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The Mann River Nature Reserve is a nature reserve located east of the Great Dividing Range in northern New South Wales, Australia. It is located to the south of the Gwydir Highway on the Old Grafton Road. The Mann River Nature reserve is cut in half by the Mann River.

History
After an intrest to protect the area, Mann River nature reserve was first created on 7 July 1985 and covered a area of 7,128 hectares. It is currently managed by New South Wales Parks and Wildlife Service and is still the same size as it was when first created. The park itself is set nearby the old Grafton road, which in its day was the major route between Glen Innes and Grafton. The road was first built after an interest of logging for red cedar became predominant in the 1840s.

Geography
As the Mann River nature Reserve is a part of the Great Dividing Range, the terrain itself is quite mountainous. There are a few creeks and rivers which traverse the nature reserve itself, the most major being the Mann River. The vegetation in the nature reserve is forests with native trees of Australia dotting the landscape. As the vegetation is forest, bushfires can start in the warm summer months, especially after a period of little rain. The nature reserve is home to many diferent varieties of Australian wildlife, including kangaroos, quolls and wallabies. The highest point in the nature reserve is Tommys Rock Lookout, which is set at an elevation of 1015 metres above sea level.

Mann River nature reserve is located 48km east of Glen Innes, 129km west of  Grafton and 73km north east of Guyra.

Tourism
Mann River nature reserve is a more unknown area to tourists when comparing it to other national parks, although there are camping facilities available. There are walking tracks to for visitors to view the park itself.