About the Site

Cataract Scout Park Logo160 Hectares of Adventure, Cataract Scout Park has been the site for two Australian and one World Jamboree. January saw 12,000 participants at AJ2001 camped at NSW's largest permanent Scout activities centre.

The site has also been used for hundreds of other events, ranging from major Scout and Guide camps, and major music festivals like Black Stump, through to training camps, outdoor education programs for school and getaways for corporate groups.

Cataract Camping Area Panorama

Facilities

The facilities at Cataract include:

  • Tailored programs for every group
  • Programs designed to fit curriculum needs
  • Trained and qualified professional staff
  • Excellent Catering
  • Variety of accommodation, from camping to bunkrooms
  • Unlimited camping area
  • 20 minute walk to Cataract Dam
  • Open air concert arena - hold over 15000
  • Waterslide
  • Challenge Valley Obstacle Course
  • Artificial Cave
  • Low Ropes Course
  • Huge bushland setting
  • Orientation Course (For both Junior and Senior)
  • 30 minutes to Wollongong Beaches and water activities on Lake Illawarra
  • Just 40 minutes south of Sydney

Map of Cataract

Map of Cataract

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