Cottan-Bimbang National Park
National park in New South Wales, Australia
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Cottan-Bimbang is a national park in New South Wales, Australia, 443 km[1] north of Sydney and 65 km south east of Walcha and was formerly a state forest. The Oxley Highway crosses the park south of Werrikimbe National Park. Myrtle Scrub Road is a 15-kilometre circuit in the west of the park that connects with the Oxley Highway.
| Cottan-Bimbang National Park | |
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Rainforest in Cottan-Bimbang National Park at the Stockyard Creek picnic area | |
  Cottan-Bimbang National Park | |
| Location | New South Wales |
| Nearest city | Walcha |
| Coordinates | 31°21′02″S 152°08′02″E |
| Area | 269 km2 (104 sq mi) |
| Established | 1999 |
| Governing body | NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service |
| Website | http://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au |
Flora and fauna
This park is situated on the eastern escarpment with extensive tall old-growth eucalypt forest, rainforest, threatened frog species, yellow-bellied gliders (Petaurus australis) and koalas. 'Cottan-bimbang' is the local Aboriginal word for the walking stick palm (Linospadix monostachyos), which grows in the park's temperate rainforests.
Blackberries (Rubus) are creating a serious weed problem in the park.
There is a barbecue area, picnic area and public toilets at Stockyard Creek on the Oxley Highway[2] and a cleared area for picnics next to Cells River on Myrtle Scrub Road. There is a cleared area for camping at Maxwells Flat on the Causeway Road, and a long drop toilet.
