Snowy Monaro Region

Enjoy fun outdoor adventures, explore a world engineering marvel and taste delicious produce in the beautiful Cooma region of the NSW Snowy Mountains.

You’ll find plenty of places to stay to suit various budgets, and the NSW snowfields are within easy reach.

On the Monaro Plains in the high country, Cooma is the largest town in the Snowy Mountains and home to the Snowy Hydro Discovery Centre.

At this fascinating centre are interactive displays on the Snowy Mountains Scheme, Australia’s greatest engineering project which generates hydro-electricity.

As well as Cooma, other charming towns to visit include Adaminaby to the northwest, Bredbo and Michelago to the north, Numeralla to the northeast, and Bombala and Jindabyne to the south and Nimmitabel to the southeast.

In warmer months Lake Jindabyne is popular for water sports.

The waterway is teeming with fish and is part of the Snowy Mountains Scheme, Australia’s greatest engineering project that creates hydro-electricity.

The town was relocated before the old township was flooded in 1967 to create the lake.

A short drive southwest is Lake Crackenback Resort and Spa, which offers a day pass for activities including golf, archery, mountain biking, fishing and canoeing.

There are 25km of mountain bike tracks and a pump and flow track designed by mountain bike world champion Caroline Buchanan.