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Park Fire Ban - Kanangra Reserves
A park fire ban is in place in this park and remains in effect unless otherwise extended or removed. During park fire ban periods, all campfire and solid fuel (wood, heat beads, charcoal, briquettes, hexamine) barbecues and stoves are prohibited. Gas and electric barbecues and cookers are permitted as long as:
However, the following campgrounds are exempt:
Abercrombie Karst Conservation Reserve
Abercrombie River National Park
Kanangra Boyd National Park
Marrangaroo National Park
Turon National Park
Wombeyan Karst Conservation Reserve
Yerranderie Regional Park
If a Total Fire Ban is in place, different rules apply. Contact the local park office before bringing a gas or electric barbecue or cooker.
Penalties apply for non-compliance. For more information about fire bans in parks and reserves including your responsibilities, visit the NSW National Parks fire safety page.
Lost City North lookout offers some of the best views of the pagoda rock formations in Gardens of Stone State Conservation Area. Just 17km from Lithgow, it’s easy to reach by car and has an accessible concrete path leading to sweeping views across the park.
From here, you’ll see pagodas rising from the rolling landscape of the Newnes Plateau. These rock formations are ‘platy’ pagodas and feature distinctive horizontal layers of ironstone.
Below the lookout, a forested gully carved by Marangaroo Creek winds through the landscape. On the horizon, you can see the outlines of Dark Corner Mountain and Coolamigal Mountain towards Bathurst.
Accessible picnic tables and benches make this a wonderful spot to enjoy a scenic picnic lunch. As you take in the views, keep an eye out for yellow-tailed black-cockatoos, gang-gang cockatoos and crimson rosellas. In spring and summer, you may see native short-tongued bees feeding on yellow daisy goodenia flowers, which are the only flowers they collect pollen from.
If you’re able to explore more of the area on foot, take the family-friendly Lost City walking track. The 6km return walk connects Lost City lookout and Lost City...
Gardens of Stone State Conservation Area · Sydney and surrounds
Enjoy spectacular views of iconic pagoda formations from the accessible Lost City North lookout near Lithgow.
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