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Mt ROYAL NATIONAL
PARK
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A tranquil and scenic place to enjoy
the bush all year round; with its high altitude and cool
temperate weather patterns. Adjoins the SW edge of
Barrington Tops NP.
Just under half the park
is in the Barrington Wilderness Area.
3340 hectares
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| Getting
There |
| 50
Km North of Singleton |
Singleton (New
England Highway).
Follow signs
towards Lake St Claire.
Continue on to
the Park via Mt Royal Rd
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| Facilities |
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Youngville
Picnic Area
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-gas barbeques |
| -sheltered tables |
| -water and toilets |
| -camping permitted next to the picnic area |
| -not suitable for caravans
- there are powered and unpowered sites at Lake St.
Claire Recreation Area, 15 minutes from the park on
the Bridgeman Rd.
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| Walking
tracks |
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-picnic area to Carrowbrook - very steep-5km return |
| -picnic area to top of Pieries Peak - 4km return |
| - numerous firetrails branching off Mt Royal,
Fallbrook and Cassell Rds |
| 4WD
circuit track |
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from picnic ground through the
park Falbrook Rd, Cassells Rd and
back via the 2wd Mt Royal Rd, |
| Vegetation |
small patches of snow grass, shrubland, open wet
sclerrophyll forest and temperate rain forest (20%)
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| Wildlife |
Home to 20 species listed as rare and threatened.
-eg rufus scrub bird, paradise rifle bird, parma
wallaby. It has an abundance of larger mammals and is
a birdwatchers delight with over 70 species of birds
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