LITHGOW TOURIST & VAN PARK
CENTRE OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS

Nestled amongst a wealth of historic, natural and other interesting attractions, Lithgow Tourist and Van Park is a popular base to "set up base camp" and visit the Blue Mountains villages of Blackheath, Katoomba and Jenolan Caves.

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  • Experience the Jenolan Caves area (just 45 minutes from our park)
  • Tour of the Delta Energy Expo at Mt Piper Power Station. Daily at 11:00am Free entry
  • See the spectacular granite tors within Evans Crown Nature Reserve.
  • Take a leisurely ride on the famed ZigZag Railway Steam Train.
  • Enjoy spectacular sunsets from the highest lookout in the Blue Mountains just a short drive from the centre of town at Hassans Walls Lookout.
  • Drive through the Gardens of Stone National Park and experience the largest enclosed valley (canyon) in the Southern Hemisphere or view Blackfellows Hands Reserve which was a meeting place for aborigine tribes.
  • Wollemi National Park is the largest wilderness area in New South Wales and the home of the famed Wollemi Pine from prehistoric times.
  • Take a walk through history while visiting the museums of Eskbank House, the State Mine Museum and the Small Arms Factory Museum. Also, not to be missed, Hartley Historic Site with its original courthouse, the Old Lithgow Pottery started in 1875 and the Blast Furnace (sole producer of iron in Australia 1906-1928).
  • Not to be forgotten, the Glow Worm Tunnel which was originally a rail tunnel now occupied by the Glow Worms.
  • Lake Lyell is wonderful for the water sport enthusiast. You can take a short drive to Lake Lyell for power boating, water skiing, fishing, swimming
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Zig Zag Railway
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Greg & Meredith Johnston

 

Greater Blue Mountains Travel maps
ZigZag Railway Steam Train
Greater Blue Mountains Guide Blackfellows Hands Reserve
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Blackfellows Hands Reserve
Wollemi National Park
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Wollemi National Park
Glow Worm Tunnel
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Glow Worm Tunnel

Lithgow and its surrounds also boasts a number of galleries, craft and antique displays and walking trails. There are also a number of restaurants, hotels and clubs to choose from if you wish to eat out as well as four national chain supermarkets in town for those who choose to "cook-in".

For more attractions information, visit the Lithgow Visitor Information Website. or Greater Blue Moutains Website

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