Spring / Summer / Easter / Autumn

Stuart & Vanessa Herriman managed Southern Cross catered from 27 December 2025 until Friday 16 January 2026 and they may manage catered part of 02 till 15 April 2026 if there is sufficient demand.  Catered accommodation may be available at other times, with self-catered accommodation otherwise available to approved small groups – ASK – Request your booking now
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The Snowy Mountains is a beautiful place to visit in summer and autumn.  Southern Cross offers great fellowship, including short devotions at breakfast and short Bible discussions most evenings.  You can sit around and talk, play games, and there is also plenty of space to just quietly read and pray.

Southern Cross is accessible by car during late spring, summer/autumn, & sometimes early winter, making it a popular time for young families and the less mobile to visit.  Click here for more details on our facilities.

BEFORE your visit, do read Getting to Southern Cross including Kosciuszko Vehicle Entry Fees and we also suggest that you check out Kosciuszko Visitor Information including Thredbo-Perisher area maps and downloads and Kosciuszko National Park area maps and downloads.
On the way to or from Smiggins, you could consider visiting either or both the Cooma Snowy Hydro Discovery Centre and the Jindabyne NPWS Visitor Centre.

Per Perisher maps, Kosciuszko maps, including the new exciting Snowies Alpine Walk and Snowies Alpine Walk additional information, there are many day (and longer) walks within easy access of the lodge, including Mt Kosciuszko, Australia’s highest mainland mountain.  NPWS has been improving many shorter and longer walking tracks such as between Guthega and Charlotte Pass, Charlotte Pass and Perisher, and recently between Perisher and Bullocks Flat.  Bike riding, canoeing, swimming and fishing are possible, as well as admiring the High Country wildflowers.  On warm evenings in summer, many guests have enjoyed a barbeque at the Trout Hatchery near Jindabyne, or have watched the sun set over the Main Range at Charlotte Pass.  There are also various coffee shops, arts & craft in & near Jindabyne, and many other activities at Jindabyne, Thredbo and Crackenback Resort.

Or just relax at the lodge in quiet (even on New Year’s Eve) Smiggin Holes.