Protected areas
Research 4 protected areas within weekend reach of Tamworth, classified from Wikidata types and ordered by measured straight-line distance from the city centre. Distances only — no travel times, schedules, or rankings.
Each place is classified from its own Wikidata type, not from its name, and is ordered by measured straight-line distance from the centre of Tamworth. Distances are great-circle kilometres between two published coordinates — this page does not publish travel times, transport schedules, opening hours, ticket prices, or rankings. Confirm access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with an official source before travelling.
Reachability is a second axis over the same places: the category says what a destination is, the band says how far it sits from Tamworth. Distances are measured in a straight line — this page publishes no travel times.
Ordered by straight-line distance from Tamworth, closest first. Distance bands: day-trip distance is up to 120 km.
Warrabah National Park is a granite river gorge national park on the Namoi River north of the city. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Warrabah National Park, about 62 km (39 mi) from Tamworth
Image credit: Image: John Tann from Mullumbimby, Australia / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
Ben Halls Gap National Park is Tableland forest national park southeast of Tamworth near Nundle. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Ben Halls Gap National Park, about 64 km (40 mi) from Tamworth
Image credit: Image: Doug Beckers from Avoca Beach, Australia / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
Oxley Wild Rivers National Park is a gorge and waterfall national park on the Northern Tablelands east of the city. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Oxley Wild Rivers National Park, about 103 km (64 mi) from Tamworth
Image credit: Image: Cgoodwin / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Coolah Tops National Park is Plateau forest national park southwest of Tamworth in the Liverpool Range. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Coolah Tops National Park, about 110 km (68 mi) from Tamworth
Image credit: Image: Mgillaus / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0