Dorrigo National Park - Crystal Shower Falls - Dorrigo
Address: Dorrigo National Park
Dorrigo, NSW 2453
This is considered one of the most beautiful short rainforest walks in NSW. Lush rainforest towers above you on the descent to the falls and when trees are fruiting, the haunting calls of rainforest fruit doves echo in the valley.
This track actually takes you behind the cascading Crystal Shower Falls, where an eroded volcanic ash bed has created a cavern. The rocky roof above is a bold reminder of the eruptive force of a volcano; you can see boulders that were catapulted out on to the volcanic bed before being smothered by lava flows.
Type of forest: Rainforests
Walking distance: 1.5 kilometres each way
Time: 1.5 hour round trip
Difficulty: Easy
How to get there: Dorrigo National Park is near Coffs Harbour, an eight hour drive north of Sydney. The walk begins at the Glade Picnic Area.
Opening times
Dorrigo Rainforest Centre is open from 8:30am-4:30pm, Monday-Friday, 9:00am-4:30pm weekends. The Dorrigo Rainforest Centre and Glade picnic areas are closed between 10 pm and 5 am. The Dorrigo Rainforest Centre is closed Christmas Day
Contact
- Contact Information
- www.environment.nsw.gov.au/...
- Dorrigo National Park
Dorrigo, NSW 2453
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