Club House Hotel

The Club House Hotel was built in 1913 and is located in the main street of Peak Hill. In the lively Gold mining days, the hotel was known for it’s furnishings and the table goods, liquors and cigars – all were of the finest quality.

Peak Hill Art Gallery

Building on the culture of creativity in the town, the Peak Hill Art Gallery has a collection of paintings, woodwork, metalwork, ceramics and more!

Bushman’s Hill

Located on the Newell Highway and Wentworth Street, Parkes, Bushman’s Hill is a great place to explore being the site of one of Parkes’ first gold mines, which operated over 100 years ago.

Peak Hill Open Cut Experience

The Peak Hill Open Cut Gold Mine is located near the Centre of town off Mingelo Street, the mine features 5 spectacular open cuts, walking trails and viewing platforms. The gold mine is open 7 days for self-guided tours, group bookings available by phoning the Parkes Visitor Information Centre on 02 6862 6000.

Memorial Hill

Memorial Hill is the most spectacular view of around Parkes. With a 360 degree view of the town and it’s countryside, the hill with the best view of our beautiful area s the perfect spot to sit and enjoy lunch or to come and appreciate the sunset. Memorial Hill is the most visible landmark in […]

Kelly Reserve

Kelly Reserve is located on the Newell Highway in Parkes and is the perfect spot to take a picnic breakfast inder the covered BBQ area with picnic facilities, play equipment for the kids and an idyllic view of Bushman’s dam and wildlife. 3075 ‘S’ Class steam locomotive stands as a memorial of the magnificent contribution […]

Peak Hill

The town with a heart of gold lives up to it’s name in the amazing open cut experience of a deserted gold mine. Located near the centre of town on Mingelo Street, Peak Hill’s historic tourist gold mine features five spectacular open cuts, walking trails and viewing platforms. The tour is self guided and is […]

Goobang National Park

One of the state’s newest national parks is located 30kms North-East of Parkes. It is approximately 42,600 hectares in size, 55kms ling and ranges from a width of 200m to 20kms. Goobang National Park can be accessed via a number of different roads, including the Tomingley-Yeoval Road in the north, the Parkes-Manildra Road in the […]

Henry Parkes Centre

Featuring The King’s Castle Elvis Exhibit, Parkes Motor Museum, Henry Parkes Museum (traditional history collection), Antique Machinery Collection and Moat Cottage interactive exhibit, the Centre is a major tourist attraction for Parkes.

CSIRO Parkes Radio Telescope

The Dish (CSIRO Parkes Radio Telescope) is one of Australia’s most prominent landmarks with an amazing history! The Visitors Discovery Centre has many displays, hands on exhibits and a 3D theatre featuring programs on space and astronomy. It’s a must-see attracting for anyone visiting NSW.