Lake Lyell Recreation Park
Highlights
- Explore the stunning bush setting while enjoying a range of outdoor activities just two hours from Sydney.
- Launch your boat from the concrete ramp for thrilling water skiing and fishing adventures on Lake Lyell.
- Relax at picnic tables surrounded by nature, perfect for families and day visitors seeking a peaceful retreat.
- Enjoy powered and unpowered camping sites with hot showers and free barbecues for a comfortable outdoor experience.
Lake Lyell is a beautiful destination within two two-hour drive from Sydney. It provides visitors with access to the lake via a concrete boat ramp for water skiing, fishing, kayaking and general boating.
The park has both powered and unpowered sites, hot showers, free barbecues, and a children’s playground. It is a magnificent bush setting and is only 10 minutes from Lithgow.
The park also has a number of picnic tables, catering for overnight visitors and day visitors.
Lake Lyell provides cooling water to Mount Piper Power Station. Water is pumped from Lake Lyell Dam on the Cox’s River, about 20 kilometres from the power station to the Thompson’s Creek Dam, close to Mount Piper, which provides an additional 27,000 megalitres of cooling water.
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Disabled access available, contact operator for details.
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