Karst Conservation Reserve
Abercrombie Karst Conservation Reserve
Regulations on 30 October 2026
Signs at the site and later resolutions prevail; check the source.
These hold everywhere inside the boundary, whether or not a site is marked.
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Prohibited all year
Hiking, caving and camping & bivouac · All year
In force on 30 October 2026
Applies from Mon 9 May 2022, 8.53am to Thu 31 Dec 2026, 8.00am.
Closed parks: Abercrombie Karst Conservation Reserve closed
Abercrombie Karst Conservation Reserve will remain closed to the public until late 2026 due to ongoing flood repairs and enhancements to visitor services and facilities.
The closure affects the entire reserve, including walking tracks, campgrounds, Arch Cottage, caves and trails.
Penalties apply for non-compliance.
Published by NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service · Abercrombie Karst Conservation Reserve | Local alerts
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Permit required
Caving · All year
In force on 30 October 2026
27 Caves
(1) A person must not enter or remain in a karst cave in a park.
Maximum penalty—30 penalty units.
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(3) A person does not commit an offence under this clause—
(a) for anything done or omitted to be done with the consent of a park authority and in accordance with any conditions to which the consent is subject, or
(b) if a plan of management for a park makes provision for the undertaking of an activity in the park, the person undertakes the activity in the park in accordance with the plan of management.
(4) Despite subclause (3)(b), a person must not undertake an activity in a park if a notice erected in the park or given to the person prohibits the undertaking of the activity.
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(8) In this clause—
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karst cave means a cave that has developed in soluble rock (typically limestone dolomite, marble and gypsum) through the processes of solution, abrasion or collapse.
Published by NSW Government, 4 Jul 2025 · National Parks and Wildlife Regulation 2019