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Federal Falls campground

Mount Canobolas State Conservation Area

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Current alerts in this area

Last reviewed: Wed 4 June 2025, 9.27am

Applies from Wed 4 Jun 2025, 8.44am to Fri 20 Jun 2025, 8.45am. Last reviewed: Wed 4 Jun 2025, 9.27am.

Closed areas: Mt Canobolas SCA - Annual trail maintenance and closure Towac Way Management Trail.

Some areas of Mt Canobolas SCA (Towac Way) will be closed from Monday 16 June until Friday 20 Jun 2025.

Park management trail maintenance, involving heavy plant, and equipment operations, will be underway during this period to upgrade Towac Way and other connecting management trails with gravel.

As a result closed areas may include, but are not limited to the following areas:

  • The Walls picnic area
  • Towac Way
  • Federal Falls walking track
  • Hopetoun Falls walking track
  • Nature Loop walking track
  • Snowgum walking track

These closures will remain in place, unless they are otherwise extended or removed.

 

Penalties apply for non-compliance. For more information, please call the NPWS Bathurst area office on 02 6332 7640 or visit the NSW National Parks safety page for park safety guidelines.

Upcoming management events

Upcoming management events
Date Event Title
7 June 2025 Safety alerts Mount Canobolas SCA Road Closures Details

Applies from Sat 7 Jun 2025, 5.00pm to Tue 10 Jun 2025, 8.00am. Last reviewed: Fri 6 Jun 2025, 12.30pm

Cabonne Council will be closing road access to the summit of Mount Canobolas State Conservation Area and Federal Falls Campground from Saturday 5pm, 7 June 2025 until deemed safe; due to the current weather forecast for snow over the weekend.

Roads affected:

- Mount Canobolas Road (from Teahouse to Old Canobolas Road) 

- Mount Canobolas Road (from Old Canobolas Road to summit) 

- Towac Way 

- Mitchells Way 

Pedestrian Access is permitted past gates.

Twice daily inspections will be undertaken and once the road is deemed safe, it will be re-opened.

Penalties apply for non-compliance. For more information see LiveTraffic or call Cabonne Council on 02 6392 3200.

Details

Nearby alerts

Applies from Wed 4 Jun 2025, 8.44am to Fri 20 Jun 2025, 8.45am. Last reviewed: Wed 4 Jun 2025, 9.27am

Closed areas: Mt Canobolas SCA - Annual trail maintenance and closure Towac Way Management Trail.

Some areas of Mt Canobolas SCA (Towac Way) will be closed from Monday 16 June until Friday 20 Jun 2025.

Park management trail maintenance, involving heavy plant, and equipment operations, will be underway during this period to upgrade Towac Way and other connecting management trails with gravel.

As a result closed areas may include, but are not limited to the following areas:

  • The Walls picnic area
  • Towac Way
  • Federal Falls walking track
  • Hopetoun Falls walking track
  • Nature Loop walking track
  • Snowgum walking track

These closures will remain in place, unless they are otherwise extended or removed.

 

Penalties apply for non-compliance. For more information, please call the NPWS Bathurst area office on 02 6332 7640 or visit the NSW National Parks safety page for park safety guidelines.

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Local alerts

For the latest updates on fires, closures and other alerts in this area, see https://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/camping-and-accommodation/campgrounds/federal-falls-campground/local-alerts

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