Mungo National Park

Mungo National Park is a remote protected area in southwestern New South Wales within Wentworth Shire, part of the Willandra Lakes Region World Heritage Area. Centred on the dry bed of Lake Mungo and the iconic Walls of China lunette, it preserves dramatic desert landscapes, ancient dunes and archaeological sites. The park is notable for evidence of Aboriginal occupation spanning over 40,000 years, including the discoveries of Mungo Man and Mungo Lady, and for its stark outback scenery.

Visitors can expect a vast arid outback landscape centred on the dry Lake Mungo basin and the crescent-shaped Walls of China lunette with eroded sand and clay formations. The park offers sandy dunes, saltbush plains, mallee woodland, lookouts, walking tracks and boardwalks, a visitor centre with interpretive displays, historic pastoral buildings such as Mungo Woolshed and Zanci Homestead, and opportunities for guided walks, self-drive tours, camping and stargazing in a remote, quiet setting.