Jacobs River – Tongaroo campground

Jacobs River – Tongaroo campground, Kosciuszko National Park. Photo credit: Murray Vanderveer ©
Jacobs River – Tongaroo campground, Kosciuszko National Park. Photo credit: Murray Vanderveer ©
Jacobs River – Tongaroo campground, Kosciuszko National Park. Photo credit: Murray Vanderveer ©
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Kosciuszko National Park

18 current alerts · Checked 13 Oct 2026, 9:05 pm

  • Other planned eventsUntil 2 Feb 2027

    Notification of ongoing 1080 baiting - wild dogs and foxes

    The NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) will be conducting an ongoing baiting program from Friday 7 August 2026 to Tuesday 2 February 2027. The operation will use 1080 (sodium fluoroacetate) poison for the control of wild dogs and foxes. This program is designed to minimise predator impacts on wildlife, especially threatened species, and to minimise the impact of wild dogs on neighbouring stock.

    Baiting programs will take place across Kosciuszko National Park Wild Dog Plan Areas including:

    • Thredbo/Ingebyra
    • Dalgety/Paupong
    • Corrowong/Tombong/Merriangaah

    This includes the following sections of Kosciuszko National Park:

    • Sawpit Creek
    • Island Bend
    • Thredbo Valley
    • Moonbah
    • Ingebyra
    • Paupong
    • Numbla Vale
    • Corrowong

    Baiting programs will also take place in nature reserves including:

    • Paupong Nature Reserve
    • Merriangaah Nature Reserve
    • Quidong Nature Reserve

    Signs will be placed at the entry to the baiting location. Domestic pets are not permitted in NSW National Parks managed lands. Pets and working dogs may be affected (1080 is lethal to cats and dogs). Pets and working dogs must be restrained or muzzled in the vicinity and must not enter the baiting location. In the event of accidental poisoning seek immediate veterinary assistance.

    For further information, please call the Jindabyne area office on 02 6450 5555.

About

Jacobs River campground is a special spot, just a short drive from Jindabyne and Barry Way. Found right by the riverbank and surrounded by gum trees, the campground might be easy to reach from town, but once you arrive, the sense of solitude makes it feel miles away from civilisation. Outside of school holidays and long weekends, you can often have the entire area to yourself.

Bring a tent and pass a long weekend fishing and swimming in the river, or bring a mountain bike and hiking boots and use it as a base for exploring further afield. The campground caters to the very active, day-trippers looking for a picnic spot, and visitors who are simply scouting for somewhere to kick back in serene nature. And nature is everywhere: kangaroos, wallabies and emus like to forage in the undergrowth, while native birds roost in the trees, so don’t forget your binoculars if birdwatching is an interest.

During winter, the campground also offers a great – and warmer – alternative to Jindabyne and the ski resorts, and the area blooms with stunning wildflowers.

Lower Snowy River area · Kosciuszko National Park

A short drive from Jindabyne, Jacobs River – Tongaroo campground offers picnicking, birdwatching, swimming and fishing opportunities, with a sense of private solitude.

Accessibility
Medium

Camping type

  • Tent
  • Don't mind a short walk to tent

Facilities

  • Toilets
  • Unpowered sites
  • Unmarked sites
  • Barbecue facilities
  • Picnic tables
  • Carpark

What to bring

  • Drinking water
  • Cooking water
  • Firewood

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What this place offers

Jacobs River – Tongaroo campground, Kosciuszko National Park. Photo credit: Murray Vanderveer ©

Don't mind a short walk to tent

A short drive from Jindabyne, Jacobs River Tongaroo campground offers picnicking, birdwatching, swimming and fishing opportunities, with a sense of private solitude.

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Get in touch

Snowy Region Visitor Centre

02 6450 5600srvc@environment.nsw.gov.au

49 Kosciuszko Road, Jindabyne NSW 2627

Where you'll be

Barry Way

Kosciuszko National Park NSW 2627