Sawn Rocks

Ancient glacial area. Toilets. Camping permitted.

A picturesque hamlet (population 168 in 2016). Picnics. Fishing. Sports Club. Annual Rodeo and National Campdrafting Championships on New Years Eve.

Once a traditional meeting area for the local Kamilaroi/Gamilaraay/Gamilaroi people, this area features 6 cultural reserves, Yana-y Warruwi walking track (3.5-km loop, hard, 2½-3½ hr), picnic area with car parking, toilets, picnic tables, barbecue facilities, fire rings (bring your own firewood), drinking water (boil first or preferably bring your own). Limited to none mobile phone coverage. Barbecues not permitted during Fire Bans. No pets, no smoking, Walking trail is possbile for handicapped access but still hard.

Offers bushwalks, crystal fossicking, a bush camp site, barbecue facilities and a gift shop. There is also panning and a small museum of mining-related artefacts.

Golf. Lawn bowls. Tennis. Restaurant serving Chinese and Australian meals.

Cinema and cafe built 1936 by three Greek businessmen. The cinema was closed in 1958 and remained unoccupied, the cafe became a Chinese restaurant. Both were bought by the local council and restored in the 1990s. The building now houses the tourist information centre, a museum to Greek history in New South Wales, and a live performance centre (residence of the North West Theatre Company).