Darling River campground (Yapara Paaka Thuru)
Toorale, NSW
Basic Toorale bush camp beside the Darling near Bourke — fishing, birds and a base for Mount Talowla and the homestead.
About this place
Darling River campground (Yapara Paaka Thuru) in Toorale National Park is a limited-facility bush camp jointly interpreted with the Kurnu-Baakandji. NPWS lists tent, campervan and trailer sites beside the river red gums; toilets; no camping fee but a $6 booking fee. Bring drinking and cooking water and a topographic map. Ideal for the Darling River drive, Mount Talowla lookout and Toorale Homestead (once among the world's largest sheep stations). Best April-November. Unsealed Toorale Road from Bourke.
Access & getting there
From Bourke travel 10 km north on Hungerford Road, left onto Wanaaring Road 22 km, left onto unsealed Toorale Road. Dry weather; 4WD after rain. Book online. Last supplies Bourke. Bourke NPWS 02 6830 0200.
Darling River campground (Yapara Paaka Thuru), Toorale National Park, via Bourke NSW 2840
Safety notes
Remote floodplain. Roads cut after rain. River hazards. No drinking water on site.
Gear notes
All water, food, fuel stove, topographic map, PLB recommended.
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