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Captain Cooks landing place

Kurnell area in Kamay Botany Bay National Park

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Goat Island

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Cape Baily Lighthouse

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Fort Denison – Muddawahnyuh

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Hornby Lighthouse

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Strickland Estate

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Jenkins Kitchen

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Macquarie Watchtower

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Military relics at Bradleys Head

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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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Georges Head

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Happy Valley camp

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Grotto Point Lighthouse

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Nearby things to do

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Bradleys Head – Booraghee Amphitheatre

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Bradleys Head to Chowder Bay walk

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Bundeena Drive to Marley walk

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Cape Solander

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Forest path

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Great North walk - Lane Cove National Park

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Hermitage Foreshore track

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Karloo walking track

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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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Aerial view of the NYE firework display over Clark Island, Sydney Harbour National Park. Photo: Rob Mulally © DPE

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NYE Clark Island

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The view of the NYE fireworks from Shark Island, Sydney Harbour National Park. Photo: John Spencer © DPE

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NYE Shark Island

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The Coast track

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Oyster shells on Towra Beach in Towra Point Nature Reserve. Photo: John Spencer © OEH

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Towra Spit Beach

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Uloola Track, Royal National Park. Photo © Andrew Richards

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Uloola walking track

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Wattamolla picnic area

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Werrong Beach track

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View of the fireworks display at its height, Goat Island, Sydney Harbour National Park. Photo: Jennifer Mitchell © DPE

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NYE Goat Island

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

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Cape Banks walking track

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The view of the fireworks from Bradleys Head Amphitheatre, Sydney Harbour National Park. Photo: Grant Wolz © the photographer

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NYE Bradleys Head: The Amphitheatre

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View of the NYE fireworks from the Mast Precinct, Bradleys Head, Sydney Harbour National Park. Photo: Kelly Hulme © DPE

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NYE Bradleys Head: The Mast Precinct

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The Sydney Harbour fireworks, Athol Lawn, Bradleys Head, Sydney Harbour National Park. Photo: John Spencer © DPE

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NYE Bradleys Head: Athol Lawn

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View of the NYE fireworks from Strickland Estate in Vaucluse, Sydney Harbour National Park. Photo: Jenny Huang © the photographer

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NYE Strickland Estate

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Harbour view from North Head on a sunny day, looking over the South Head and the city in the distance, Sydney Harbour National Park. Photo: David Finnegan/DPIE

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NYE North Head

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Commemoration Flat picnic area

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Wedding Cake Rock

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Clark Island

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Couranga Track, Royal National Park. Photo © Andy Richards

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Couranga walking track

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Curra Moors loop track

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Garie Beach, Royal National Park. Photo: David Finnegan/NSW Government

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Garie Beach picnic area

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Nielsen Park

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Palm Jungle loop track

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Royal National Park Visitor Centre

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Shark Island – Boowambillee

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South Head Heritage trail

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The Nielsen

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South Head

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Middle Head – Gubbuh Gubbuh

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North Head

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Figure Eight Pools

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Bonnie Vale picnic area

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Bungoona lookout and path

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Burrawang Reach picnic area

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Carter Creek picnic area

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Commandment Rock picnic area

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Currawong Flat picnic area

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Fitzpatrick Park

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Governor Game lookout

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Gunjulla Flat picnic area

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Ironbark Flat picnic area

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Kellys Falls picnic area

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Kingfisher Pool picnic area

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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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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

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Reids Flat picnic area

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Ridge walking track

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Upper Causeway picnic area

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Warumbul picnic area

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Waterfall Flat picnic area

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Wattle Forest picnic area

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Yena picnic area

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Yeramba Lagoon loop track

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Banks-Solander track

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Henry Head walking track

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Two men share the Aboriginal cultural tradition of fire starting with visitors. Photo credit: Flash Point Labs © Tribal Warrior

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Aboriginal cultural cruise in Sydney Harbour

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Dobroyd Scenic Drive, Sydney Harbour National Park. Photo: David Finnegan/OEH

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Arabanoo lookout at Dobroyd Head

