Bulburin National Park

It’s a beautiful place but it is in a desperate need of TLC. Definitely need a 4Wheel drive or a dirt bike to drive through the rough roads and ditch fallen trees. Some paths are steep with sudden drops. Not recommend for vehicle with towed caravan.

Took southern route in off bruce highway, great views, slow going and exciting track. Remote, be prepared to self recover. Few bog holes.

Incredible park! Rode through this park on enduro motorcycle soon after very heavy weather event. Some challenging riding in areas but very easy options available if you are not up to a workout! Rode about 90kms in the park on a long weekend & only saw one other vehicle. Awesome terrain varying from plain scrubby bushland to thick dense rainforest with pretty much everything in between. Very little amenities so take your own food, water & dunny roll! Mobile phone coverage on a couple of the taller ridges only so dont go alone!

Challenging internal 4wd roads. Accidentally towed an off-road caravan from the southern entrance up the Dawes Range road. Possible when dry, but not recommended.2wd road from Old Forestry Camp site to Builyan is fine even in light rain.

Beautiful, vast, several sections, heavily forested, beautiful streams and wildlife.

Nice place great creeks

Beautiful forest off the beaten track. Only sound bird song. Camping area grassed and clear.

This is the Granite Creek Forestry rd entrance to Bulburin National Park from the Bruce Highway. Photo taken 27th of September 2018.

We booked this site as there wasn’t any others available. Should have read the reviews!! The track is completely overgrown. Cows running wild and the place was just very sketchy. Took us a very long time just to get half way through the track, book else where !

LOCAL ADVICE! READ BEFORE YOU GO! I’ve seen so many complaining and frustrated with Bulburin so this is a warning for those who haven’t been there yet.The Bulburin of heyday is long gone; the park has been intentionally neglected for years and most of the roads are now closed or impassable - don’t believe the roads you see in Google Maps, the only ones open are the Dawes Range Rd, 4wd Loop (aka Scenic Route) and access roads from Builyan and Bruce Hwy.The road that used to follow along Granite Creek is now locked with a gate. Only dirt bikes and MTBs (if you’re really keen) may sneak in, but you’ll be forced to go up the range until it meets the 4wd loop (a 420m hillclimb). The turnoff to the creek and its cascades and pools is now unrecognisable and permanently covered by the forest. Forget the photos and videos you saw on YouTube - that’s gone forever.Note: Granite Creek only runs after several weeks of consistent rain. It’s bone dry most of the year.Several other roads (once used by the log trucks) are closed and the forest has taken them over.Dawes Range Rd is doable on a car with good ground clearance when it’s dry (AWD will suffice if it’s not wet). BUT BRING A CHAINSAW WITH YOU as trees frequently fall and block the road for months - National Parks do not look after the roads - as this has happened 3 times with me and ruined my plans. No warnings are put in the NP website for these.The 4wd Loop is tougher and be prepared to scratch the hell out of your car - overgrown vegetation all the way. It’s fine and chill in dry conditions except the section between Zamia and Range View campgrounds - this section is basically a steep down and uphill track that’s heavily eroded by rain and never maintained. Gets worse every year. A good 4wd is required - a stock Prado won’t make it. Again, you may find a fallen tree blocking your way.Be very careful as the park is well known for its large population of red bellied black snakes, eastern browns and coastal taipans. You’ll definitely see them there. They love hanging around the tall grass around the camping sites.I still like Bulburin for how quiet it is - definitely off the beaten path. It’s cooler up there in the forest and you can see a lot of beautiful birds. Sadly, swimming and bushwalking are no longer options since all the old trails are now closed and blocked by the forest. You can still enjoy driving your 4wd or riding your dirt bike over there.