| Cocoparra National Park | |
|---|---|
 Store Creek, located within the national park | |
  Cocoparra National Park | |
| Location | New South Wales |
| Nearest city | Griffith |
| Coordinates | 34°06′57″S146°13′23″E / 34.11583°S 146.22306°E /-34.11583; 146.22306 |
| Area | 83.57 km2 (32.27 sq mi)[1] |
| Established | 3 December 1969 (1969-12-03)[1] |
| Governing body | National Parks and Wildlife Service |
| Website | http://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/cocoparra-national-park |
TheCocoparra National Park is aprotectednational park that is located in theRiverina region ofNew South Wales, in easternAustralia. The 8,357-hectare (20,650-acre) national park is situated 457 kilometres (284 mi) southwest ofSydney and 25 kilometres (16 mi) northeast ofGriffith.[2] The name of the park comes from the Aboriginalcocupara, or kookaburra.[3]
The park includes a prominent range of hills such as Bingar Mountain, 455 metres (1,493 ft) above sea level and Brogden Mountain, 390 metres (1,280 ft) above sea level, in an otherwise largely flat landscape. Adjoining the national park to the north is the Cocoparra Nature Reserve. The national park was gazetted in December 1969. Thenature reserve was dedicated in 1963 with an area of 4,647 hectares (11,480 acres).[4] The Binya-Cocoparra area is classified byBirdLife International as anImportant Bird Area because of its relatively large population (of up to 50 individuals) of thenear threatenedpainted honeyeater, as well as thediamond firetail.[5]
The rugged, robust landscape of the park provides a large number of different habitats.[3]
The climate issemi arid. The vegetation communities reflect this, withwattle,orchids,ironbark and blue-tingedcypress pines.[2]
The geology comprises UpperDevonian sandstones, siltstones andconglomerates.
There are a number of day use (picnic) areas in the park and a campground at Woolshed Flat.
