Where

Boonoo Boonoo National Park in Country NSW

Accessibility

No wheelchair access

Distance

0.6km return

Time suggested

6 - 15min

Grade

Grade 4

Entry fees

Park entry fees:

$8 per vehicle per day. The park uses a self-registration fee collection system. Please bring the correct change.

What to
bring

Clothes for all weather conditions, drinking water, hat, sturdy shoes, sunscreen

Please note

Please note:

• You’ll need to scramble over rocks to reach the pools, and these can be slippery. 
• Water levels can change without warning, so look after the kids and take care. 
• Check for underwater hazards before swimming. 
• Don’t jump or dive into the water.

Rockpool Ramble walk is a short 600m return walk from Boonoo Boonoo Falls picnic area. The first part of it follows Rockpools View walk. You can see and smell some of the lovely wildflowers in this national park before going down to the rockpools for a paddle.

Once at the river, you can have a refreshing swim if it is safe to do so. The views of the water and bushland are lovely, so bring your camera if you want to take photos. There are waterbirds here too, and you may even spot the endangered brush-tailed rock-wallaby sheltering under a rock overhang.

Afterwards, follow the Falls Lookout walk for a terrific view of Boonoo Boonoo Falls. For a longer leg stretch, take the River walk for more wildlife viewing and swimming.

For directions, safety and practical information, see visitor info

Visitor info

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Learn more

Fabulous falls

The park's jewel is Boonoo Boonoo Falls. If you'd like to see what this feature is really made of, visit during the wetter months of summer. Even if the falls aren't pumping, though, they're still beautiful and there will always be rockpools along Boonoo Boonoo River to swim in, walking tracks to follow and riverside picnics to indulge in.

Gold fever

Morgans Gully and Ropers Gully are two sites in the park where alluvial gold was discovered in the late nineteenth century. As a result, there was a huge influx of European and Asian prospectors to the area. As well as giving the nearby town of Tenterfield a massive economic boost, the village of Boonoo Boonoo temporarily flourished, though it is now in ruins.

Though nature has reclaimed these gullies too, imagine what the areas might have looked, sounded and smelt like when they were teeming with men from here and all over the world, half-crazy with gold fever.

Have you seen the wildlife?

Boonoo Boonoo takes its name from the Jukambal language and means ‘big rock’. Known for its stunning waterfalls, secluded waterholes and many walking trails, this national park is home to many plants and animals including kangaroos, endangered brush-tailed rock-wallabies and vulnerable spotted-tailed quolls which you may see throughout the park in the early morning and late afternoon. You may also be lucky enough to spot platypuses frolicking in Boonoo Boonoo River.