Things to do in Namadgi National Park

Last reviewed 13 Sept 2026 · verify live conditions with Parks ACT

Most first visits revolve around Yankee Hat or Cypress Pine Lookout from the Visitor Centre, with Square Rock as Plan B when Booroomba’s road is shut. Gingera and the AAWT are a different sport. Do not try to collect every granite day from Canberra.

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   Yankee Hat rock art

   Grade 3 · 3 hours · art-site rules

   The ACT’s only publicly accessible Ngunnawal rock-art shelter — 6.5 km return / 3 hours official across grassland. Stay off the painted rock. Unsealed approach; ask at the Visitor Centre first.

   Trail guide →Ngunnawal CountryGudgenby area
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   Visitor Centre, Woodland Walk & Cypress Pine

   First stop · lookout or summit · sealed to Tharwa

   The front door at Tharwa. Maps, road status, PLB hire, card only. Woodland Walk is 1 km. Cypress Pine Lookout is 4.5 km return / 2 hours — the honest mixed-group turnaround. Mount Tennent summit is a separate Grade 4 / 6-hour day.

   Tharwa area →Mount TennentHalf-day plan
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   Booroomba Rocks

   Grade 4 · check the road · cliffs

   Signature granite cliffs. Parks ACT lists the walk Open; Booroomba Rocks Road is still closed on the current snapshot — walking access is from Honeysuckle via the AAWT (10.5 km / 4 hours). Stay back from edges.

   Trail guide →Road closed Plan BBooroomba day
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   Square Rock

   Grade 3 · 4.5 hours · ladder

   10.5 km granite and snow gums from Corin Road. Honest Plan B when Booroomba’s road is shut. Metal ladder and cliffs. Gibraltar Falls lookout nearby is closed — not a 20-minute add-on.

   Trail guide →Square Rock dayCorin area
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   Heritage huts & Settlers Track

   Grade 3 · 4–5 hours · remote south

   Orroral Homestead in the valley; Settlers Track huts and homesteads on Boboyan Road. Parks ACT notes that southern loop was untouched by the 2020 fire. Huts: day or emergency use; Huts Code applies. Not a café crawl.

   Settlers Track →Orroral / HoneysuckleBoboyan south
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   Wildlife (kangaroos) — etiquette first

   Year-round · dusk caution · no feeding

   Eastern greys in Orroral and Yankee Hat grassland are wild, not a sanctuary show. Distance is respect. Never feed. Slow on dusk roads. This is still Namadgi rules, not Tidbinbilla’s boardwalk.

   Orroral valley →Yankee Hat grasslandVisit & safety
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   Scenic drives (sealed then unsealed)

   2WD when dry · VERIFY roads · not a resort loop

   Sealed to Tharwa and along Corin Road. Beyond that, Boboyan, Old Boboyan and Brindabella approaches go unsealed — generally 2WD when dry. Snow, ice and bog rewrite the day. Ask at the Visitor Centre; do not guess from a Civic forecast.

   Getting there →Boboyan southMaps
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   Winter on the range (not a ski resort)

   Seasonal · skills required · VERIFY closures

   Snow and ice on higher roads and Gingera are real. This is not a lift-ticket day. Chains or closures possible. If the Visitor Centre is talking snow and you have no winter skills, pick Cypress Pine or stay in Canberra.

   Gingera realism →Mount GingeraWeather & season
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   Overnight camping & the AAWT

   Overnight · Grade 5 remote · VERIFY bookings

   Orroral, Honeysuckle and Mount Clear — official bookings only; phone 02 6237 5307 while the website is down. The Australian Alps Walking Track is Grade 5 remote; also the current Booroomba access from Honeysuckle. Not a first Namadgi afternoon.

   AAWT notes →Orroral overnightStay & camping