you prefer to keep your feet dry, there’s also a campground further inland on the plains.

Yanga forms part of the Lower Murrumbidgee Floodplain, it includes extensive Murrumbidgee River frontage, wetlands, lakes and breeding grounds for waterbirds. It includes approximately 76,000 hectares of River Red Gum forest, Black Box – Nitre Goosefoot swamp, Belah-Rosewood woodlands, native grassland and saltbush plains.

Yanga was a working pastoral, cropping and irrigation property for over 160 years. It has important Aboriginal and historic heritage values such as scar trees, ovens, middens and other artefacts, and historic buildings. The NSW Department of Environment and Conservation purchased Yanga for its natural and cultural heritage values in November 2005.
Camping

Mamanga campground (14 sites)
Facilities: non-flush toilets

The Willows camping and picnic areas
Facilities: gas/electric barbecues, non-flush toilets
Places to visit

Yanga Woolshed: The massive 130 metre long century old woolshed is a must see. Built to house 3 000 sheep and provide work for up to 40 shearers the woolshed now houses an interpretive display describing historical aspects of Yanga Station, river boat trade, pastoral life in the Western Riverina, and the evolution of the Lower Murrumbidgee Floodplain.

For more information on Outback NSW National Parks, NSWPWS website.