Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Royal National Park
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Designated as a national park in 1879, the
“Royal” is the oldest national park in
Australia. It covers 16,000 ha (37,100
acres) of landscape typical of the Sydney
Basin sandstone. To the east, waves from
the Pacific Ocean have undercut the
sandstone and produced majestic coastal
cliffs broken occasionally by small creeks and some
spectacular beaches. Streams flowing north and east
have incised deep river valleys. Heath vegetation on the
plateaux merges with woodlands on the upper slopes.
The park is ideal for bushwalking, picnicking, camping,
swimming and birdwatching.
Waratah
Hacking River
Boating, fishing and canoe-
ing are common water sports.
Audley
A popular picnic area
since the Edwardian
era, it has a pavili-
on that was built
in 1901. Look out
for the 1920s
dance hall also
in the park.
Heathcote
Lady Carrington Drive
Named after a governor's wife and now
closed to vehicles, the road is crossed by 15
creeks and is delightful to walk or cycle.
It also leads to the track to Palona Cave.
The Forest Path
follows a circular
route, passing
through subtrop-
ical rainforest.
KEY
Main road
Walking track
CityRail station
Ferry boarding point
Garie Beach
is
a popular surf
beach accessible
by road.
Picnic area
Campsite
Werrong
Naturist Beach
Swimming
Parking
4
0 kilometres
Figure Eight
Pool
Viewpoint
2
0 miles
