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Jenolan Karst Conservation Reserve
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Jenolan Karst Conservation Reserve
2 current alerts · Checked 14 Oct 2026, 10:05 pm
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Park closed for major infrastructure repairs and upgrades
Jenolan Karst Conservation Reserve (including the Visitor Precinct and walking tracks) is closed until 31st December 2026 while major infrastructure repairs and upgrades are underway.
There is no access to the Reserve or Jenolan Caves via the Six Foot Track.
Penalties apply for non-compliance. For more information, contact the Oberon NPWS office on 6336 6200.
About
Jenolan Karst Conservation Reserve is closed for road repairs and upgrades until late 2026.
Explore the caves at Jenolan Karst Conservation Reserve, near Oberon. It's a great daytrip from Sydney, or enjoy a weekend away staying in heritage accommodation.
Regarded as Australia's most outstanding cave system, Jenolan Caves is the oldest cave system in the world, and forms part of the Greater Blue Mountains Area World Heritage Property.
The main attraction is the vast network of caves with their amazing limestone formations and pure underground rivers. Book a guided tour to explore the caves. There are also some caves that you can walk through on your own.
Make the most of your visit and stay at the heritage-listed Caves House hotel. You can also book a leisurely lunch or a delicious dinner at Chisholm's restaurant, or a decadent high tea. Any of these treats can be combined with a guided tour of one of our spectacular caves if you book in advance. For a more casual visit, enjoy the spacious cafe, which offers light lunch, drinks and snacks.
The reserve offers wonderful opportunities for bird watching and wildlife spotting. You might catch a glimpse of...
The park at a glance
Jenolan Karst Conservation Reserve is closed until early 2027. The reserve will reopen once Transport for NSW completes repairs to flood-damaged roads and the Jenolan Caves Reserve Trust completes site preparations.
Jenolan Karst Conservation Reserve is closed for road repairs and upgrades until early 2027.
Explore the caves at Jenolan Karst Conservation Reserve, near Oberon. It’s a great daytrip from Sydney, or enjoy a weekend away staying in heritage accommodation.
Regarded as Australia's most outstanding cave system, Jenolan Caves is the oldest cave system in the world, and forms part of the Greater Blue Mountains Area World Heritage Property.
The main attraction is the vast network of caves with their amazing limestone formations and pure underground rivers. Book a guided tour to explore the caves. There are also some caves that you can walk through on your own.
Make the most of your visit and stay at the heritage-listed Caves House hotel. You can also book a leisurely lunch or a delicious dinner at Chisholm’s restaurant, or a decadent high tea. Any of these treats can be combined with a guided tour of one of our spectacular caves if you book in advance. For a more casual visit, enjoy the spacious cafe, which offers light lunch, drinks and snacks.
The reserve offers wonderful opportunities for bird watching and wildlife spotting. You might catch a glimpse of a brush-tailed rock wallaby, eastern water dragon, or a platypus. Enjoy the reserve's scenic walking tracks, all leaving from historic Caves House. Take the McKeown Valley walk upstream from Devils Coach House.
- Walks
- 3
- Places to stay
- 1
Plan your visit
Access, facilities and practical details.
Best times to visit
Spring
It's a great time of year to tackle the Six Foot track; you can camp overnight before finishing up at Jenolan Caves. Caves House is a great spot to enjoy a cuppa.
Summer
Escape the heat to the undergrond world of the caves on a guided tour and finish the day wit a picnicin one of the scenic spots around the reserve.
Autumn
Treat your mum to a lavish Mother's Day Lunch in the award-winning Chisholm's Restaurant, add in an underground concert or guided tour for a double treat.
Winter
Experience Yulefest, an annual Blue Mountains tradition when Caves House offers Christmas-style festivities.
Places to discover
Stay, explore and relax across the park.
Places to stay (1)
- Binda Bush cabinssleeps 6
Walks in this park
- Carlotta Arch walking track
Grade 3 · Moderate · 1km one-way · 45min - 1hr 15min
Plants and animals
Animals
- Bare-nosed wombat (Vombatus ursinus)
- Common brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula)
- Eastern bentwing-bat (Miniopterus schreibersii oceanensis)
Protected species listed by NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service.
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Before you go
Nearby towns
Jenolan Caves (1 km) · Oberon (29 km) · Lithgow (54 km)
Get in touch
Phone
1300 072 757Website
Visit websiteJenolan Caves
1300 76 33 11reception@jenolancaves.org.au4655 Jenolan Caves Road, Jenolan Caves NSW 2790
Where you'll be
Jenolan NSW 2790
Hours
Closed now