National Parks of Sydney Australia
Royal
National
Park
Situated
on
the
southern
outskirts
of
Sydney,
the
Royal
National
Park
is
the
second
oldest
National
Park
in
the
world.
A
railway
station
between
Loftus
and
Bundeena
on
the
suburban
Illawarra
line
provides
easy
access
to
the
park.
Alternatively,
a
ferry
operates
from
Cronulla
near
the
railway
station to
Bundeena.
Lace
up
your
walking
shoes
and
discover
secluded
beaches
and
typical
"Aussie
Bush".
Kur-ing-gai
Chase
National
Park
On
the
northside,
this
park
preserves
sandstone
cliffs,
eucalypts
and
pockets
of
rainforest
on
the
shores
of
Pittwater
and
Broken
Bay.
Take
the
ferry
each
Saturday
and
Sunday
from
Palm
Beach
to
Bobbin
Head
or
hire
a
houseboat
from
Akuna
Bay
or
Bobbin
Head.
Picnic
facilities
and
barbeques at
Bobbin
Head,
Cottage
Point
and
West
Head,
which
are
all
accessible
by
car.
Sydney
Harbour
National
Park
Just
15
minutes
from
the
heart
of
Sydney
are
rugged
sandstone
cliffs,
shady
walking
tracks
and
secluded
beaches.
Enjoyable
bushwalking
for
all
ages.
Hidden
beneath
the
natural
heathland
of
Sydney
Harbour
National
Park
lies
a
fascinating
history.
Daily
tours
explore
"Pinchgut
Island"
which
was
once
used
as
an
open-air
prison,
transformed
into
a
gun
battery
and
adopted
as
the
site
for
Australia's
only
Martello
Tower,
to
become
Fort
Denison.
Special
tours
explore
the
historic
Quarantine
Station
(above)
and
the
tunnels
and
gun
emplacements
that
were
also
once
part
of
the Sydney
Harbour
Defence
system.
At
La
Perouse
the
historic
Cable
Station
(1882)
houses
an
Aboriginal
Art
Gallery
and
the
worldclass
La
Perouse
Museum,
commemorating
the
voyage
of
the
French
Navigator
La
Perouse.
For
further
information:
National
Parks
and
Wildlife
Services,
Cadman's
Cottage,
110
George
Street,
The
Rocks
Photo courtesy - Tourism NSW
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