Jenkins Kitchen

Jenkins Kitchen is 30m from Lane Cove National Park Café, just above the weir in Lane Cove National Park.  The best entrance to use is the park entrance off Lady Game Drive. To get there from Sydney city centre:

• Turn right from Millwood Avenue into Lady Game Drive just before crossing the bridge.
• Take the first left into Max Allen Road on the northern side of the river.

Road quality

• Sealed roads

Vehicle access

• 2WD vehicles

Weather restrictions

• All weather

Parking

Parking is available in an asphalt carpark, just north of Jenkins Kitchen, including 1 accessible parking space.

By bike

Cyclists can use Max Allen Road, and store bikes at Lane Cove National Park Cafe.

By public transport

Lane Cove National Park is accessible from North Ryde station and by bus from Chatswood station.

Ambulant flush toilets and picnic tables are available at Jenkins Hill picnic area, which you can reach along a 20m concrete footpath from Jenkins Kitchen.

Cafe/kiosk

Drinking water

Seats and resting points

There's a timber bench seat with backrest just south of Jenkins Kitchen at the end of Heritage walk.

• Jenkins Kitchen factsheet
• Jenkins Kitchen map (3.5MB pdf)

Disability access level - medium

Jenkins Kitchen can be reached along step-free concrete and hard-packed ground pathways.

Once you reach the kitchen, there's a wide, paved area around the building. Inside, the kitchen is flat and step-free.

• You may need assistance to enter the building -  there's a single door with a single step, and the doorway is too narrow to fit a wheelchair.
• There's a timber bench seat with a backrest south of the kitchen where you can rest
• There's 1 accessible parking space in the carpark
• There are ambulant toilets and picnic tables at Jenkins Hill picnic area, a 20m walk from the kitchen along a concrete path.