Guy Fawkes River NP turning 50

Put on your bushwalking shoes for this special 7km anniversary event to celebrate 50 years of Guy Fawkes River National Park, northern NSW. Learn about the rich biodiversity and history of this spectacular area.

The event is on Sunday 17 April 2022, 10am to 12pm.

You'll get to walk the Lucifers Thumb lookout. It’s a great place to soak up stunning views of the Guy Fawkes River Valley.

Major Edward Parke named Guy Fawkes River after camping nearby on Guy Fawkes Day, November 5, 1845. Gold was discovered in the late 1800s at Ballards Flat and Dalmorton, with the latter once supporting a town of 3,000 people during a short gold rush. A couple of building ruins remain today and old stockmen huts and yards are still present throughout the valleys.

Archaeological sites suggest that Aboriginal people have occupied these valleys for over 10,000 years. The Guy Fawkes and Boyd rivers once served as important traffic and trade routes linking the tablelands to the coast. Ebor Falls was traditionally named 'Martiam', which means 'Great Falls' in Gumbaynggir language.

The north-south line of the Guy Fawkes River cuts through the Demon fault line, a 240-million-year-old crack in the landscape. In the south of the park the Ebor volcano spewed lava across the landscape. This created the Ebor Falls, with their unusual organ pipe-like rock formations. More info click here.