Gardens-of-Stone-Nationalpark
The Gardens of Stone National Park (English Gardens of Stone National Park ) is a 151 km ² national park in the Blue Mountains in New South Wales, Australia.
The park is located about 160 km north- west of Sydney and 30 km north of Lithgow in close proximity to the eastern Wollemi National Park. Therefore he will be at the Blue Mountain Plateau within the geologic region of the Sydney basin. The resulting here due to sedimentation of sand and limestone is here crossed by rivers that formed the ravines and canyons in the course of millions of years, and on the edges of the park for the typical dome-shaped rock formations ( pagodas ) gave rise.
The different habitats, favored by the constant availability of water, home to an abundance of plants and animals. Along the watercourses in eucalyptus and banksia forests live, among other honey eaters and Warblers, in addition to koalas and Quolls. In the sandstone rocks below the escarpment brush -tailed rock kangaroos inhabit the numerous caves.
In the park, there are no designated campsites, bush camping is permitted, however, in the majority of the park.