Kosciuszko National Park
Must do
Nature holidays in Kosciuszko National Park
Kosciuszko National Park is an alpine wonderland where you can enjoy a wide range of nature experiences including hiking and horse riding in summer and cross-country skiing in winter.
About Kosckuszko National Park area
Kosciuszko is the king of national parks in Australia. Crowned by the majestic peak of Mt Kosciuszko, the country's highest mountain, the park covers almost 700,000 hectares. It is the State's largest national park and Australia's most extensive alpine region.
Kosciuszko National Park has glacial lakes, alpine meadows, snow gum forests and beautiful rivers such as the Snowy River and Thredbo River. It offers nature-lovers some wild and extraordinary experiences attracting adventurers such as hikers, kayakers and mountain-bike enthusiasts.
Camping, fishing, rafting, caving and kayaking are also popular.Ins pring the park produces an astonishing carpet of wildflowers. You'll also see snow-grass herbfields and may be lucky to spot rare and endangered animal species such as the mountain pygmy possum. Yarrangobilly Caves can be found in the northern end of the park, on the Snowy Mountain Highway.
In winter, it's all about the snow. The best places to ski and board are at Thredbo, Perisher Valley, Charlotte Pass and Selwyn snowfields.
Events
There were no upcoming events for the area of Kosciuszko National Park. Below is a list of events for the surrounding Snowy Mountains region.
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- February
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Sunday 19 Feb 2012 Flowing Festival
Flowing from the Mountains to the Lake, the Flowing Festival is a weekend of activities centred on Lake Jindabyne and ...
- Sunday 19 Feb 2012 Cooma Rotary Markets
- Saturday 25 Feb 2012 Hyne Tumbafest
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- March
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Sunday 04 Mar 2012 Dalgety Show
The Dalgety Show offers animal stalls and pavilions with displays of cattle, sheep, goats and horse jumping and side show ...
- Saturday 10 Mar 2012 Cooma Show
- Saturday 17 Mar 2012 Bombala Show
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- April
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Friday 06 Apr 2012 Lake Light Sculpture
Lake Light Sculpture, Jindabyne is a free outdoor sculpture exhibition and competition held along the foreshore of Lake Jindabyne in ...
- Saturday 07 Apr 2012 Tumbarumba Annual Endurance Ride
- Saturday 14 Apr 2012 Mt Kosciuszko Festival - KOzzie Fest
- Saturday 28 Apr 2012 Festival of the Falling Leaf
Local towns
- Charlotte PassCharlotte Pass, at 1760m above sea level, is Australia's highest village.
- GuthegaGuthega is a small ski resort village at the base of the
- KosciuszkoAt 2,228 metres above sea level this is Australia's highest mountain. You'll find
- Mount SelwynMount Selwyn is the northernmost ski field in Kosciuszko National Park. The
- Perisher ValleyPerisher is regarded as Australia's premier winter ski resort. It's dominated by
- Sawpit CreekSawpit Creek is a resort mid-way between Perisher and Jindabyne. At an
- Smiggin HolesSmiggin Holes is part of the Perisher Blue network of resorts in
- ThredboThredbo is a year-round resort at the base of Mount Crackenback in









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