About Kinchega National Park
Kinchega National Park is a large semi-arid national park in far western New South Wales, adjoining the Darling River and the Menindee Lakes near Menindee, about 110 kilometres south-east of Broken Hill. Established in 1967 on the former Kinchega pastoral station, it protects floodplains, lake systems, river red gum woodlands and desert landscapes. It is notable for the historic Kinchega Woolshed, extensive Aboriginal heritage, diverse birdlife and remote outback camping and touring opportunities.
Visitors guide
Visitors can expect a remote outback landscape of vast lake beds, floodplains, sandplains and Darling River frontage with river red gums and saltbush. Explore the restored 1875 Kinchega Woolshed with pastoral displays, drive unsealed touring routes to Lake Menindee and Lake Cawndilla lookouts, see Aboriginal hearths and middens, birdwatch for waterbirds and parrots, fish and boat on the lakes when water levels permit, and camp at basic lakeside and river campgrounds under dark skies.
Key highlights
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Historic Kinchega Woolshed (1875) with shearing displays and pastoral heritage
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Menindee Lakes system - Lake Menindee and Lake Cawndilla lookouts and lakebed views
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Darling River floodplain and river red gum woodlands
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Aboriginal heritage sites of the Paakantyi people including middens and hearths