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Garie Beach picnic area

Royal National Park

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Wattamolla Beach and picnic area, Royal National Park. Photo: Kevin McGrath/OEH

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Wattamolla picnic area

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Wide view of grassy parkland dotted with mature trees and picnic tables. Photo: Natasha Webb/DPIE

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Commemoration Flat picnic area

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A couple enjoying the view from a picnic table at Bonnie Vale picnic area in Royal National Park. Photo: Simone Cottrell/OEH

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Bonnie Vale picnic area

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Someone waterskiing in Georges River National Park. Photo: John Spencer

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Burrawang Reach picnic area

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Currawong Flat picnic area, Royal National Park. Photo: Andy Richards

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Currawong Flat picnic area

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Fitzpatrick Park picnic area, Georges National Park. Photo: John Spencer

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Fitzpatrick Park

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Gunjulla Flat picnic area, Royal National Park. Photo: Andrew Richards

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Gunjulla Flat picnic area

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Iron Bark Flat, Royal National Park. Photo: Andy Richards

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Ironbark Flat picnic area

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Kellys Falls picnic area, Garawarra State Conservation Area. Photo: Nick Cubbin

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Kellys Falls picnic area

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Kingfisher Pool picnic area, Heahtcote National Park. Photo: Nick Cubbin

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Kingfisher Pool picnic area

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Pool Flat, Royal National Park. Photo: Andy Richards/NSW Government

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Pool Flat picnic area

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Red Cedar Flat picnic area, Royal National Park. Photo: Andy Richards/NSW Government

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Red Cedar Flat picnic area

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Reids Flat picnic area, Royal National Park. Photo: Andy Richards/NSW Government

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Reids Flat picnic area

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Upper Causeway picnic area, Royal National Park. Photo: Andy Richards/NSW Government

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Upper Causeway picnic area

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Warumbul picnic area, Royal National Park. Photo: Andy Richards/NSW Government

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Warumbul picnic area

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Waterfall Flat picnic area, Royal National Park. Photo: Andrew Richards

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Waterfall Flat picnic area

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Wattle Forest picnic area, Royal National Park. Photo: Andy Richards/NSW Government

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Wattle Forest picnic area

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View of flat grassy area with picnic table and rugged coastline in the distance. Photo: Natasha Webb/DPIE

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Yena picnic area

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Cattle Duffers Flat picnic area, Georges River National Park. Photo: John Spencer

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Cattle Duffers Flat picnic area

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Picnic bench, Leacock Regional Park. Photo: John Yurasek

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Leacock picnic area

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Boat and jetty in Georges River National Park. Photo: John Spencer

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Morgans Creek picnic area

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Water flows over concrete Battery Causeway against a backdrop of bushland in Heathcote National Park. Photo: Nick Cubbin/DPIE

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Battery Causeway picnic area

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Nearby things to do

View to the ocean from Bundeena Drive to Marley walking track, Royal National Park. Photo: Natasha Webb

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Bundeena Drive to Marley walk

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The carpark with Cape Solander and ocean view in the background. Photo: Natasha Webb © DPIE

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Cape Solander

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Site of Captain Cook's Landing Place. Photo: Andy Richards

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Captain Cook's Landing Place

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Girl walks along a mossy log in a shady forest setting. Credit: Natasha Webb. © Natasha Webb/DPIE

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Forest path

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Rainforest and bridge, Illawarra Escarpment State Conservation Area. Photo: NSW Government

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Forest walk to Sublime Point track

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Bushwalker on the Karloo walking track. Photo: OEH

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Karloo walking track

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Lady Carrington Drive, Royal National Park. Photo: David Finnegan/NSW Government

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Lady Carrington Drive

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Bike riding on the Loftus Loop cycling trail. Photo: Andy Richards

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Loftus loop trail

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Maddens Falls lookout, Dharawal National Park. Photo: John Yurasek

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Maddens Falls

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The Coast track, Royal National Park. Photo: David Finnegan

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The Coast track

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Towra Beach Day Use Area, Towra Point Nature Reserve. Photo: OEH

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Towra Beach

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Uloola Track, Royal National Park. Photo: Andy Richards/NSW Government

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Uloola walking track

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Werrong Beach Track, Royal National Park. Photo: OEH

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Werrong Beach track

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Park sign pointing to Cape Baily lighthouse, set against a vista of ocean, rugged rocky coastline and bushland. Photo: Natasha Webb/DPIE

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Cape Baily Lighthouse

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Cape Banks headland, La Perouse, Kamay Botany Bay National Park. Photo: E Sheargold/OEH

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Cape Banks walking track

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Wedding Cake Rock on the Royal National Park coastline. Photo: David Croft/OEH.

