About Mount Grenfell National Park
Mount Grenfell National Park, also known as Mount Grenfell Historic Site, is a protected area northwest of Cobar in western New South Wales. It preserves an extensive Aboriginal rock art site with more than 1,500 motifs on sandstone overhangs. Set in semi-arid mulga and cypress pine woodland, the park features walking tracks, picnic facilities and interpretive signage. It is jointly managed by NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service and the Ngiyampaa Wangaaypuwan traditional owners.
Visitors guide
Visitors can expect a remote semi-arid landscape of low ridges, sandstone overhangs and mulga woodland. The main focus is a series of rock shelters containing Aboriginal paintings and engravings viewed via short walking tracks and boardwalks with interpretive signs. Facilities are basic with a picnic area, car park and information shelter. The site is quiet and exposed, with no shops or water, offering bushwalking, photography and cultural interpretation in a natural setting.
Key highlights
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Extensive Aboriginal rock art with over 1,500 motifs including human figures, animals and hand stencils
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Sandstone overhangs and shelters set in mulga and white cypress pine woodland
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Short walking tracks with boardwalks and interpretive signage explaining the art and landscape
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Jointly managed park with Ngiyampaa Wangaaypuwan traditional owners