Berridale heart of the snowies

Berridale sits in the heart of the Snowy Monaro, centrally located in the middle of three gateways, south to the snowfields, north to Canberra and east to the coast. A unique landscape of granite boulders scattered across the rolling Monaro plains, the ever changing colours of towering poplars line the streets of a charming and picturesque village that has everything... Whether you are on your way to the alpine snowfields or taking a scenic drive through to the coast, experience a warm township with plenty of atmosphere and heart.

Berridale is sometimes known as the ‘Crossroads of the Snowy’. In the 1850s when miners and prospectors were making their way to the goldfields at Adaminaby and Kiandra from the port at Twofold Bay (Eden as it is called today) they had to pass through the tiny village, hence the name.

Berridale is a small service town which lies on the main road between Cooma and the snowfields of Thredbo and Perisher Valley. It is 860 metres above sea level .

Berridale lies between Cooma (33km away) and Jindabyne (24km away) and is 432 km south-west of Sydney.

The Snowy Mountains Airport is half way between Cooma and Berridale on Kosciuszko Road.

William Oliver, who settled the area in the early 1860s and the Berridale Inn in 1863, named the town after his home in Scotland.