 Fees apply, a locked gate key and permit are essential to use this trail with a vehicle.The Riverside Trail was opened in April 1997 to permit vehicle access to the Macleay Gorges area.The road down to the river shows the diversity of flora as you drop in elevation and visitors can experience groves of native hibiscus ("Hibiscus heterophyllus") and get to see river bank terraces shaded with large, fuzzy box ("Eucalyptus conica").