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Basket Swamp Falls

Basket Swamp Falls is a remote waterfall located about 30 kilometres north of Tenterfield in the Northern Tablelands of New South Wales, sitting within or adjacent to Basket Swamp National Park and Boonoo State Forest.

The falls are part of the Basket Swamp Creek system, which drains roughly 200 hectares of waterlogged heath and sedge country, filtering rainfall from the tablelands into the Clarence River catchment.

Access requires a 4WD vehicle, particularly in wet conditions, via Basket Swamp Trail — approximately a 10-minute drive from the Basket Swamp visitor area in Boonoo State Forest.

The surrounding landscape is open woodland rather than rainforest, giving the site a distinctly different character from many east-coast waterfalls. Visitors consistently rate the falls as most impressive after rainfall, when water volume is high.

The area is self-reliant in nature, with minimal facilities on site.


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