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Artillery track

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Varneys Bridge, a historic wooden bridge that crosses the Hacking River in Royal National Park. Photo: Simone Cottrell © OEH

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Audley heritage tour

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Bare Island in La Perouse, Kamay Botany Bay National Park. Photo: E Sheargold/DPIE

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Bare Island and Cape Banks ultimate day tour

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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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Blak Markets at Bare Island

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Bradleys Head guided walking tour in Sydney

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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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Kids looking through binoculars during a Bush Play School activity. Photo: Jodie Cooper © Bush Play School

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Bush playgroup activities in Sydney’s south

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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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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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Fairfax walk

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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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Travelling Barista food truck. Photo © Travelling Barista

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Food truck in Kamay Botany Bay

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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 group of people on a Sydney Harbour Tall Ships guided tour, with the Sydney Harbour Bridge in the background. Photo: © Sydney Harbour Tall Ships

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Goat Island convicts, castles and champagne tour

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Steps up a bush track along the Great North walk, Lane Cove National Park. Photo: Debby McGerty © DPE

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Great North walk stage 1: City to Fullers Bridge

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Red rowboats for hire lined up at the river ramp, Lane Cove National Park. Photo: Kevin McGrath © DPE

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Great North walk stage 2: Valley exploration

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Greycliffe House exterior, an elegant mid 19th-century Gothic-style house in Sydney Harbour National Park. Photo: John Yurasek/DPIE

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Greycliffe House and Nielsen Park heritage tour

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A group of hikers gather around tour guide perched on tree stump. Photo credit: Alex Musgrove © Nature Being Australia.

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Guided forest therapy walk in Royal National Park

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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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A family exploring the shoreline near Bonnie Vale campground in Royal National Park. Credit: Simone Cottrell/DCCEEW

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Guided nature walk: Bonnie Vale

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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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Two people enjoying the bush views on Cascades trail in Garigal National Park. Photo: John Spencer/OEH

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Hawkesbury to harbour walk: Stage 3

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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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People sitting down on a timber bench with their pram in La Perouse area, Kamay Botany Bay National Park. Photo: John 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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Kids nature discovery tour in Royal National Park

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Lane Cove National Park Cafe

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An NPWS ranger shows a little girl a small tree stem and leaves. Credit: Adam Hollingworth © DCCEEW

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Little lyrebirds: Royal National Park

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Views of Sydney Harbour and the city skyline on a Harbour Trax tour. Photo: Shaun Mittwollen © Harbour Trax

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Luxury 3-day Sydney Harbour hiking tour

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A group of cyclists taking a break by the beach with their friendly Bonza Bike Tours guide. Credit © Destination NSW

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Manly Beach sunset cycling tour

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Manly hiking tour

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Picnic

Rodd Island

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Royal National Park 2-day treks for youth

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South Head tunnels tour

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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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Aerial view of Strickland House in Sydney Harbour National Park. Photo: Gareth Pickford/DPIE

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Strickland House heritage tour

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Sydney Harbour kayak adventures to Goat Island

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Group of children wearing lifejackets and holding paddles pose for photo on beach. Photo: © Lands Edge Foundation Saltwater School

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Sydney Harbour school holiday program

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A Sydney Seaplanes plane flying over Bondi Beach. Photo: © Sydney Seaplanes

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Sydney seaplane flight and Shark Island picnic

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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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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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Group of people walking along The Coast Track with view of ocean and headlands in background. Credit: Emu Trekkers © Emu Trekkers

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The Coast Track and Figure Eight Pools experience

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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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Bakers Flat picnic area

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Casuarina Point picnic area

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Cattle Duffers Flat picnic area

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Cottonwood Glen picnic area

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Fiddens Wharf walking track

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Halfway Point picnic area

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Haynes Flat picnic area

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Illoura picnic area

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Koonjeree picnic area

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Kurnell Visitor Centre

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La Perouse Museum

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Moola picnic area

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Path through sun-dappled coastal woodland, with tree branches arching overhead. Credit and © Natasha Webb/DCCEEW

