Sights and landmarks in Glen Innes

17 sights worth seeing in Glen Innes: landmarks, galleries, monuments and viewpoints.

Ranked with the travel guide's picks and well-known places first.

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Australian Standing Stones
Built 1991-2 to commemorate the Celtic pioneers and settlers of the Glen Innes district. Pick up a brochure from the Glen Innes Visitors Information Centre that explains the significance of the monument.
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Bellbird Campground
Washpool National Park
This campground is suitable for tents, camper-trailers, and caravans. There are picnic tables, gas barbecue facilities, and toilets. Bringing your own gas barbecue, drinking water, and cooking water is recommended. The Coombadjha Walk leads to the Coachwood Picnic Area and the Coombadjha Nature Stroll, and walking back down Coachwood Drive to the intersection with Moogem Trail leads to the Gibraltar Washpool World Heritage Walk. No bins so take your rubbish with you. No pets, no smoking, and do not feed the wildlife.
$8 per vehicle per day - see website for payment details. Camping - bookings required
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Boundary Falls Campground and Picnic Area
Gibraltar Range National Park
This campground has a single pit toilet, picnic tables, wood barbecue (firewood supplied). Unpowered sites only. Bring your own drinking and cooking water, take your litter with you when you leave. Access point to Duffer Creek, Lyrebird Falls Walking Track, and the Gibraltar-Washpool World Heritage Walk. Boudary Falls waterfall is nearby. No pets. No smoking.
$8 per vehicle per day - see here for details. Camping: phone for rates, reservations required
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Coachwood Picnic Area
Washpool National Park
A picnic area situated in a rainforest clearing with Coombadja Creek nearby, visitors can take advantage of picnic tables, free gas and wood barbecues, and toilets. Starting point for the Coombadjha Nature Stroll. Bring own drinking water. No bins so take your rubbish out with you. No pets. No smoking.
$8 per vehicle per day - see website for payment details
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Coombadjha Campground
Washpool National Park
This campground has pit toilets, picnic tables, wood barbecues (firewood supplied), bring your own drinking and cooking water. Starting point for the Coombadjha Nature Stroll and the Washpool Walk. Take your rubbish out with you. No pets. Do not feed the animals.
$8 per vehicle per day. Camping for tents only - bookings required, phone for rates and availability
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Emmaville Mining Museum
Showcases over 4,000 mineral and gemstone specimens, Foleys General Store Museum, a replica blacksmith's shop, an old wood-fired bakery, old mining equipment, the interior of a hessian-lined miner's hut, photographic collection, bottle collection.
Fri-Wed 10AM-4PM - closed Thu and public holidaysA gold coin donation ($1-$2 per person)
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Glen Innes Art Gallery
This art gallery showcases changing exhibitions of contemporary art, ceramics, jewellery, and sculptures, by local artists, regional artists, and artists from all over Australia. Scheduled workshops.
Mon-Fri 10AM-4PM, Sat 10AM-1PM
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Granite Picnic Area
Washpool National Park
This picnic area has pit toilets, picnic tables, free gas and electric barbecues, bring your own drinking and cooking water. Take 800 m walk to the Granite Lookout. No bins so take your rubbish with you. No pets. No smoking. Do not feed the animals.
$8 per vehicle per day - see website for payment details
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Kings Plains National Park
Kings Plains offers excellent bushwalking, swimming, ephemeral waterfalls. Campground (tents only, unpowered sites), picnic tables, barbecue facilities, toilets. Bring own drinking water, cooking water, firewood. No mobile phone signal.
Free entry - bookings required for camping
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Land of The Beardies History House Museum
Housed in the Old Glen Innes Hospital, this museum displays all manners of artefacts and documents relating to the history of Glen Innes. There are many records for those wanting to trace their ancestors who lived in the town and surrounding district.
Mon-Fri 10AM-noon 1-4PM, Sat Sun 1-4PM
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Mann River Nature Reserve
An excellent spot for picnicking, camping (reservations required), scenic views, fishing, and swimming. See Tommy's Rock Lookout on its walking track. Campsite has toilets, picnic tables, and barbecue facilities (subject to fire bans). No pets, no smoking. Bring your binoculars and cameras.
Free entry
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Mulligans Campground
Gibraltar Range National Park
Campground with flush toilets, picnic tables, wood barbecues (bring your own firewood) and gas barbecues (free), cold showers, unpowered camping sites. Starting point for The Needles walking track, Forest walking track, Murrumbooee Cascades walking track, Little Dandahra Creek walking track, Dandahra Crags, and Gibraltar-Washpool World Heritage Walk.
Entry: $8 per vehicle per day - see here for details. Camping: phone for rates - reservations required
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Pindari Dam
Camping, barbecues, picnic areas, toilets, shower facilities, fishing, water sports, boat ramps, bushwalking. Phone number is the Inverell Tourist Information Centre
Open 24 hours
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Raspberry Lookout
Gibraltar Range National Park
This lookout offers amazing views across the Bindery-Mann Wilderness Area, this place has been used for centuries as a vantage point. Bring binoculars and cameras. The weather here can be unpredictable as is it affected by both coastal and inland weather systems, so be prepared and bring appropriate clothing. Car park has pit toilets and picnic tables. Bring your own drinking water, take your rubbish with you. No pets. No smoking.
Entry: $8 per vehicle per day - see here for details.
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Sinclair Lookout
On the northern end of the Waterloo Range, this lookout has remarkable views of the country. Also a Driver rest area, it has shelter, picnic tables, toilets, and litter bins. Bring your cameras and binoculars.
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The Super Strawberry
A strawberry farm where you can enjoy treats made with strawberries and other fruits. Coffee available with coffee shop fare, a gift shop is attached.
Mon-Sun 9AM-5PM, closed Christmas Day
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Martins Lookout
Extensive views over Glen Innes - bring your binoculars.

Listings from the Wikivoyage guide to Glen Innes (CC BY-SA 4.0).