Plan ahead to visit popular national parks near Sydney
If you plan to visit one of these popular NSW national parks near Sydney please check park alerts first. These locations can become very busy and will need to be closed at short notice if they reach capacity.
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Current rules on public gatherings continue to apply.
It's a good idea to visit early in the day before 11am, or after 2pm. If you visit outside peak periods you're more likely to enjoy parks with fewer people and more parking. If you arrive at an area where you can’t safely maintain physical distancing you'll need move to another location.
Royal National Park
- Figure Eight Pools
- Wattamolla picnic area
- Garie beach area
- Audley picnic areas
- Bonnie Vale picnic area
Sydney Harbour National Park
- North Head
- Bradleys Head Amphitheatre
- Fairfax walk and lookout
- Shelly Beach to Bluefish Track
- Collins Flat Beach
- Middle Head
- Georges Head
- Arabanoo lookout and Dobroyd Head area
- Bradleys Head to Chowder Bay walking track, including Taylors Bay walking track
- Nielsen Park
- Hermitage Foreshore walking track
- Milk Beach
- Queen's Beach
- Strickland House
- Gap Bluff
- South Head area
- Green Point
- Harbour Bridge to The Spit Bridge walking track, and the Bondi to Manly walk
Malabar Headland National Park
- Western Escarpment walking track
- Boora Point walking track
Kamay Botany Bay National Park
- Kurnell area and Cape Solander
- Walking tracks and beaches
Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park
- Barrenjoey Lighthouse area
- Bobbin Head picnic areas
- Resolute picnic area
- Resolute beach and walking track
- West Head area
- Salvation Creek picnic area
- The Basin campground and picnic area
- Illawong picnic area
- Akuna Bay boat ramp
- Apple Tree Bay boat ramp
- Sphinx Memorial to Bobbin Head loop walking track
Lane Cove National Park
- Picnic areas, including Jenkins Hill picnic area and Koonjeree picnic area
Garigal National Park
- Davidson Park picnic area and boatramp
- Flat Rock beach walking track
- Cassuarina walking track
- Stepping Stone Crossing walking track
Bents Basin State Conservation Area
Cattai National Park
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