Evans Crown Nature Reserve

Evans Crown is located three kilometres southeast of the village of Tarana. Access is from Honeysuckle Falls Road off the Lithgow, Tarana, Sodwalls Road. There is an information board at the start of the walking track.

The reserve comprises 425 hectares with spectacular granite formations. The summit at Crown Rock is 1104 metres above sea level. To the Waradjuri Aboriginal people, it was a special place of initiations and coroboree, and it continues to hold high significance.

Evans Crown conserves a range of native fauna. As a nature reserve the plants and animals are regarded as highly important. Recreational uses are only permitted if they don’t compromise the area’s vast natural resources.