Mount Kaputar Summit Lookout

Mount Kaputar National Park is only a short drive from Narrabri in NSW, and a must see when visiting the area.

Mount Kaputar National Park is along the Kaputar Road, and the Summit Lookout (with viewing platform) is about 52 kilometres from Narrabri. The park road at the entrance is unsealed and can have sections with deep ruts due to water runoff. From Bark Hut Camping ground the road is sealed. There are a couple of camping areas within the park, and these have flush toilets, hot showers, barbeque facilities and picnic tables (fees applies to camp within the National Park).

The Summit Lookout puts you on top of Mount Kaputar with 360-degree views over the Nandewar Range and valleys in all directions. Park Rangers say you can see 10% of NSW from here and a dial at the top indicates sites in the distance. 

There are bushwalking tracks to the viewing platform from the nearby Dawson Springs Camping area. A lovely camp with three cabins and a number of well-maintained camping sites. The cabins are large and very comfortable. You can hear the creek running nearby. There are also several popular bushwalking tracks leading from the camping ground.

The Mount Kaputar Summit Lookout is a highly recommended day-trip. The road to the top is steep and narrow in parts but definitely worth the effort.