mungo national park

Mungo National Park is as rugged and raw as nature can get. It is an amazing place with both Aboriginal and Early European Settlers history throughout the park. The 70klm discovery circuit takes you over the Walls of China and through the ever changing landscapes from native bushland to flat open grasslands. Well worth the visit.

Not easy to get to, but worth a visit. The roads in for off road vehicles but some back packers were there with normal cars who just suffered the 90 minute drive of rough stuff. The wool shed is special as was talking to the Aboriginal workers in the park - they were engaging, interested and informative. When there it was 41 degrees and camping was hot but ok. The full moon was spectacular as was watching the storms come through. Be ware the roads are quickly closed with rain in the area. If closed they appear to close for 3 days minimum. There is Mungo Lodge next door. They are expensive but apparently you can have a beer or a meal there. I will return for some walks. If you like this style of camping its great. PS there is a shower at the main facility, drop toilets at the camp site.

When we first arrived in the park, we were a little disappointed – but that didn’t last very long. The park has some fairly interesting sights and plenty of wildlife. The Walls of China didn’t live up to our expectations but were still worth seeing. Red Top lookout and Vigar’s Well were our favourites but the Mallee Walk was also worth doing. That being said, our preference is interesting landscapes (and photographing them) but people with an interest in pastoral history or cultural history would find plenty to see at some of the other locations in the park.The rangers at this park were great – very friendly and helpful. They were also very knowledgeable about the park and offered good advice about what to see and at what time of the day.When choosing somewhere to stay while visiting the park, our choice was the Shearer’s Quarters (located next to the Visitor’s Centre). Other options are Mungo Lodge or the campground. The Shearer’s Quarters were a brilliant find with good facilities and a nice atmosphere. These rooms are air-conditioned and there's a very well equipped kitchen.Mungo is a fair way off the usual tourist routes but that is part of its appeal – it was nearly deserted for most of our stay. It was very hot (as you’d expect in the middle of December) with 41 degrees on our first day and 43 degrees on the second. However, a thunderstorm on our second night brought temperatures down and the third day had a maximum of about 35. Humidity was very low and the high temps weren’t as bad as we expected. Overnight temps were better but the air-conditioning in the Shearer’s Quarters was very welcome.The roads in the park were in pretty good shape. The roads to the park were in very good condition for Australian gravel roads – we averaged 80 to 90 kmh on them without any problems. It’s a bit of a drive to get to Mungo but it’s worth it. If you don’t want to stay in the park, then a day-trip from Balranald or Mildura is a good idea. There are organised tours from Mildura if you don’t want to take your own car.If you haven’t seen Mungo National Park – then put it on your list.

We loved our two days at this park. The self-drive tour is great and we spent a night camped half way around. We enjoyed some of the small flora walks and found the whole park site really interesting. The visitor centre is well done and facilities there are great. Had trouble paying correct camping and gate entry fee, as did not have the correct money and no ranger available to get change or buy postcards from.

We found the information provided by the Mildura Visitor Centre regarding Mungo National Park to be very bias towards getting a guided tour whereas Wentworth Visitors Centre gave free unbiased advice

Located about 100kms from Mildura, Mungo National Park is a very special place where indigenous guides can share stories from their ancestor all past which dates back to about 50,000 years ago. Ancient foot print of hunters dating back 20,000 years have been identified in the dried clay pan of the old lake. The more recent pastoral history with the old shearing shed and yards and a driving trip around the 70 km track provides a great variety of landscapes and features for the photographer. I would suggest an early or late start to take advantage of the lighting conditions for fantastic photographs of the shapes and colouring of your surroundings. I would recommend a guided tour which provides a closer and more informative look at the fossils and to hear about the indigenous heritage and Dreamtime. A truly wonderful location

An amazing full day tour to Mungo NP with Phill and Alison. We saw so many native animals. Kangaroos, reds, greys and 'scrubbies', emus, snakes, kingfishers, just to name a few. The Visitor centre was so interesting, with ancient aboriginal footprints right up to a preserved shearing shed, showing how man has used this land for thousands of years. The 'great walls of China' is a fascinating landscape created by wind and movement of soil, on the edges of lake Mungo. We saw evidence of the presence of ancient people that is showing itself as the sand shifts. Just loved it.

