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Browns Forest loop trail

Dalrymple-Hay Nature Reserve

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Nearby walking tracks

Bushland beside the Benowie walking track. Photo: John Yurasek © OEH

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Great North walk - Berowra Valley National Park

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Trees and ferns beside a walking track. Photo: Debby McGerty © OEH

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Great North walk - Lane Cove National Park

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An overhanging rock next to Lyrebird Gully track in Berowra Valley National Park. Photo: Jennifer Roberts © DPIE

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Lyrebird Gully circuit

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Views of Cowan Creek from the Sphinx Memorial to Bobbin Head loop track, Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park. Photo © Natasha Webb

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Sphinx Memorial to Bobbin Head loop track

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Birrawanna walking track, Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park. Photo: Elinor Sheargold © OEH

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Birrawanna walking track

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Gibberagong track, Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park. Photo © Andrew Richards

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Gibberagong walking track

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A person walking along the track, Mount-Ku-ring-gai track to Berowra, Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park. Photo: Andy Richards

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Mount Ku-ring-gai track to Berowra Station

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Boats in the water. Photo © Shaun Sursok

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Natural Bridge track to Davidson Park

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Stepping Stone Crossing to Cascades trail, Garigal National Park. Photo © Shaun Sursok

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Stepping Stone Crossing to Cascades trail

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Fiddens Wharf walking track, Lane Cove National Park. Photo: John Spencer © OEH

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Fiddens Wharf walking track

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Riverside walking track, Lane Cove National Park. Photo: Kevin McGrath © OEH

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Riverside walking track

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Apple Tree Bay, Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park. Photo © Andy Richards

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Berowra track to Apple Tree Bay

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Walker on Bellamy fire trail. Photo: John Yurasek © OEH

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Bellamy fire trail

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Walk alongside Middle Harbour Creek on Lyrebird trail in Garigal National Park. Photo: Natasha Webb

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Davidson Park to Stepping Stone Crossing walk

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Harbour Bridge to The Spit Bridge walk, Sydney Harbour National Park. Photo: John Yurasek © OEH

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Harbour Bridge to The Spit Bridge walking track

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A field officer and park visitor walking along the rocks on Manly scenic walkway with a view of Middle Head in the background in Sydney Harbour National Park. Photo: Simone Cottrell © OEH

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Manly scenic walkway

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Pipeline and Bungaroo tracks to Stepping Stones Crossing, Garigal National Park. Photo: John Spencer © OEH

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Pipeline and Bungaroo tracks to Stepping Stones Crossing

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Seaforth Oval Natural Bridge track, Garigal National Park. Photo © Shaun Sursok

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Seaforth Oval to Natural Bridge track

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Wallumatta loop trail, Wallumatta Nature Reserve. Photo: John Spencer © OEH

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Wallumatta loop trail

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Nearby things to do

A father and son go fishing next to a marina at Bobbin Head in Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park. Photo: David Finnegan/OEH

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Bobbin Head

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d'Albora Akuna Bay, Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park. Photo:

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d'Albora Akuna Bay

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A family and a group of friends at picnic tables in Davidson Park picnic area and boat ramp, Garigal National Park. Photo: John Spencer/DPIE

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Davidson Park picnic area and boat ramp

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View towards Empire Marina, Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park. Photo: Darren Vaux

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Empire Marina Bobbin Head

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Cycle from Pennant Hills park to West Pymble, Lane Cove National Park. Photo: Debby McGerty.

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Pennant Hills West Pymble fire trail

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Akuna Bay Marina, Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park. Photo: d'Albora Akuna Bay

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Akuna Bay

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Walker on the Cascades trail. Photo: Shaun Sursok

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Cascades trail

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Uncle Dean Kelly using traditional methods during a ceremony to connect to Country by the river near Bobbin Head. Credit: Elise McCarthy &Copy; DPE

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Connecting to Country at Bobbin Head

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Apple Tree picnic area, Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park. Photo © Andy Richards

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Apple Tree picnic area

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Bobbin Head Information Centre, Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park. Photo: Andy Richards

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Bobbin Head Information Centre

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A picnic and barbecue shelter surrounded by trees with carpark in the foreground at Carter Creek picnic area, Lane Cove National Park. Photo: Nathan Askey-Doran © DPIE

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Carter Creek picnic area

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Centre trail, Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park. Photo: Andy Richards/NSW Government

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Centre trail

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Commandment Rock picnic area shelter, Lane Cove National Park. Photo: Nathan Askey-Doran © DPIE

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Commandment Rock picnic area

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Laughing kookaburra sitting quietly on a branch. Corporate volunteers will help conserve the habitat of kookaburras and many other species in Lane Cove National Park. Photo: Nick Cubbin © DPE

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Corporate volunteering: Lane Cove bushcare

