In late February I decided a trip west of the great sandstone curtain was going to be in order, to get away from the rain!
My sister and I headed to Mookerawa, at the southern end of Lake Burrendong, an hour or so drive from Orange in Central West NSW.
When full, Burrendong holds three and half times as much water as Sydney Harbour, it wasn't full when we there but it's still an enormous body of water. While we were there on a weekday, which meant it was very quiet, the vastness of the waterway means a close encounter with a boat is almost completely out of the question! We were there for two hours and saw two boats, way, WAY off in the distance. We left Mookerawa at the same time as two other kayakers but we didn't see them again until we returned. Burrendong truly is huge.
Besides the serenity :) interesting highlights included several sightings of feral(?) goats, a floating dead snake and the rugged shoreline scenery.
Mookerawa is a State Park so you need to pay a small fee at the office as you enter, there are toilets (the cleanest, most well-maintained toilet block I've ever seen) and BBQ facilities and you can camp at numerous places around the shore (fees apply).
Best to pick up food and drinks in Orange (or whichever large town you are coming from), or grab some basics in Stuart Town.
Leaving from Mookerawa:
Goats:
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