Nymboi-Binderay National Park
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Nymboi-Binderay is a national park in New South Wales
, Australia
, 444 km north of Sydney. It is located north of the town of Dorrigo
.
This park surrounds the granite gorges and banks of the rugged Nymboida River
. The Nymboida rapids are used by white water rafters
. The park also contains sections of the Little Nymboida River
and recreational areas at Cod Hole and The Junction. Rainforest and extensive old growth forest
provide habitat for a variety of threatened fauna. It includes patches of the rare Dorrigo white gum.
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, 444 km north of Sydney. It is located north of the town of Dorrigo
Dorrigo, New South Wales
Dorrigo is a small town located on the Waterfall Way in northern New South Wales, Australia. It is approximately 580 kilometres north of the state capital, Sydney via the Pacific Highway, and 60 kilometres from the coastal city of Coffs Harbour. The town is situated on the Dorrigo Plateau near the...
.
This park surrounds the granite gorges and banks of the rugged Nymboida River
Nymboida River
The Nymboida River is a river in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales in Australia. The headwaters of the river rise approximately 30 kilometres to the west of Dorrigo in the New England National Park near Barren Mountain....
. The Nymboida rapids are used by white water rafters
Rafting
Rafting or white water rafting is a challenging recreational outdoor activity using an inflatable raft to navigate a river or other bodies of water. This is usually done on white water or different degrees of rough water, in order to thrill and excite the raft passengers. The development of this...
. The park also contains sections of the Little Nymboida River
Little Nymboida River
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and recreational areas at Cod Hole and The Junction. Rainforest and extensive old growth forest
Old growth forest
An old-growth forest is a forest that has attained great age , and thereby exhibits unique ecological features. An old growth forest has also usually reached a climax community...
provide habitat for a variety of threatened fauna. It includes patches of the rare Dorrigo white gum.