Cooma, NSW
Cooma is the major town of the Snowy Mountains region and one of the state’s many “gold rush” towns. A hundred years after the Cooma township was settled by Europeans in 1849, it became the headquarters for the huge Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Scheme. Its historic avenue of flags represents the people of those 27 nations who came to the Snowies to help build one of Australia’s greatest feats in engineering. Cooma also became the centre of a winter tourist industry in 1889, with the opening of the railway.
Things to do and see around Cooma
Stop at the Snowy Hydro Education and Information Centre, the Aviation Pioneers Memorial, and Mt Gladstone Lookout with views of the Monaro Plains and the Snowy Mountain Main Range.
Visit the vast Deua and Wadbilliga National Parks to see native animals in abundance.
The Lambie Town Walk is an easy ramble (or drive) through local history, including Lambie Gorge, a site of indigenous cultural significance.
The Mosaic Time Walk in Centennial Park depicts life in the Snowy Mountains from its origins through to the present time.
The region is a popular trout fishing destination, as well as offering four-wheel-drive and mountain bike adventures.
Nearest Airport: Snowy Mountains Airport and Cooma Airport
Where to stay?
Popular Activities
- Golfing
About Cooma
- Locality: Urban locality
- Cooma Postcode: 2630
- State: New South Wales
- Region: Snowy Mountains
- Latitude: -36.23658
- Longitude: 149.12546
- Elevation: 798m
- Population: 6681
- Median Income: $31668
- Area (Sq/km): 97.838
- Timezone: Australia/Sydney
Accommodation In Cooma
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- Alkira Motel
- Alpine Angler Motel
- Alpine Hotel
- Australian Hotel
- Castanian
- Coffeys Hotel
- Cooma Bunkhouse Motel
- Cooma Country Club Motor Inn
- Cooma Gateway Holiday Cabins
- Cooma Hotel
- Cooma Motor Lodge
- Dodds Hotel
- Hawaii Motel
- High Country Motel
- Kinross Motel
- Litchfield Farm Holiday
- Nebula Motel
- Pacific Lodge
- Royal Hotel Cooma
- Snowtels Caravan Park
- Sovereign Inn Cooma
- Swiss Motel
- White Manor Motel
Tours In Cooma
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