Reserves

DUBBO’S RURAL RESERVES ACT AS REFUGES, PLAYING A VITAL ROLE IN PROTECTING THE AREA’S DIVERSE WILDLIFE.

Protected reserves along the Macquarie River and inland from it shield plant and animal communities while still ensuring public access to the river environments. 

Council’s reserve system does more than protect the river environment, with reserves protecting Grassy Box Woodlands, Ironbark/Cypress forests, Rocky Slopes and Pilliga Outwash forests, many of these being endangered ecosystems.   

It’s this diversity that makes these reserves and protected lands very interesting places; you’ll find unusual and beautiful plants, animals and birds. 

Animals including kangaroos, wallabies, echidnas, wombats and koalas can be found within the boundaries of Council. Rare and beautiful plants such as orchids, daisies, cycads, lilies and grasses are also present. Rare and endangered ecosystems are a feature of our landscape.

Rare birds can be found such as the Regent Honeyeater, Mallee Fowl, Speckled Warbler, Grey Crowned Babbler, Barking and Powerful Owls, Hooded and Red Breasted Robins, Diamond Firetails, Brown Tree Creepers, Rufous and Gilberts Whistlers, Painted Snipe, a broad range of Honeyeaters and even the fabled Grey Falcon. 

Dubbo's Parks and Reserves Guide (PDF 9.9MB)

For more on Dubbo's Biodiversity.

Many of Council's reserves can be accessed by walking, jogging and cycling; view the Dubbo Cycleways Map (PDF 8MB).

Things to do in Council's reserves include fishing, swimming, camping (in selected places), canoeing/kayaking, bird watching, painting, cycling, jogging and walking

DUBBO

Rural reserves	BBQ	Toilets	Water	Picnic Table	Activities	Environment	Camping	Status	View Map
Bril Bral					Fishing Boating Swimming	River	Canoe based	Open
Butlers Fall	Wood	✓	✓	✓	Fishing Boating Swimming	River	Canoe based	Open	Map
Caroline	Wood			✓	Fishing Boating Swimming	River		Open
Cumboogle Flora					Bird watching Flora	Woodland		Open
Devil's Hole	Wood			✓	Fishing Boating Swimming	River		Open	Map
Dickigundy					Fishing Boating Swimming	River	Difficult vehicle access	Open
Dundullimal	Wood	✓	✓	✓	Fishing Swimming Mountain Biking  Running Walking	River Woodland		Open	Map
Jones Creek					Bird watching Flora	Woodland		Open
Mugga Hill				✓	Bird watching Flora Mountain biking Running Walking	Woodland		Open
Pilchers					Fishing Boating Swimming	River		Open
Redbank					Fishing Boating Swimming	River		Open
Regand Park				✓	Fishing Swimming Cycling Running Walking	River		Open
Sandy Beach	Electric	✓	✓	✓	Fishing Dragon Boating Canoeing Cycling Running Walking	River		Open
Terramungamine	Wood	✓		✓	Fishing Canoeing Aboriginal Heritage	River	Overnight camping only	Open	Map
Thelma Pelosi		✓	✓	✓	Playground	Village Park		Open
Troy Gully					Running Walking Bird watching Flora	Creek Line Habitat		Open
Wongarbon School	Electric	✓	✓	✓	Playground Tennis Basketball	Village Park		Open
Wongarbon Tank					Walking Bird watching Flora	Woodland  Wetland		Open

WELLINGTON/GEURIE

Rural reserves	BBQ	Toilets	Water	Picnic Table	Activities	Environment	Camping	Status	View Map
Geurie/Bald Hill Flora & Fauna		✓		✓	Bird watching Walking tracks Horse riding			Open
Ponto Falls		✓ (Also a Dump Point for caravans.)			Boating Canoeing Fishing Swimming		✓	Open
Plantation Park								Open
Hill Street Geurie					Lookout			Open
Falls					Canoeing Swimming Fishing			Open
Peach trees					Canoeing Boating Fishing			Open
Scabbing Flats					Canoeing Fishing			Open
Mount Arthur					Walking trails Lookout Bird watching			Open

NB: Canoe Based camping means that paddlers undertaking a trip down the Macquarie River (as per the recently launched 'Canoe and Kayak Trail' of the Macquarie River may camp at this Reserve, along with support teams. Non-canoeing travelers may not camp at this Reserve.