 The park is located in the southeastern corner of New South Wales, southwest of Sydney, and is contiguous with the Alpine National Park in Victoria to the south, and the Namadgi National Park in the Australian Capital Territory to the northeast.The larger towns of Cooma, Tumut and Jindabyne lie just outside and service the park.The waters of the Snowy River, the Murray River, and Gungarlin River all rise in this park.