Mogo Camping Area - Yengo National Park NSW
Overnight camping attracts a fee within the park and is based on an honour system.
Mogo Camping Grounds offer campers a wonderful camping experience for both the seasoned traveller and the family weekend getaway. An information board at the grounds provides details of the area and it's habitat. The area has a lovely covering of cooch grass and has ample shade thanks to the many scattered trees in and around the grounds.There are 6 sites with camp stoves, a sheltered Kitchen area and a water storage tank. All facilities are in quite good condition. Camping fees are $10.00 per person per night. Contact NPWS Gosford (02) 4320 4200. As of mid November '07, the water tank was half full, however, it is rife with mosquito larvae so do not drink. There is ample firewood located on site although NPWS have not advised if firewood levels are monitored and replenished when required. The toilet at Mogo is of the 'hybrid' variety and is regularly kept clean and maintained. The toilet is adequate for even the most fussy users. There are numerous varieties of bird life within the area. Care needs to be taken during the warmer months as there is an abundance of Snakes and Monitor Lizards that are local to the camping grounds. PLEASE DO NOT FEED THE WILDLIFE. The lizards are not scared to enter a camp site looking for food, due to people feeding them in the past. This poses a danger to both campers and the wildlife.
Comments about Mogo Camping Area
05 Sep 2008 09:52 Member - Paul M (NSW)
This camp site is in no way camper trailer friendly. Parking lot is bollarded as in the description, and the 6 campsites are located a short walk away. Camping is still $10 per adult (Sep 08) and they strongly suggest prebooking a site at weekends and busy periods. A really pleasant spot despite the rain I encountered when there. Yengo National Park is about 90 kms north-west of Sydney. The park lies between Putty, Wollombi, and Wisemans Ferry. A network of rough 2WD and 4WD roads in the north-east of the park provide limited access. Yengo NP is separated from Wollemi NP by Putty Road
You can experience rich and varied birdlife from the fiat Richmond Road and Surprise trails. Wheelchair access to the park is from Mt Corns Trail off Sanctuary Drive (assistance may be required on some sections).
36 km north-west of Sydney, 3.5 km south of Windsor between the suburbs of Bligh Park and Berkshire Park. Access via Sanctuary Drive and Surprise Crescent. Wheelchair access: easy
Accessible toilets and grassy, flat camping/picnic area.
The camping area provides an excellent base for exploring the Old Great North Road, in particular the remains of Circuit Flat Bridge, the 2nd oldest bridge on mainland Australia, nearby historic Bucketty Wall and St Albans Ramp.
It's a useful base for mountain-bike riding expeditions in the area and day driving tours into Macdonald Valley (historic buildings), Wollombi Valley (vineyards) and Koolang Observatory.
Please do not feed the wildlife.
Activities: picnics and barbecues, day walking, sightseeing, mountain biking, overnight walking
Natural setting: dry eucalypt forests
Cultural heritage: Mogo camping area is located close to the convict-built Old Great North Road. The road was initially built to provide access from Sydney to fertile farming lands in the Hunter Valley. Construction of the road began in 1826. Convict road and iron gangs were used, with up to 350 convicts at work at any one time. They cleared timber and blasted, picked, crushed and shifted stone. The dressed blocks used in the construction weighed up to 600kg.
Before the road was open all the way to the Hunter Valley, travel along the east coast was revolutionised by a new technology. In mid 1831 the first steam ship service was opened between Sydney and the Hunter Valley, reducing travel time from several days to less than 24 hours. Coastal steamers soon became the preferred mode of travel.
By 1836, as the few remaining gangs were completing the last northern sections of the road, it had been almost entirely abandoned as a route to the Hunter.
A short walk from the camping area you'll find Circuit Flat Bridge, constructed in early 1832, by the North Road Bridge Party, under Overseer William Barratt. It no longer has its original decking but is substantially intact and is an impressive example of colonial engineering.
Getting there: 7km south of the intersection of George Downs Drive and the Great North Road along Mogo Creek Road. You can get to the camping area from either St Albans township to the south or Bucketty from the north.
Facilities: wood barbecues (firewood supplied), non-flush toilets
Toilets: Composting
Water supply: tank water is available on site, however the supply is not reliable. Bring your own drinking water.
Bookings: for campsite bookings and inquiries contact NPWS Gosford Office between 9:00am and 3:00pm, Monday to Friday. Bookings are not essential at off-peak times. Payment can be made at the campsite. The campsite is accessible by all weather unsealed roads suitable for 2wd vehicles. 83 km N of Sydney. The campsite is on Mogo Creek Road. You will need to walk a short distance from your car to the campsite - no caravans or camper trailers, There are a total of 6 campsites. You can explore the Old Great North Road from here, and its convict heritage. A water tank is at the site, but it should not be relied on for water, and any water from it should be treated before drinking.
REGION: > NSW > Central Coast > Central Coast > Yengo National Park
Track S off Mogo Creek Rd
Yengo National Park NSW 2250
P: 02 43204203
GPS:-33.1447,151.091
GPS:S33 08 40,E151 05 27
GPS:S33 08.682,E151 05.46
