Is Dingo Dell opened??

I phoned NPWS (Oberon) last Thursday, and they guarantee that the road is open and passable. Arrangements have been made with the private landholder.
Just check there is NOT a total fire ban before you light up the barbie !!!! A call to NPWS might just maintain good relations !!

I travelled to Dingo Dell just before Christmas and all was fine. Camping remains limited compared to previously, but space remains for plenty of campers - (guesstimate) 3/4 groups of up to 3 vehicles each.

Kowmung River crossing is passable with usual caution. When we passed through it was extremely fast and high due to recent rains, but both the Disco and Jeep were fine.

Can recommend taking Laings Road to bypass the caves.

Do respect the area and signs as whilst positive at present, the landowner has valid concerns about erosion from previous abuse.

The waterfalls near Dingo Dell are worth the walk / drive to reach them (via the approved routes!) I'm

In terms of cooking, if there is a fire ban, then you can still use gas if you have buckets of water near. As this isn't technically part of the National Park, I believe that you Park Fire Bans do not apply, however good sense would suggest you consider gas in this case anyway.

Limeburners remains closed indefinitely. I dropped a note to NPWS about it and their reply was as follows:

Limeburners Flat was closed off to vehicle traffic after Easter this year to allow rehabilitation works to occur on the badly degraded slopes around the Flats. Years of mis-use of the area by some visitors has caused significant damage to the vegetation and subsequently the water quality of Murruin Creek has suffered.
The NPWS Plant Crew carried out trail maintenance work on the access trail this winter and in autumn 2009 they will commence erosion control works on the slopes and ad-hoc tracks in the Flats area. The trail and camping area will remain closed till these works and associated revegetation works have been completed. At this stage I cannot put a date of completion down. Any updates on the trail re-opening will be posted on the park website at; www.environment.nsw.gov.au .
The decision to whether this trail remain closed or re-opens to the public will be made at a later date when a number of factors have been determined such as; NPWS/ SCA ability to control access in the area to ensure the bio-diversity and water quality is not compromised again and the gazettal of the Murruin Wilderness Area (proposed back in 1994).

So there you go!

Cheers,

Tim

Hi there
How did your trip go. Was it OK to go thru Dingo Dell open?? Is the road passable all the way from Jenolan to Wombeyan??
Cheers