Mungo National Park Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
national park in New South Wales, Australia
About Mungo National Park
The park is named after the lake that once occupied the region (which was named after St. Mungo fromGlasgow, Scotland) but dried out after the last ice age. There are two main parts of the park you should know about. Evidence suggests that humans have lived in this region for at least 42,000 years; Mungo Man and Mungo Lady are at least 30,000–40,000 years old, making this area home to the world's second oldest modern human remains outside Africa (the oldest is in Laos). Because of this, the entire Willandra Lakes Region was made aUNESCO World Heritage Siteon September 9, 1983. It was these remains that pushed back the time to when Indigenous Australians arrived fromSoutheast Asiafrom 45,000 to 65,000. Mungo Man was a well-respected Indigenous elder, and he was buried in ochre around the ag
Top Attractions in Mungo National Park
Explore the best things to see and do in Mungo National Park:
- ★Discover Mildura
- ★Mungo Guided Tours
- ★Mungo lookout
- ★Mungo walk the Walls of China tour
- ★Mungo Woolshed
- ★Red Top lookout and boardwalk
- ★Walls of China viewing platform
- ★Zanci Homestead site
Where to Eat in Mungo National Park
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Mungo Bar and Bistro
Where to Stay in Mungo National Park
- 🏨Belah campground
- 🏨Main campground
- 🏨Mungo Lodge
- 🏨Shearers' Quarters
Mungo National Park Travel Guide Sections
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