From early September (springtime) the Blue Mountains is something to experience with its blaze of colours and spectacular scenery that attract visitors and photographers from around the world. From May, the region changes to  the autumn hues that can be seen in the spectacular reds, yellows, gold and oranges leaves of the trees.

The Blue Mountains has long been renowned as one of the finest bushwalking areas of the world with the cascading waterfalls, breath-taking panoramas, rainforests, fern-filled gullies and the abundance of flora and fauna. The Blue Mountains National Park includes more than 240,000 hectares of dissected sandstone plateau, forested river valleys and deep gorges. The Park adjoins Wollemi National Park to the north and Kanangra Boyd National Park to the south west, making it one of the largest natural areas in NSW.

Check out our listing of Blackheath accommodation and Blue Mountains accommodation. In addition to our listed online travel guide information, contact the local tourism visitor centre for your destination for more attractions, tours, local maps and other information.