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Mountain bike rider on Serrata trail, Garigal National Park. Photo: Flow Mountain Bike

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Gahnia and Serrata mountain bike trails

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Heath and Bare Creek trails, Garigal National Park. Photo: Kim McClymont/NSW Government

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Heath and Bare Creek trails

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Kalkari Discovery Centre. Photo © Andy Richards

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Kalkari Discovery Centre

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Perimeter trail in Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park. Photo: Andy Richards

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Perimeter trail

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Sphinx Memorial, Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park. Photo: Andy Richards/NSW Government

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Sphinx Memorial

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Guringai Tours' Laurie Bimson with a family group of tour guests on an Aboriginal cultural tour. Photo © Guringai Tours

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Aboriginal cultural tours at The Basin

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A group treks along a sandy beach with their EcoWalks Tours guide, with the Sydney Harbour Bridge in the distance. Photo © EcoWalks Tours

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Bradleys Head guided walking tour in Sydney

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A pitched tent with chairs and a tent canopy set up on a grassy clearing, with bushland in the background. Photo credit: Damien McClellan © EcoTreasures

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Deluxe camping experience at The Basin

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An Eco Sailing Cruises boat on the river with shoreline and trees in the background. Photo: © Eco Sailing Cruises

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Eco cruises at Pittwater and Broken Bay

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Group of people on stand up paddle boards in Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park. Photo: Katie Brady © Pittwater Eco Adventures.

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Explore Pittwater guided tour

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Group of people in bush. Photo © Forest Minds

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Forest therapy walk in Lane Cove National Park

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A female walker stands on a wooden pathway that crosses the delicate salt marsh in Berowra Valley National Park. Photo: Nick Cubbin.

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Great North walk stage 5: Hidden valleys part 1

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Birds in the bushland in Berowra Valley Regional Park. Photo: John Yurasek

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Great North walk stage 6: Hidden valleys part 2

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Jerusalem Bay to Brooklyn Track, Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park. Photo © Andrew Richards

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Great North walk stage 7: Hawkesbury panorama

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View of man and boy paddling an orange double kayak, with more kayakers in the background. Photo © Manly Kayak Centre

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Guided kayak tours at Manly Beach

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Trip slow tour Sydney Harbour National Park Photo: Caroline Rutherford © Trip Slow

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Guided walks in Sydney's national parks

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View of chairs and table set for fine dining, against a backdrop of a sandy beach and sheltered bay. Photo © Andriana Papandreau

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Hawkesbury farm-to-plate oyster tasting tours

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Boat jetty, Garrigal National Park. Photo: Kevin McGrath

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Hawkesbury to harbour walk: Stage 4

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View of Grotto Point lighthouse at Middle Head, along the Spit to Manly walk, Sydney Harbour National Park. Photo: John Yurasek ©DPIE

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Hawkesbury to harbour walk: Stage 5

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The southern exterior of Jenkins Kitchen, Lane Cove National Park. Photo: Ryan Siddons © DPIE

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Jenkins Kitchen

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A woman in a wetsuit riding on a e-foil board across water with a blue sky in the background. Photo: Fliteschool Manly © Fliteschool Manly

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Ku-ring-gai Chase electric hydrofoil experience

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View of 2 sailing boats on the blue waters of Pittwater estuary, Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park. Photo credit: M Bryant © Go Beyond Tours

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Ku-ring-gai Chase guided bushwalks

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The Gone Bush Adventures team. Photo: Andy Richards © Gone Bush Adventures

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Ku-ring-gai corporate leadership experiences

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Alfresco dining area at Lane Cove National Park Cafe. Photo: John Spencer © DPIE

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Lane Cove National Park Cafe

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Lyrebird Caves in Berowra Valley National Park. Photo: Jennifer Roberts © DPIE

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Lyrebird Caves guided walk

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View of 2 people in a double kayak at the shore of a sandy bay, with boats in the background. Photo credit: Greg Moran © Pittwater Kayak Tours

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Morning guided kayak tours of Pittwater

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The view of Sydney Harbour through trees on a coastal walk with Urban Walks. Photo: © Urban Walks

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Multi-day Sydney Harbour guided coastal walks

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West Head lookout, Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park. Photo: © Andy Richards

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Scenic private tours of Ku-Ring-Gai Chase

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A couple walking downhill along a walking track surrounded by grasses, with blue sky and sun in the background. Photo credit: Ben Barry © Personalised Sydney Tours

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Spectacular Sydney Harbour National Park tour

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View of 2 people beneath a tent canopy at a secluded bay in Sydney Harbour. Photo © Exclusive East Tours

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Sydney top 10 hidden harbour beaches tours

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The Cascades in Garigal National Park near Sydney. Photo: John Spencer, © DPE

