Oxley Wild Rivers National Park

The Oxley Wild Rivers National Park has some of the heaviest rainfall in Australia. Rainforests thrive in this park which has a world heritage listing.

It's about 20 minutes from Armidale in central NSW. Many of the roads in the area are best-suited to or only for 4WD vehicles. The tracks leading to spectacular falls are just that, tracks. Australia 's first hydro-electric power was generated in this park. You can drive, cycle, canoe, swim, fish and camp here.

Australia 's red-cedar trees, known as red gold, were felled here and floated downstream. The gorges and rivers are rugged and, as the name suggests, wild. You could spend many days in this National Park. East of Armidale.