Editing Tapin Tops National Park (section)

==Location and features==
The Tapin Tops National Park is situated approximately {{convert|264|km}} northeast of [[Sydney]], with the closest town being {{NSWcity|Wingham}}. Access to the park from Wingham is reached via Elands Road, Wherrol Flat Road, Dingo Tops Road and Knodingbul Road,<ref name=kevins>{{cite web|url=http://kevinswilderness.com/NSW/tapintops.html|title=Tapin Tops National Park (NSW)|work=Kevin's Wilderness Journeys|date=27 November 2010|publisher=Kevin Matthews|access-date=15 October 2013}}</ref> generally unsealed roads accessible via 2WD vehicles. The park is bounded by the Bulga, Knorrit, and Dingo [[state forest]]s to the north, south, and southwest respectively, and by Killabakh [[nature reserve]] to the east.<ref name=bonzle>{{cite web|url=http://www.bonzle.com/c/a?a=p&p=59760&cmd=sp|title=Map of Tapin Tops National Park, NSW|work=Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia|access-date=15 October 2013}}</ref>

Within the park are a number of [[threatened species]] including the [[Common bent-wing bat|common]] and [[little bent-wing bat]] and [[greater broad-nosed bat]], the [[tiger quoll|spotted-tailed quoll]], the koala, the [[Parma wallaby]], the [[red-legged pademelon]], the [[glossy black cockatoo]], the [[wompoo fruit dove]], and the [[powerful owl]].<ref name=kevins/>  Threats to these species habitat led to a blockade of logging in the Dingo and Bulgar Forests in 1993, sections of which were added to the park.<ref>{{Cite web |last=McIntyre |first=Iain |date=2020-11-04 |title=Environmental Blockading in Australia and Around the World - Timeline 1974-1997 |url=https://commonslibrary.org/environmental-blockading-in-australia-and-around-the-world-timeline-1974-1997/ |access-date=2023-07-07 |website=The Commons Social Change Library |language=en-AU}}</ref>

Scenic lookouts such as Rowley's Peak provide panoramic views via a platform with a 360&ndash;degree view, across {{NSWcity|Taree}} and the [[Tasman Sea]] to the east, the catchment area of [[Caparra Creek]] to the southeast, and the extensive forested hinterland toward {{NSWcity|Nowendoc}} in the west. The platform has an estimated elevation of {{convert|1000|m}} {{AHD}}.<ref name=rowleys>{{cite web|url=http://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/tapin-tops-national-park/rowleys-peak-lookout/lookout|title=Rowleys Peak lookout|work=[[National Parks and Wildlife Service (New South Wales)|NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service]]|publisher=Government of New South Wales|access-date=15 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131015053952/http://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/tapin-tops-national-park/rowleys-peak-lookout/lookout|archive-date=15 October 2013|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

Mountain Brush circuit is a 15-minute walk through a rainforest which contain [[toona ciliata|red cedar]] and [[coachwood]], [[brush box]], [[Ackama paniculosa|soft corkwood]] and the [[yellow carabeen]].<ref name=tapin>{{cite web|url=http://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/tapin-tops-national-park|title=Tapin Tops National Park|work=[[National Parks and Wildlife Service (New South Wales)|NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service]]|publisher=Government of New South Wales|access-date=15 October 2013}}</ref>

Camping is permitted in the Dingo Tops campground.<ref name=dingo>{{cite web|url=http://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/tapin-tops-national-park/dingo-tops-campground/camping|title=Dingo Tops campground|work=[[National Parks and Wildlife Service (New South Wales)|NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service]]|publisher=Government of New South Wales|access-date=15 October 2013}}</ref> A walking track from Potoroo Falls picnic area can be accessed alongside the Little Run Creek to view Potoroo Falls, approximately {{convert|1|km}} upstream. Several swimming holes are also located in the area.<ref name=dingo/><ref name=potoroo>{{cite web|url=http://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/tapin-tops-national-park/potaroo-falls-walk/walking|title=Potaroo Falls walk|work=[[National Parks and Wildlife Service (New South Wales)|NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service]]|publisher=Government of New South Wales|access-date=15 October 2013}}</ref>

Parts of the [[Rowleys River|Rowleys]] and [[Nowendoc River|Nowendoc]] rivers and the [[Dingo Creek|Dingo]] and [[Bobin Creek|Bobin]] creeks lie within the Tapin Tops National Park.<ref name=kevins/>