Kurnell Visitor Centre
Kurnell area in Kamay Botany Bay National Park
Overview
Kurnell Visitor Centre closed for upgrade
Kurnell Visitor Centre is closed until further notice because NPWS is building a new visitor centre in 2022. Learn more about the improvements being made here as part of the Kamay 2020 Master Plan Project or contact the local office by email.
Kurnell Visitor Centre is closed to visitors because a new visitor centre is being built in 20201-2022. You can still contact Visitor Centre staff for maps, history and advice by email or phone.
- Type
- Visitor centres
- Where
- 21 Cape Solander Drive, Kurnell, NSW, 2231 - in Kurnell area in Kamay Botany Bay National Park in Sydney and surrounds
- Entry fees
- Park entry fees apply
- Opening times
Closed to visitors until 2023. Email and phone contact only.
Kurnell Visitor Centre is in Kamay Botany Bay National Park, near Cronulla in southern Sydney. Visit Kurnell area to see how the area’s Aboriginal inhabitants lived at the time of Captain Cook’s landing in 1770 and find out more about Aboriginal people in the area.
Have a look at the welcome wall before heading to the picnic area or take Banks-Solander track. Take Burrawang walk and learn about the European arrival too.
Also see
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Commemoration Flat picnic area
Commemoration Flat picnic area is in the Kurnell area of Kamay Botany Bay National Park, near Kurnell Visitor Centre. This beautiful grassy spot is perfect for seaside family gatherings.
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Operated by
- Kurnell Visitor Centre
- CLOSED TO VISITORS. Email and phone contact only. Monday to Friday, 10am to 3.30pm. Saturday, Sunday and public holidays, 9.30am to 4pm. Closed Christmas holiday.
- 02 9668 2010
- npws.sydneysouth@environment.nsw.gov.au
- 21 Cape Solander Drive, Kurnell NSW 2231
Park info
- in the Kurnell area of Kamay Botany Bay National Park in the Sydney and surrounds region
7am–7.30pm August to May. 7am–5.30pm June to July.
Areas may have to close at times due to poor weather or fire danger.
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Park entry fees:
$8 per vehicle per day applies in the Kurnell area only. The park has coin-operated pay and display machines - please bring correct coins. The park also has credit card accepting payment facilities.
Buy annual pass
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