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Wedding Cake Rock

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Couranga Track, Royal National Park. Photo: Andy Richards/NSW Government

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Couranga walking track

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Curra Moors loop track, Royal National Park. Photo: David Finnegan

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Curra Moors loop track

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Palm Jungle loop track, Royal National Park. Photo: OEH

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Palm Jungle loop track

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NPWS staff and visitors using the computers at Royal National Park Visitor Centre, Royal National Park. Photo: Simone Cottrell/DPIE

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Royal National Park Visitor Centre

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Figure Eight Pools headland near Burning Palms Beach, Royal National Park. Photo: David Croft/OEH

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Figure Eight Pools

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Bellbird walking track, Leacock Regional Park. Photo: John Yurasek

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Bellbird walking track

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Two people walking on the Bungoona Path. Photo: Andy Richards

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Bungoona lookout and path

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Governor Game lookout, Royal National Park. Photo: Andy Richards/NSW Government

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Governor Game lookout

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Kurnell Visitor Centre, Kamay Botany Bay National Park. Photo: Natasha Webb/DPIE

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Kurnell Visitor Centre

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Ridge walking track, Georges River National Park. Photo: John Spencer

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Ridge walking track

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Yeramba Lagoon loop track, Georges River National Park. Photo: John Spencer

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Yeramba Lagoon loop track

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Banks-Solander track, Kamay Botany Bay National Park. Photo: Andy Richards

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Banks-Solander track

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Views of Little Congwong Beach from Henry Head walking track. Photo: Natasha Webb/OEH

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Henry Head walking track

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Aerial view of Bare Island and the fort, Kamay Botany Bay National Park. Photo: S Cohen/OEH

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Bare Island Fort guided tour

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A rainbow lorikeet. Photo: Max de Beer © Malimbe Safaris

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Birding for beginners in Royal National Park

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Clapsticks. Photo: Tanja Bruckner

Experience

Blak Markets at Bare Island

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View of coastal rock formations with a winding boardwalk, ocean bay and coastal cliffs in the background. Photo credit: Kerry Martin © Lost and Found Adventures

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Bundeena to Marley gourmet walks at sunset

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View of Wattamolla with coastal bushland and sandy beach in the Royal National Park, near Sydney. Photo © M8 Explorer

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Bundeena to Wattamolla guided coastal walks

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Ocean view along the Coast track in Royal National Park, showing grassy vegetation and coastal shrubland under a partly cloudy sky. Photo credit: Brian Lichi © Youthworks Christian Outdoor Education

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Coast track adventurous journey for youth

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Gentle waves lap Congwong Beach, with Bare Island in background. Photo: Kevin McGrath/OEH.

Swim

Congwong Beach

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Historic grave surrounded by old wooden fence, on flowering heath with coastal bushland and ocean in the background. Photo: Kevin McGrath/OEH.

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Dharawal Resting Place track

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Aerial view of rock shelf with Figure Eight Pools, and rugged coastline in the distance. Photo credit: John Spencer © DPIE

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Figure Eight Pools adventure with M8 Explorer

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View of a young woman bathing at Figure Eight Pools in Royal National Park. Photo © Joe Bird

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Figure Eight Pools experience with Emu Trekkers

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People sitting down on a timber bench with their pram in La Perouse area, Kamay Botany Bay National Park. Photo: J Spencer/OEH

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Jennifer Street boardwalk

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2 people kayaking on a Bundeena Kayaks guided tour. Photo: Paul Robbins © Monde Photo

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Kayak tours of Bundeena and Royal National Park

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Tour group watching demonstration by Tim Ella at La Perouse in Kamay Botany National Park. Photo: Dallas Kilponen

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La Perouse first contact tour

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Detail of stone masonry and doorway of Macquarie watchtower, set on a grass lawn, with a pine tree in the background. Photo: Kevin McGrath/DPIE

