Barakee National Park
Barakee is a national park in New South Wales, Australia, 257 km north of Sydney. It is connected to Barakee State Conservation Area.
Description
The park and conservation area form an ecological corridor from the Manning River floodplain to the Great Dividing Range, linking diverse habitats. It also supports several threatened animal species.There is a high diversity of forest ecosystems and other vegetation communities in the area. It includes significant stands of old-growth forest and rainforest habitats. The vegetation is dominated by Sydney blue gum, forest red gum, river oak, thin-leaved stringybark, tallowwood, grey gums, white mahogany, pink bloodwood, broad-leaved apple and apple box.
Threatened animal species include glossy black-cockatoo, scarlet robin, flame robin, eastern false pipistrelle, koala and eastern bentwing-bat.
Barakee is remote, and therefore doesn't have large numbers of visitors, but it provides a natural experience. Camping, swimming and fishing are possible in the park. Visitors can hike or drive four-wheel vehicles.