Basket Swamp National Park

Basket Swamp National Park
New South Wales
IUCN category II (national park)
Basket Swamp National Park
Nearest town or city Tenterfield
Coordinates 28°55′59″S 152°09′11″E / 28.93306°S 152.15306°E / -28.93306; 152.15306Coordinates: 28°55′59″S 152°09′11″E / 28.93306°S 152.15306°E / -28.93306; 152.15306
Established 1999
Area 28.2 km2 (10.9 sq mi)
Managing authorities National Parks and Wildlife Service (New South Wales)
Website Basket Swamp National Park
See also Protected areas of
New South Wales

Basket Swamp is a national park in New South Wales, Australia, 558 km north of Sydney, and 15 kilometres north east of Tenterfield.

The park is named after Basket Swamp, a waterlogged area in the western sector of the park.[1]

References

  1. Kevin Parker, Basket Swamp National Park Plan of Management, NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service, October 2005

See also


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