Editing Dorrigo National Park

{{Short description|National park in New South Wales}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2014}}
{{Use Australian English|date=September 2014}}
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| type                   = protected
| name                   = Dorrigo National Park
| state                  = nsw
| iucn_category          = II
| image                  = Dorrigo NP.jpg
| caption                = View from the Skywalk, Dorrigo National Park
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| pushpin_label_position = left
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| nearest_town_or_city   = {{NSWcity|Dorrigo}}
| area                   = 119
| area_footnotes         = 
| established            = {{start date|1967|10|1|df=y}}
| visitation_num         = 
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| managing_authorities   = National Parks and Wildlife Service (New South Wales)
| url                    = http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/nationalparks/parkHome.aspx?id=N0011
}}
'''Dorrigo National Park''' is a [[national park]] in [[New South Wales]], [[Australia]], {{convert|580|km}} north of [[Sydney]] on Dome Road off the [[Waterfall Way]], {{convert|5|km}} east of the town of [[Dorrigo, New South Wales|Dorrigo]].

==History==
Dorrigo National Park lies within [[Gumbaynggirr]] country and has great significance to the Gumbaynggir people.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Dorrigo National Park {{!}} Learn more |url=https://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/visit-a-park/parks/dorrigo-national-park/learn-more |access-date=2024-04-03 |website=NSW National Parks |language=en}}</ref>

The park is part of the New England Group of the [[World Heritage Site]] [[Gondwana Rainforests of Australia]]<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Dorrigo National Park |url=https://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/visit-a-park/parks/dorrigo-national-park |access-date=2024-04-03 |website=NSW National Parks |language=en}}</ref> inscribed in 1986<ref>{{Cite web |date=4 July 2016 |title=The Gondwana Rainforests of Australia World Heritage Area |url=http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/protectedareas/gondwana-rainforests.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180623161851/http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/protectedareas/gondwana-rainforests.htm |archive-date=23 June 2018 |website=NSW Office of Environment & Heritage}}</ref> and added to the [[Australian National Heritage List]] in 2007. The area protected by the park is recognised for its exceptional natural beauty with significant habitats of outstanding value to science and conservation.

Since 2019, the NSW Government is developing a new visitor centre called the Dorrigo Arc Rainforest Centre and a 46km Dorrigo Escarpment Great Walk, {{As of|2023|lc=y}} construction had not begun.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2023-10-13 |title=Dorrigo Escarpment Great Walk |url=http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/topics/parks-reserves-and-protected-areas/park-management/community-engagement/walking-tracks-and-trails-in-national-parks/dorrigo-great-walk |access-date=2024-04-03 |website=NSW Environment and Heritage |language=en}}</ref>

==Geography==
The park sits on a plateau, and thus, the large number of waterfalls in the area. Parts of the park are more mountainous, more towards the north, with the south only being so slightly hilly.

== Biology ==
As a rainforest, Dorrigo National Park has high biodiversity. There are approximately 30 mammals, 128 birds, and 44 reptiles and amphibians.<ref name=":0" />

Marsupials such as the [[red-necked pademelon]] can be found there.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />

Its birdlife is especially of note, the rainforest is home to species such as the [[wompoo fruit dove]], the [[regent bowerbird]], and the [[superb lyrebird]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />

==Features==

One of the main entrances to the National Park is the Dorrigo Rainforest Centre and the adjoining Canopy Cafe.<ref name=":1" /> The Rainforest Centre is a major [[CERRA]] interpretation centre. The interactive display, ''The Rainforest Revealed'', explains how the rainforest evolved and gives insights into the animal and plant species that live there.

Several tracks in the park allow hikers to view the park's waterfalls and vistas to the coastal plain. A notable feature of the park is the Skywalk, an elevated walkway through and above the treetops, providing birdwatchers with an excellent view of local bird life.

== Gallery ==
<gallery heights="130">
File:Dorrigo National Park Cedar Falls.jpg|Red Cedar Falls on the Rosewood Creek Track
File:Gondwana rainforest at Dorrigo National Park (6611254443).jpg|Wonga Walk rainforest
File:Crystal Falls.JPG|Crystal Falls on Wonga Walk
File:A229, Dorrigo National Park, Australia, mushrooms, 2007.JPG|Mushrooms on Wonga Walk
File:Tristania Falls.jpg|Tristania Falls on Wonga Walk
File:Bangalow palm (Archontophoenix cunninghamiana) and rainforest canopy, Dorrigo National Park, New South Wales 02.jpg|Rainforest
</gallery>

==See also==
* [[Protected areas of New South Wales]]

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Dorrigo National Park}}
* {{Official website|URL=http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/nationalparks/parkHome.aspx?id=N0011}}
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{{National Parks of New South Wales}}

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[[Category:National parks of New South Wales]]
[[Category:Protected areas established in 1967]]
[[Category:Gondwana Rainforests of Australia]]
[[Category:1967 establishments in Australia]]