Mann River campground and picnic area

Mann River Nature Reserve

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Mann River campground and picnic area offers swimming and peaceful riverside camping in beautiful Mann River Nature Reserve, near Glen Innes.

Accommodation Details
Number of campsites 15
Camping type Tent, Camper trailer site, Caravan site, Camping beside my vehicle Short walk from parking
Facilities Picnic tables, barbecue facilities, carpark, toilets
What to bring Drinking water, cooking water, firewood
Price There are no camping fees at this campground but a $6 booking fee applies.
Bookings Book up to 12 people or 2 sites online.
Group bookings This campground is not suitable for group bookings.
Please note
  • Sites are marked
  • There is limited mobile reception in this park
  • This is a remote campground and the weather in the area can be extreme and unpredictable. Please ensure you’re well-prepared for your visit.
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For a nature getaway that’s bound to impress the whole family, Mann River campground and picnic area features riverside camping in a beautiful bush setting. East of Glen Innes, near the Great Dividing Range, is an idyllic camping spot for a bush holiday or road trip pit stop.

Pitch your tent or park the camper trailer by the majestic Mann River in the shade of the towering she-oaks. The surrounding bush is a haven for wildlife and you’re bound to see eastern greys, wallabies and perhaps even a wallaroo. Reptiles such as lace monitors, eastern water dragons and blue tongue lizards are often seen nearby.

Enjoy a refreshing swim along the banks, and if you’re keen to explore don’t miss Tommys Rock lookout and walking track.

For directions, safety and practical information, see visitor info

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Mann River campground and picnic area is in Mann River Nature Reserve. Here are just some of the reasons why this park is special:

    Aboriginal gatherings

    Mann River Nature Reserve. Photo: John Spencer

    Due to its location at the bottom of the range leading to the coast, the reserve would have been a popular place for the Ngarabul People of the northern tablelands as well as the Gumbaynggir People to the south-east. It's believed the Ngarabul People travelled the mountains on a historic route that is known today as Old Grafton Road.

    • Tommys Rock lookout and walking track Tommys Rock walking track offers scenic mountain views across the Great Dividing Ranges in Mann River Nature Reserve. You can choose to walk or 4WD along the trail to the summit.

    Historic highways and bushranging country

    View of Mann River Nature Reserve. Photo: John Spencer

    With the discovery of gold and a regular Cobb and Co mail run, the lands of the reserve were once popular hunting grounds of renowned bushrangers such as 'Captain Thunderbolt' and 'Black Tommy' McPherson. Bordering the eastern edge of the reserve, Old Grafton Road was originally a timber getters track used to cart the valuable 'red gold' cedar trees in the 1840s. When the road was widened during the 1860s, Cobb and Co ran a weekly mail service along this road, linking Grafton and Glen Innes.

    • Tommys Rock lookout and walking track Tommys Rock walking track offers scenic mountain views across the Great Dividing Ranges in Mann River Nature Reserve. You can choose to walk or 4WD along the trail to the summit.

    Roving reptiles and birdlife

    Golden wattle (Acacia pycnantha), Mann River Nature Reserve. Photo: John Spencer

    This reserve protects a wide range of lizards from the mighty lace monitor, reaching up to 2m in length to the more diminutive blue-tongue lizard. Eastern water dragons are often seen sunning themselves on the riverbanks. With over 50 species of birdlife protected within the reserve, grab your binoculars for sightings of king parrots, yellow-faced honey-eaters and yellow-rumped thornbills. The magnificent raptor birds such as the peregrine falcon can often be seen surfing on mountain thermals. Native mammals you can see include grey kangaroos, wallaroos, pretty-faced wallabies and swamp wallabies.

    • Tommys Rock lookout and walking track Tommys Rock walking track offers scenic mountain views across the Great Dividing Ranges in Mann River Nature Reserve. You can choose to walk or 4WD along the trail to the summit.

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