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Macquarie Watchtower

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View of Minerva Pool from the viewing platform, Dharawal National Park. Photo: Amanda Cutlack/OEH

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Minerva Pool walking track

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3 people take part in a team building activity with Unique Team Building. Photo: Andrew Richards © Unique Team Building

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Outdoor team building in Royal National Park

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Fenced area with tomb and metal cross, on a wide grassy slope with Botany Bay in the background, near Sydney. Photo: Stacy Wilson/DPIE

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Pere Receveurs Tomb

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Sweeping view of coastline showing a sandy beach, coastal villages and hills. Photo credit: Andrew Sorokin © Sydney Private Guided Tours

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Private premium day tours on the South Coast

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Bushwalkers with backpacks walk along a pristine beach at sunrise in the Royal National Park. Photo credit: Mark Coulter © Collaroy Centre

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Royal National Park 2-day treks for youth

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A waterfall cascades over a steep sea cliff into the ocean in the Royal National Park. Photo credit: Greg Sommers © Sydney Nimble Tours

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Tailored tours of Royal National Park

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2 women walking The Coast track in Royal National Park with the ocean in the background. Photo: © Women’s Fitness Adventures

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The Coast track fitness adventures for women

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Youth trekking along The Coast track in Royal National Park. Photo: Alex Brown © Ausjourney

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The Coast track overnight hikes for youth

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Women trek along a rocky river bed using hiking poles. Photo credit: Michele Michel © Diamonds in the Rough Adventures

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Women's trek training sessions

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Lyre bird

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Happy Valley camp

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La Perouse Museum, Kamay Botany Bay National Park. Photo: E Sheargold/OEH.

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La Perouse Museum

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Path through sun-dappled coastal woodland, with tree branches arching overhead. Photo: Natasha Webb/OEH

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Muru and Yena tracks

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Sublime Point walking track, Illawarra Escarpment State Conservation Area. Photo: Nick Cubbin

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Sublime Point walking track

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Boardwalk and Maroubra Beach views along Western Escarpment walking track, Malabar Headland National Park. Photo: E Sheargold/OEH

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Western Escarpment walking track

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Family walking near whale bones sculptures on foreshore of Burrawang walk. Photo credit: Natasha Webb © Natasha Webb

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Burrawang walk

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Ocean views from a sandstone rock platform along Boora Point walking track in Malabar Headland National Park. Photo: Chad Weston?OEH

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Boora Point walking track

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A Park Connections bus at Garawarra Farm carpark. Photo: Busfleet Australia

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Royal National Park bus service

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10B cycling trail, Dharawal National Park. Photo: Nick Cubbin

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10B cycling trail

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Weir Cafe, Royal National Park. Photo: David Finnegan/NSW Government

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Audley Dance Hall Cafe

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Bullawarring walking track, Heathcote National Park. Photo: Nick Cubbin

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Bullawarring walking track

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Cawleys Road trail, Garawarra State Conservation Area. Photo: John Spencer

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Cawleys Road trail

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Jingga walking track, Dharawal National Park. Photo: Nick Cubbin

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Jingga walking track

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Lake Toolooma trail, Heathcote National Park. Photo: John Spencer

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Lake Toolooma trail

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Family bushwalking on Mooray track near ferns and gymea lillies. Photo credit: Natasha Webb © DPIE

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Mooray walking track

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O'Hares Creek lookout walking track, Dharawal National Park. Photo: V Harnadi

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O’Hares Creek lookout walking track

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O'Hares Creek lookout, Dharawal National Park. Photo: J Erskine

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O'Hares Creek lookout

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Quibray Bay viewing platform, Towra Point Nature Reserve. Photo: John Spencer/NSW Government

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Quibray Bay viewing platform

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Bushcare, Kamay Botany Bay National Park. Photo: David Finnegan

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Botany Bay Busy Bees

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Botany Bay busy bee volunteers. Photo: Ben Khan OEH

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Bush regeneration at Kamay Botany Bay

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Volunteers participating in bushcare, Bouddi National Park. Photo: David Finnegan

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Friends of Malabar Headland

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Burrawang walk, Kamay Botany Bay National Park. Photo: Andy Richards

Itinerary

Itinerary: Sydney's cultural heritage

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Hikers walking the raised path with views over the ocean and cliffs. Credit: Natasha Webb. © Natasha Webb/DPIE

