Kosciuszko National Park

A view from the top of Australia. We took a little over 4 hrs. Can get a little busy on a sunny day.

Fantastic walk and truly breathtaking scenery.

Parked at Charlottes Pass and walked to the summit it was an easyish route due to paved trail. Good for beginner hikers. Summit views were simply beautiful.
Walked to Charlottes pass back via the main range track. This was a more difficult walk will a few inclines and declines. Last 600metres were a very steep climb up a path back to car. Ended up back at car with final distance of 23km.

All in all a great day had by everyone

I am very proud to say that I hiked up the highest mountain in Australia. The hike was a 12 km round trip, with toilets around 3/4 of the way through. Also, the scenery throughout was stunning, considering it was at such a height.

Blowering Dam in Kosciuszko National Park offers excellent camping and fishing throughout the entire year with some of the most beautiful Australian alpine mountain views. There are numerous camp sites available all around the dam with some having boat ramps as well. I stayed at the Humes Crossing campsite which had several b-b-q pits with seating and toilets on site as well. If you enjoy fishing for trout, perch, and cod a short 1 minute stroll from your campsite then this is definitely the place to go.

$17 entry. This is the most expensive toll road in Australia. They do not accept cash. The reason being that too many cars travel during during winter. It is not currently winter! We had no plans to bush walk, no plans to ski, no plans to mountain bike, just have a pie, see the snow on the mountains, and drive through towards Albury. To be charged $17 to stop for lunch is excessive.

Amazing place to visit
Need many days to see it all or multiple trip
Its so large
Very different landscape than the rest of Australia
Nice windy roads perfect for motorbike riding
Plenty of walking tracks and camping spots by the river

Hiked the 12+ ks along the Cowombat Flat Track to the NSW Victoria border where the Murray River is just a trickle and begins its 2500km journey to the mouth at Goolwa in Sth Australia. Cowombat Flats is a beautiful open area, ideal for camping. Very remote area with the amazing Cobberas mountains towering over the area. Brumbies can often be heard and seen grazing in the area at dawn and dusk.

The Kosciuszko National Park /ˌkɒziˈʌskoʊ/ is a 6,900-square-kilometre (2,700 sq mi) national park and contains mainland Australia's highest peak, Mount Kosciuszko, for which it is named, and Cabramurra the highest town in Australia. Its borders contain a mix of rugged mountains and wilderness, characterised by an alpine climate, which makes it popular with recreational skiers and bushwalkers.

The park is located in the southeastern corner of New South Wales, 354 km (220 mi) southwest of Sydney, and is contiguous with the Alpine National Park in Victoria to the south, and the Namadgi National Park in the Australian Capital Territory to the northeast. The larger towns of Cooma, Tumut and Jindabyne lie just outside and service the park.

The waters of the Snowy River, the Murray River, and Gungarlin River all rise in this park. Other notable peaks in the park include Gungartan, Mount Jagungal, Bimberi Peak and Mount Townsend.

On 7 November 2008, the Park was added to the Australian National Heritage List as one of eleven areas constituting the Australian Alps National Parks and Reserves.

The Australian Alps Bioregion was initially discovered by two First People Aboriginal groups. The Walgalu people occupied the northern part of what is today named the Kosciuszko National Park, while the Ngarigo people lived in the region around the highlands.

Multiple Aboriginal groups in the southern part of NSW gathered in the Australian Alps Bioregion in the summer on an annual pilgrimage to the Bogong and Snowy Mountains. Here, the men participated in a feast of bogong moths (Agrotis infusa) that were found on the rocky outcrops of the mountains.

After possibly 20,000 years of occupation, the traditional lifestyles of the First Australians were disrupted by the European invaders, including disease.

The area was explored by Europeans in 1835, and in 1840, Edmund Strzelecki ascended Mount Kosciuszko and re-named it after a Polish patriot and military leader Tadeusz Kościuszko. High-country stockmen followed, using the Snowy Mountains for grazing during the summer months. Banjo Paterson's famous poem The Man From Snowy River recalls this era. The cattle graziers have left a legacy of mountain huts scattered across the area. Today these huts are maintained by the National Parks and Wildlife Service or volunteer organisations like the Kosciuszko Huts Association. In the 19th century, gold was mined on the high plains near Kiandra. At its height, this community had a population of about 4,000 people, and ran 14 hotels. It was here that Skiing in Australia commenced around 1861. Since the last resident left in 1974, Kiandra has become a ghost town of ruins and abandoned diggings. In the 20th century, the focus of Skiing in New South Wales shifted south closer to the Kosciuszko Main Range.

The Kosciuszko National Park came into existence as the National Chase Snowy Mountains on 5 December 1906. In April 1944, following the passage of the Kosciusko State Park Act, the Kosciusko State Park was proclaimed. It then became the Kosciuszko National Park in 1967. The name was misspelt as Kosciusko until 1997.

The construction of the Snowy Mountains Scheme between 1949–74 saw much of the area explored, brought improvements to roads and resulted in the construction of several dams and tunnels across the Park in one of the world's largest engineering achievements

I'm glad I had the chance to enjoy it this autumn. The cable lifts and other amenities are well looked after. So many activities but we did the hiking, chairlifts and bobsled. Really beautiful landscape and paradise for those who love walking and hiking. Conquering Australia's peak is really rewarding. Wildlife and vegetation are very protected and pristine.

Good snow fall, had a great time. Friendly staff. No chains needed yet, easy commute to Thredbo and back each day. Did have some wind hold on the lifts.

The drive around the winding roads up the mountain was beautiful. We saw an entire herd of kangaroos up close.

There is a skifield at Cabramurra. Awesome food at the bistro cheep beer at the bar. Accommodation is nice also.

I came here in 2019, and it was great. I practically skied down literally every black and blue run and had a blast. Unfortunately, i couldn't reach the peak of Mt. Kosciusko due to wind hold, but i enjoyed myself nonetheless.

I got as high as i could (altitude) and then i proceeded to eat an entire kilo of broccoli, and shorty after, i drank half a bottle of jägermeister and then i made a 7ft tall snowman. It was a great experience.

The only complaint that i have is that the ski ticket passes are insanely and probably unnecessary high, so if your planning on skiing or snowboarding, i hope you have thousands of dollars stockpiled!

This place should be on everyone's bucket list. Snow time is insanely beautiful summer time is just as beautiful with all the rivers to explore and bush land

This is an amazing place with views everywhere you look. As they say it's where legends are born. If you are a keen photography then this is the place for you.

Give Mt Kosciuszko a miss and visit almost any other place in the alpine region and you'll be rewarded with wonderful scenery.

Unreal experience, I've traveled the European Alps and countryside extensively and Alpine Australia is still my favourite.

We only stopped in the National Park to take some photos, as hubby had never been to or seen Mt Kosciusko. It was also many years since I was there to spend time on the snow. It's a great drive through the National Park with much to see even in summer.

It is a super accessible park with many stunning hikes to choose from and most of them don't require a lot of experience but rather plain endurance. Because of this I was able to take my friends with me to hike Kosciusko who have been on maybe 3 hikes in their lives. The two hikes I was most impressed with were to Mt Sentinel (small detour from Kosciusko trail) and Illawong Walk (stunning walk)

Best skiing option in NSW and does offer so much more than slopes. Great hiking trails and tobogganing. Get your rental ski clothing locally or pay the premium on site. Pay a bid more and travel to Charlottes Pass. Absolute worth it.