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 New South Wales | |
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 Rainforest in Cottan-Bimbang National Park at the Stockyard Creek picnic area | |
  Cottan-Bimbang National Park | |
| Nearest town or city | Walcha |
| Coordinates | 31°21′02″S 152°08′02″E / 31.35056°S 152.13389°E |
| Established | 1999 |
| Area | 269 km2 (103.9 sq mi) |
| Location | 443 km (275 mi) N of Sydney |
| Managing authorities | NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service |
| Website | Cottan-Bimbang National Park |
| See also | Protected areas of New South Wales |
Flora and fauna edit
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 monostachya), 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.