Turon National Park is located along a section of the Turon River in central New South Wales, Australia. Proposed as an area worth protecting in 1983, the park was not established until 2002. The park is 150 km (93 mi) north-west of Sydney, approximately 5 km (3.1 mi) west of Capertee, near Lithgow, New South Wales.
Turon National Park was one of the sites of the 1851 gold rush, and remains from this era are still evident. Pasture land cleared in the past remain obvious. Sheoak grows along the river and a variety of gums cover the slopes. A large variety of native birds live within the park, and red wallabies spend the day on the sandstone tops and descend at dusk to the valley. The park is at a relatively high altitude (valley floor at around 750 m [2,460 ft] above sea level, the tops at around 850 m (2,790 ft)) due to the park's location within the Great Dividing Range. Sub-zero temperatures are common in the cooler months.
Access to the valley floor is difficult for 2-wheel-drive vehicles, and after heavy rainfall even four-wheel-drive access is doubtful.
turon, national, park, located, along, section, turon, river, central, south, wales, australia, proposed, area, worth, protecting, 1983, park, established, until, 2002, park, north, west, sydney, approximately, west, capertee, near, lithgow, south, wales, sout. Turon National Park is located along a section of the Turon River in central New South Wales Australia Proposed as an area worth protecting in 1983 the park was not established until 2002 The park is 150 km 93 mi north west of Sydney approximately 5 km 3 1 mi west of Capertee near Lithgow New South Wales Turon National Park New South WalesIUCN category II national park Turon National ParkNearest town or citySofalaCoordinates33 11 55 S 149 56 02 E 33 19861 S 149 93389 E 33 19861 149 93389Established2002Managing authoritiesNSW National Parks and Wildlife ServiceSee alsoProtected areas ofNew South WalesTuron National Park was one of the sites of the 1851 gold rush and remains from this era are still evident Pasture land cleared in the past remain obvious Sheoak grows along the river and a variety of gums cover the slopes A large variety of native birds live within the park and red wallabies spend the day on the sandstone tops and descend at dusk to the valley The park is at a relatively high altitude valley floor at around 750 m 2 460 ft above sea level the tops at around 850 m 2 790 ft due to the park s location within the Great Dividing Range Sub zero temperatures are common in the cooler months Access to the valley floor is difficult for 2 wheel drive vehicles and after heavy rainfall even four wheel drive access is doubtful Two campsites are identified on Wikimapia Many interesting animals live here such as the mighty owl howling at night or the red wallabies sunbathing on the red sandstone in the morning 1 References edit Turon National Park NSW National Parks Retrieved 24 December 2021 External links editNSW National Parks and Wildlife Service information about Turon National ParkSee also editSofala New South Wales nbsp This New South Wales protected areas related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Turon National Park amp oldid 1121981562, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