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Muru and Yena tracks

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Riverside walking track

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Shakespeare Point, Sydney Harbour National Park. Photo: John Yurasek/NSW Government

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Shakespeares Point

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Western Escarpment walking track

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Burrawang walk

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Child holds binoculars towards the sky as a Discovery Ranger explains what he might see. Credit: Adam Hollingworth/DCCEEW © DPE

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Junior ranger: Royal National Park

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A red-browed firetail in a tree. Photo © Rosie Nicolai

Immersive stories

Birds of Providential Point self-guided audio tour

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Boora Point walking track

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Burragula lookout

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The International Fleet Review at Bradleys Head in Sydney Harbour National Park. Photo: John Spencer © OEH

Immersive stories

Bushland secrets at Bradleys Head self-guided tour

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Cape Baily walking track

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Carpark

Garawarra Farm carpark

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A family on a guided tour talks with an NPWS ranger wile on a guided tour. Credit: Adam Hollingworth © DCCEEW

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Guided nature walk: Lady Carrington Drive

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Beautiful clear Mirang pool in Heathcote National Park. Credit: Natasha Webb © DCCEEW/Natasha Webb

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Mirang Pool picnic area

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A New Holland honeyeater. Photo: David Croft © OEH

Immersive stories

Wattamolla to Curracurrang self-guided audio tour

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Yiningma lookout

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Audley Dance Hall Cafe

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Bottle and Glass Point

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Bullawarring walking track

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Cawleys Road trail

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Chowder Bay – Gooree

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Cobblers Beach

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Collins Flat Beach

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Girrahween picnic area

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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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Harbour Bridge to The Spit Bridge walking track

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Jenkins Hill picnic area

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Lady Bay Beach

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Lake Toolooma trail

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Manly scenic walkway

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Mooray walking track

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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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Quibray Bay viewing platform

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Reef Beach

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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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Picnic

Tunks Hill picnic area

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Wallumatta loop trail

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Wolli Creek track, Wolli Creek Regional Park. Photo: John Spencer

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Wolli Creek walking track

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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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Skylight cave

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Audley boatshed

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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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Bush regeneration at Kamay Botany Bay

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Corporate volunteer program: La Perouse

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Corporate volunteer program: Lane Cove

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Corporate volunteer program: Middle Head

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Garigal bushcare

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

Itinerary

Itinerary: Sydney's cultural heritage

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Bare Island Fort, Kamay Botany National Park. Photo: Andrew Richards/DCCEEW

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Junior ranger: Bound for Botany Bay

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Lake Eckersley campground, Heathcote National Park. Photo: Nick Cubbin © OEH

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Lake Eckersley picnic area

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Lane Cove National Park bushcare

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Nielsen Park, Sydney Harbour National Park. Photo: John Spencer

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Nielsen Park bush regeneration group

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Royal bushies

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Wolli Creek bush regeneration

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Nearby camping and accommodation

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Hilltop Cottage

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Lane Cove cabins

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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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Weemalah Cottage

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Middle Head Officers Quarters

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Steele Point Cottage

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Gardeners Cottage

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Bonnie Vale campground

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Uloola Falls campground

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Q Station

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Reids Flat Cottage

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Kingfisher Pool campground

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North Era campground

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Nearby parks

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Lane Cove National Park

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Royal National Park

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Sydney Harbour National Park

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Garigal National Park

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Georges River National Park

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Heathcote National Park

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Illawarra Escarpment State Conservation Area

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Towra Point Nature Reserve

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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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La Perouse area

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Garawarra State Conservation Area

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Wallumatta Nature Reserve

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Wolli Creek Regional Park

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Aerial of walkers on Boora Point walking track. Photo: John Spencer © DPE

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Malabar Headland National Park

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Cadmans Cottage Historic Site

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Gandangara State Conservation Area

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Newington Nature Reserve

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Parramatta River Regional Park

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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

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.
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.
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Visitor centre

Kurnell Visitor Centre
21 Cape Solander Drive, Kurnell NSW 2231
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