Abercrombie River National Park

120 km west of Sydney, 40 km south of Oberon.

Abercrombie River National Park protects the largest remaining patch of low open forest in the south-west central tablelands of NSW. The park’s picturesque landscapes feature tall casuarinas and deep waterholes, numerous creeks and the beautiful Abercrombie River and Retreat River. These waterways are important habitats for platypuses and eastern water rats. Wallaroos, red-necked wallabies, swamp wallabies and eastern grey kangaroos are often seen in the eucalypt forests.

In 2007, the Foundation for National Parks & Wildlife received a donation of 204 hectares of open woodland, which is home to the threatened Brown Treecreeper and the Rufous Whistler. Werong Creek with healthy populations of platypus flows through the property before reaching the Abercrombie River. The property is now protected as part of Abercrombie River National Park.