Lake Mungo is recognised as a place of great spiritual significance to the Aboriginal people of the tribes which surround it. It is a place which, by its very atmosphere commands the respect of everyone who walks on its land. Over the past few years it has had its information centre upgraded and it is staffed by Aboriginal Rangers. There is a camping ground and also Mungo Lodge, a motel which should satisfy the most discerning tourist. The woolshed is an icon and well worth visiting. As far as I recall it was built without a single nail to hold it together. The sunsets over the sand hill lunettes are spectacular. Tours are available from Balranald, which is the closest point to the National Park. Visitors are advised to take plenty of water and fuel. There is nowhere to purchase once your leave Balranald. The last 88 kms are a dry weather road and signs are posted before your leave the township of Balranald as to whether the road is open to traffic or not.

There is nothing like Mungo National Park anywhere else but a few words of advice. A lot of areas are only open to guided groups. We went as self-drive so there were quite a few areas closed to use due to the environmental sensitivity of the area. If you do self-drive, allow a full day and be aware that 88klms of jarring corrugations on the journey out there and back can take a toll on any driver. If you go too slow you are shaken about and if you go too fast you risk losing traction. Check road conditions first!!! In hindsight, taking a tour would be the way to go. There is so much to see out there and although isolated, there are usually other people around. Take water and make sure you have food too and you are in a remote region so don't expect phone coverage either. I hope I haven't put you off because this trip is definitely worth it - just prepare adequately.

stayed at the campsite about 2kms from the meeting place and woolshed ..camping spot lovely with toilet block and free bbqs visitors centre had two free hot showers and further toilet block ...beautiful meeting place and info centre ...there is a pay phone here as no cell reception also nearest shop or gas station is about an hour and a half away so take extra gas plenty of water and supplies. The drive around the park is approx. 70kms and is well worth seeing especially the sand dunes the great wall of china and the old ruins of the homestead. A visit to the old woolshed was interesting ..there is accommodation here the shearers quarters and mungo lodge down the road has good reviews. Well kept well maintained park

When researching day tours to the Mungo National Park from Mildura, this appeared the only one available. We were collected promptly from our accommodation and after picking up other passengers, drove out to Mungo. Graeme is very well versed in the history of the area but gave an almost continuous dialogue for the duration of the 110 km trip. It was hard to hear what he was saying, and also it was impossible to concentrate and retain all that information. Walking on this " hallowed " ground was an amazing experience, and very worthwhile. It was however, extremely irritating to listen to Graeme denigrating science, or any other other research except for traditional history. There has to be a place for both. I could imagine that this attitude could be very offensive to many people. It was value for money, lovely morning tea and lunch, but I would have appreciated less talk and one sided information.

We were in Mildura on a return trip from Adelaide. I had seen pics of MNP in the tourist info centre so it caught my interest! The man at the tourist info centre was unsure as the road conditions (there is 88klm of unsealed road but there is signage before you go on it to advise if open/closed) and said to take water, food & petrol as apart from a accommodation area a few klms from the actual tourist centre, there was noting else on the way. Initially we were not going to go due to the distance but SO GLAD we did ! We loved the outback drive and as we were in a fully equipped 4WD & drove with caution, we found the road conditions quite good. Although it was a very windy & dusty day it just added to the scenery and gave it a different aspect. Lots of interesting history and displays to see. Would recommend it.

I had never heard of this place til I researched what national parks to visit in NSW. It is not just an amazing National Park ,but a World Heritage Site. We had to wait a few days in Mildura for the roads to improve before driving in, but it was worth it. Great walks and drives to go on. We took mountain bikes, but they got punctured on the first day due to riding on the bindi infested grass. Camp site amazing. We planned to do a walk with the local Indigenous group but they never turned up after 3 days of waiting. There are a lot of things to do by yourself anyway, but disappointing this wasn't ever available.

Enjoyed tour and guide. Lunch at Mungo Lodge was good. The vehicle was comfortable and guide interesting

Mungo National Park has so much Australian history, tour was conducted by Trevor who was just great. Along the way, we got chance to see lots of Kangas and Emus. It's a bit more than 100km out of Mildura and in the NSW state. I did the sunset tour. The site is dried up lake with huge sand dunes which is called "The Great Wall of China". Early Chineese labourers who came to work in sheep shearing used to look across and thought the sand dunes reminded them of The Great Wall of China. The Wool shed has got so much history and the smell of sheep in the shed remains up to today. Trevor was a great tour guide, he brought fresh scones with cream and jam for arvo tea and a nice lamb shank dinner at Mungo Lodge. Thanks Trevor, it was worth the money.