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Itinerary: The Coast track

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Volunteers doing bush regeneration on a cliff at Marley Beach, with the view of the coast behind them. Photo: David Robson © DPIE

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Royal bushies

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Nearby camping and accommodation

A family enjoying the view from the balcony of Hilltop Cottage in Royal National Park. Photo: John Spencer © DPIE

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Hilltop Cottage

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North Era Campground, Royal National Park. Photo: Andy Richards

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North Era campground

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Four people walk towards Weemalah Cottage in Royal National Park. Photo: John Spencer/OEH

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Weemalah Cottage

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Family enjoying a drink by their tent at Bonnie Vale campground. Photo: John Spencer/OEH

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Bonnie Vale campground

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Lake Eckersley campground, Heathcote National Park. Photo: Nick Cubbin/DPIE

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Lake Eckersley campground

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Uloola Falls campground pool, Royal National Park. Photo: Andy Richards/NSW Government

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Uloola Falls campground

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Exterior of Reids Flat Cottage in Royal National Park. Photo: Rosie Nicolai/OEH

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Reids Flat Cottage

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Kingfisher Pool campground, Heathcote National Park. Photo: John Yurasek

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Kingfisher Pool campground

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Mirang Pool campground in Heathcote National Park. Photo: Nick Cubbin/DPIE

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Mirang Pool campground

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Nearby parks

Stunning cliff tops views over the Pacific Ocean in Royal National Park. Photo: David Finnegan/OEH

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Royal National Park

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Iluka Creek, Dharawal National Park. Photo: Lucas Boyd © OEH

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Dharawal National Park

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White faced heron. Photo © Jon Turbill

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Georges River National Park

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Kingfisher Pool campground, Heathcote National Park. Photo: John Yurasek © DPIE

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Heathcote National Park

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Bush plantlife, Illawarra Escarpment State Conservation Area. Photo: John Spencer © DPIE

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Illawarra Escarpment State Conservation Area

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Picnic area, Leacock Regional Park. Photo: John Spencer © DPIE

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Leacock Regional Park

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Wetlands, Towra Point Nature Reserve. Photo: John Spencer/NSW Government

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Towra Point Nature Reserve

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Boardwalk to Bare Island Fort, La Perouse, Kamay Botany Bay National Park. Photo: E Sheargold/OEH.

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Kamay Botany Bay National Park

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Bronze sculptures of whales behind Commemoration Flat picnic area, Kurnell. Photo credit: Natasha Webb © DPIE

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Kurnell area

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View to Bare Island, Kamay Botany Bay National Park. Photo: Andy Richards

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La Perouse area

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Garawarra State Conservation Area. Photo: Nick Cubbin © DPIE

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Garawarra State Conservation Area

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Stairs down to Maroubra Beach, from Western Escarpment walking track, Malabar Headland National Park. Photo: E Sheargold/OEH

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Malabar Headland National Park

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Lyre bird

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Dharawal Nature Reserve

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Lyre bird

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Dharawal State Conservation Area

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Lyre bird

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Edmondson Regional Park

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Lyre bird

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Gandangara State Conservation Area

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Get wild about whales

NSW national parks have the best vantage points to see whales during their annual migration, which takes place from May to November. Plan your next coastal adventure.

A humpback whale breaches the water off the NSW coast, near Sydney. Photo credit: Wayne Reynolds &copy Wayne Reynolds

 

NYE in Sydney Harbour

Celebrate the New Year with the best views of Sydney's famous New Year's Eve fireworks. Sydney Harbour National Park offers fantastic vantage points for a spectacular panorama of the city skyline.

NYE 2014 at Bradleys Head in Sydney Harbour National Park. Photo: John Spencer/OEH
Garie Beach picnic area

Park info

  • in Royal National Park in the Sydney and surrounds and South Coast regions

  • Royal National Park is open 7am to 8.30pm but may have to close at times due to poor weather or fire danger.

  • Park entry fees:

    $12 per vehicle per day. Seasonal ticket booths at Wattamolla and Garie Beach - cash and credit card facilities available. Please bring correct change. There's also coin and card operated pay and display machines to buy day passes.

    Vehicles over 8 seats: $4.40 per adult, $2.20 per child (per day). Students on educational programs: $1.10 per student. Teachers/educational supervisors: free (1 adult per 10 students).

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