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The Cascades: Middle Harbour walk

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Ocean and coastal views from West Head lookout in Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park. Photo credit: Steve Hulme © Sydney Scenic Trails

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West Head scenic day tours

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A group of women on a Fittrek training session gather at twilight next to a rocky outcrop with wide views over park landscape. Photo © Roz Warne

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Women’s Fittrek training sessions near Sydney

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Bakers Flat picnic area, Lane Cove National Park. Photo: Debbie McGerty © OEH

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Bakers Flat picnic area

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A large picnic shelter next to trees at Casuarina Point picnic area in Lane Cove National Park. Photo: Nathan Askey-Doran © DPIE

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Casuarina Point picnic area

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Spacious, grassy Cottonwood Glen picnic area with a picnic shelter and picnic table in the background, in Lane Cove National Park. Photo: Nathan Askey-Doran © DPIE

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Cottonwood Glen picnic area

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Halfway Point picnic area, Lane Cove National Park. Photo: John Spencer

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Halfway Point picnic area

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Grassy Haynes Flat picnic area with a picnic shelter in the distance, in Lane Cove National Park. Photo: Nathan Askey-Doran © DPIE

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Haynes Flat picnic area

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Illoura picnic area, Lane Cove National Park. Photo: John Spencer

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Illoura picnic area

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Koonjeree picnic area, Lane Cove National Park. Photo: OEH

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Koonjeree picnic area

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Moola picnic area, Lane Cove National Park. Photo: Natalie Jenkins

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Moola picnic area

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Cobblers Beach, Sydney Harbour National Park. Photo: John Yurasek

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Cobblers Beach

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Signposts point the way to Grotto Point Aboriginal engravings off Manly scenic walkway. Photo: OEH/Natasha Webb

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Grotto Point Aboriginal engraving site

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Grotto Point lighthouse at sunset overlooking Sydney Harbour. Photo: OEH/Natasha Webb

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Grotto Point Lighthouse

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Playground near Jenkins Hill picnic area. Photo: John Spencer © DPIE

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Jenkins Hill picnic area

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Mount Colah Station to Pymble Station cycle route, Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park. Photo: Andy Richards

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Mount Colah Station to Pymble Station cycle route

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Picnic shelters and trees at Tunks Hill picnic area in Lane Cove National Park. Photo: Nathan Askey-Doran © DPIE

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Tunks Hill picnic area

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View of the New Year's Eve fireworks from Goat Island, Sydney Harbour National Park. Photo: Jennifer Mitchell © DPE

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New Year's Eve in Sydney Harbour

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Volunteers participating in Discovery tour, Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park. Photo: D Finnegan

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Chase Alive Discovery program

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Volunteers participate in bush regeneration day, Lane Cove National Park. Photo: Michele Cooper/OEH

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Lane Cove National Park bushcare

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Views from Barrenjoey headland, Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park. Photo: David Finnegan

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Pittwater Bush regeneration

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Nearby camping and accommodation

Aerial view of Middle Head Officers Quarters with Sydney Harbour in the background. Photo: John Spencer/DPIE Special Offer

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Middle Head Officers Quarters

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Two people walking up their stairs towards their cabin at Lane Cove cabins. Photo: Caravel Content/OEH

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Lane Cove cabins

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Caravans parked on either side of the road at Lane Cove caravan park. Photo: Claire Franklin/OEH

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Lane Cove caravan park

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Views of a luxurious tent at Lane Cove Holiday Park - Tandara, lit up at night. Photo: OEH

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Lane Cove glamping

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Two people walking to Barrenjoey Lighthouse, admiring coastal views over Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park. Photo: David Finnegan/OEH

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Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park

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People kayaking on Lane Cove River, Lane Cove National Park. Photo: OEH/Caravel Content

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Lane Cove National Park

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South Head in Sydney Harbour National Park. Photo: David Finnegan © DPIE

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Sydney Harbour National Park

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Berowra creek, Berowra Valley National Park. Photo: John Yurasek

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Berowra Valley National Park

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Family enjoying a picnic on the grass at Davidson Park picnic area in Garigal National Park. Photo: John Spencer/OEH

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Garigal National Park

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Lush rainforest, Dalrymple-Hay Nature Reserve. Photo: John Spencer © DPIE

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Dalrymple-Hay Nature Reserve

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Wallumatta loop trail, Wallumatta Nature Reserve. Photo: John Spencer © DPIE

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Wallumatta Nature Reserve

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Lyre bird

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Berowra Valley Regional Park

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Mount Kuring-gai Aboriginal Area

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Newington Nature Reserve

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Google Trekker at Cape Byron State Conservation Area. Photo: J Spencer/OEH.

 

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WilderQuest activity at Blue Gum Hills Regional Park. Photo: Shani Milgate/OEH
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