Fitzroy Falls is the Southern Highlands’ showpiece: a single ribbon of water stepping off the sandstone escarpment and free-falling roughly 80 metres into the forested Yarrunga Valley below. It sits inside Morton National Park, and unlike many big waterfalls it asks almost nothing of you — the first lookout is a few minutes’ level walk from the car park.
Why Fitzroy Falls is worth the trip
The drama here is the drop. You stand almost level with the lip of the falls and watch the water disappear into a valley that rolls away in unbroken eucalypt to the horizon. After decent rain the flow thickens and the sound carries all the way back to the visitor centre; in drier spells it thins to an elegant veil, and the valley views take over as the main event.
The walks
From the NPWS visitor centre, an accessible boardwalk path leads to the main lookout in about five minutes. From there the West Rim track continues along the escarpment through a string of quieter lookouts — most day-trippers turn around at the first platform, so even on busy weekends the further viewpoints stay peaceful. The East Rim track on the other side of the creek offers a different angle across the falls and valley.
Know before you go
Entry is free, with a small parking fee at the visitor centre, which also has toilets, picnic tables and a kiosk. The falls pair naturally with Kangaroo Valley, a 20-minute drive down the mountain, or with Belmore Falls and Carrington Falls to make a Southern Highlands waterfall circuit. Details above are correct at the time of writing (July 2026).
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