Thirlmere Lakes National Park Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
national park in Australia
About Thirlmere Lakes National Park
The national park is one of the eight protected areas that, in 2000, was inscribed to form part of the UNESCO World Heritage–listed Greater Blue Mountains Area. The Thirlmere Lakes National Park is the most south–easterly and the smallest of the eight protected areas within the World Heritage Site. The park has also had crisis before. Two of the lakes have dried out since the mid 1980s due to removal of groundwater in the region secondary to coal mining at the Tahmoor Colliery. Luckily, the local community is investigating plans to revive the lakes, which might take decades otherwise. The lakes and their environs contain an unusual and diverse array of flora and fauna. It contains the rare freshwater sponge Radiospongilla sceptroides,[4] and is notable for an absence of freshwater snails.
Top Attractions in Thirlmere Lakes National Park
Explore the best things to see and do in Thirlmere Lakes National Park:
- ★Greater Blue Mountains drive – Wollondilly trail
- ★Heritage Pump Station
- ★Thirlmere Lakes walking track
Thirlmere Lakes National Park Travel Guide Sections
Our comprehensive guide covers 12 sections including: