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Goonbag National Park New South Wales
IUCN category II (national park)
Nearest town or city	Parkes
Established	22 December 1995 (1995-12-22)
Area	421 km² (162.5 sq mi)
Managing authorities	New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service
Website	Goonbag National Park
See also	Protected areas of New South Wales

Goonbag is a national park in New South Wales, Australia, 296 km northwest of Sydney. It protects the largest remnant forest and woodland in the central west region of the state, where interior and coastal NSW flora and fauna species overlap.^[1]^[2] Originally named Herveys Range by John Oxley in 1817, the area was reserved in 1897 as state forest because of its importance as a timber resource, and was designated a national park in 1995.

The park contains a camping ground and a hiking trail, Burrabadine Peak Walking Track, a 3.6 km round trip moderate hike.

References

^ LeBreton, M., Faulkner, W. and Ellis, M. (2002). Frogs and Reptiles of Goobang and Nangar National Parks, central western New South Wales. Herpetofauna 32(1):13-25
^ Faulkner, W., Lebreton, M. and Ellis, M. (1997). Fauna Survey of Goobang and Nangar National Parks. (NSWNPWS, Dubbo).

v t e National parks of New South Wales, Australia
Central West & Orana	Abercrombie Breelong Capertee Conimbla Coolah Tops Drillwarrina Gardens of Stone Garrawilla Goobang Goulburn Kanangra-Boyd Lachlan Valley Marrangaroo Nangar Popran Turon Warrumbungle Weddin Mountains Wollemi
Far West	Brindingabba Culgoa Gundabooka Kalyarr Kemendok Kinchega Koonaburra Mallee Cliffs Mungo Mutawintji Narriearra Caryapundy Swamp Paroo-Darling Sturt Toorale Yanga
Hunter & Central Coast	Barakee Barrington Tops Belford Ben Halls Gap Biriwal Bulga Booti Booti Bouddi Brisbane Water Coolah Tops Coorabakh Crawney Pass Crowdy Bay Dharug Gir-um-bit Goulburn River Gin-Doo-Ee Hunter Wetlands Karuah Middle Brother Mount Royal Myall Lakes Saltwater Scone Mountain Tapin Tops Tilligerry Towarri Tomaree Wallarah Wallingat Watagans Werakata Woko Wollemi Wyrrabalong Yengo
Illawarra-Shoalhaven	Bimberamala Budawang Budderoo Bugong Conjola Dharawal Heathcote Jerrawangala Jervis Bay Macquarie Pass Meroo Morton Murramarang Royal Seven Mile Beach
New England-North West	Bald Rock Barool Basket Swamp Boonoo Boonoo Ben Halls Gap Burral Yurrul Butterleaf Capoompeta Carrai Cascade Cataract Cathedral Rock Coolah Tops Cottan-Bimbang Couradda Crawney Pass Cunnawarra Dowe Gibraltar Range Guy Fawkes River Indwarra Kings Plain Koreelah Kwiambal Maryland Mount Clunie Mount Kaputar Mount Nothofagus Mummel Gulf New England Nowendoc Nullamanna Nymboida Oxley Wild Rivers Single Timbarra Tooloom Towarri Warra Wallabadah Warrabah Washpool Watsons Creek Werrikimbe
North Coast	Arakwal Bago Bluff Bellinger River Bindarri Biriwal Bulga Bongil Bongil Border Ranges Broadwater Bundjalung Bungawalbin Carrai Chaelundi Cottan-Bimbang Crowdy Bay Dooragan Dorrigo Dunggir Fortis Creek Gibraltar Range Goonengerry Guy Fawkes River Hat Head Junuy Juluum Kumbatine Limeburners Creek Mallanganee Maria Mebbin Middle Brother Mooball Mount Jerusalem Mount Nothofagus Mount Pikapene New England Nightcap Nymboi-Binderay Nymboida Ramornie Richmond Range Sea Acres Toonumber Ulidarra Washpool Werrikimbe Willi Willi Wollumbin Yabbra Yarrahapinni Wetlands Yarriabini Yuraygir
Riverina-Murray	Benambra Brindabella Cocoparra Jimberoo Jindalee Kalyarr Kosciuszko Lachlan Valley Livingstone Minjary Murray Valley Murrumbidgee Valley Oolambeyan Willandra Woomargama Yanga
Southeast & Tablelands	Abercrombie Bangadilly Beowa Biamanga Blue Mountains Bournda Brindabella Budawang Budderoo Clyde River Deua Eurobodalla Gourock Gulaga Kooraban Kosciuszko Mares Forest Macquarie Pass Mimosa Rocks Monga Morton Mount Imlay Murramarang Nattai South East Forests Tallaganda Tarlo River Wadbilliga Yanununbeyan
Sydney & Surrounds	Berowra Valley Blue Mountains Cattai Dharawal Dharug Garigal Georges River Heathcote Kamay Botany Bay Kanangra-Boyd Ku-ring-gai Chase Lane Cove Malabar Headland Marramarra Nattai Royal Scheyville Sydney Harbour Thirlmere Lakes Wollemi Yengo
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-'''Goobang ''' is a national park in [[New South Wales]], [[Australia]], 296&nbsp;km northwest of [[Sydney, Australia|Sydney]]. It protects the largest remnant forest and woodland in the central west region of the state, where interior and coastal NSW flora and fauna species overlap.<ref>LeBreton, M., Faulkner, W. and Ellis, M.  (2002).  Frogs and Reptiles of Goobang and Nangar National Parks, central western New South Wales.  Herpetofauna 32(1):13-25</ref><ref>Faulkner, W., Lebreton, M. and Ellis, M.  (1997). Fauna Survey of Goobang and Nangar National Parks.  (NSWNPWS, Dubbo).</ref>
+'''Goonbag ''' is a national park in [[New South Wales]], [[Australia]], 296&nbsp;km northwest of [[Sydney, Australia|Sydney]]. It protects the largest remnant forest and woodland in the central west region of the state, where interior and coastal NSW flora and fauna species overlap.<ref>LeBreton, M., Faulkner, W. and Ellis, M.  (2002).  Frogs and Reptiles of Goobang and Nangar National Parks, central western New South Wales.  Herpetofauna 32(1):13-25</ref><ref>Faulkner, W., Lebreton, M. and Ellis, M.  (1997). Fauna Survey of Goobang and Nangar National Parks.  (NSWNPWS, Dubbo).</ref>
 Originally named [[Herveys Range]] by John Oxley in 1817, the area was reserved in 1897 as state forest because of its importance as a timber resource, and was designated a national park in 1995.

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