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Cattai National Park

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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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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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Fibrosa Pavilion, Rouse Hill Regional Park. Photo: John Yurasek

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Fibrosa and Crebra Pavilions

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Mill Creek picnic area, Dharug National Park. Photo: John Yurasek © OEH

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Mill Creek picnic area

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Family picnic and adventure playground area overlooking a toddlers' play space in Rouse Hill Regional Park. Photo: John Yurasek © OEH

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Rouse Hill picnic area and playground

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The green, tree-lined space of Mitchell Park picnic area, Cattai National Park. Photo: Cameron Wade/the photographer

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Mitchell Park picnic area

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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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Nearby things to do

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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Cyclist on the Old Great North Road Bike Road. Photo: David Benson

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Old Great North Road bike ride

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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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Womerah Range trail, Parr State Conservation Area. Photo: John Spencer/NSW Government

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Womerah Range trail

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Greater Blue Mountains drive, Blue Mountains National Park. Photo: Hamilton Lund/Destination NSW

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Greater Blue Mountains drive

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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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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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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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Bridge on Shepherds Gully circuit in Yengo National Park. Photo credit: Sarah Brookes © DPIE

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Shepherds Gully circuit

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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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Bobbin Head Visitor Centre and the scenic rocky cliff and rainforest surrounds in Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park. Photo: John Spencer © DCCEEW

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Bobbin Head Visitor Centre

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Devines Hill loop track, Dharug National Park.

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Devines Hill loop

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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 visitor stands at the info desk talking to a volunteer at Kalkari Discovery Centre, Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park. Photo: Johny Spencer © DCCEEW

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Kalkari Discovery Centre

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Close up of the white star-shaped flowers of the threatened Haloragodendron lucasii plant. Photo: Chantelle Doyle © UNSW

Immersive stories

Kalkari discovery self-guided audio tour

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Two women sit on a timber bench while enjoying views at Kalkari lookout in Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park. Photo: Johny Spencer © DCCEEW

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Kalkari discovery trail

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Longneck Lagoon walking track. Photo: John Spencer © OEH

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Longneck Lagoon 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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Rouse Hill estate walk, Rouse Hill Regional Park. Photo: Helen Ord

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Rouse Hill Estate walk

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Restored Heritage Building, Scheyville National Park. Photo: John Spencer

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Scheyville Camp precinct

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Scheyville National Park, Horseriding trails. Photo: John Spencer/NSW Government

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Scheyville horse riding trails

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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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An eastern pygmy-possum curled up asleep in a nest of eucalypt leaves. Photo: Sue Brookhouse © Sue Brookhouse

Immersive stories

Sydney native habitats in 360

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Lower Grose Valley views, Vale of Avoca lookout, Blue Mountains National Park. Photo: Elinor Sheargold/OEH

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Vale of Avoca lookout

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A group of people looking through their binoculars on an Eagle-Eye Tours birdwatching trip. Credit: Scott Roberts © Eagle-Eye Tours

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17-day birding tour in eastern Australia

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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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Blue Mountains National Park. Photo: Jeremy Little/OEH

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Blue Mountains Aboriginal culture experience

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Mountain gum, Blue Mountains bushfire recovery tour. Photo: Adam Klumper/DPIE

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Blue Mountains bushfire recovery tour

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A group of people at a lookout in the Blue Mountains. Photo © Damien McClellan

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Blue Mountains private eco tour

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The Three Sisters in Blue Mountains National Park. Photo © Get Lost Travel Group

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Blue Mountains sunset and wilderness tour

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The view of the Hawkesbury River from Canoelands Ridge horse riding trail in Marramarra National Park. Photo: John Spencer © DPIE

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Canoelands Ridge horse riding trail

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View of grass tree spikes above Berowra Creek, Coba Ridge, Marramarra National Park. Photo: Tegan Burton

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Coba Ridge to Collingridge Point walking track

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Camplete camping set up with dining area and hammock. Photo: Clement Chan © Camplete

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Complete camping experience in the Blue Mountains

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Composite image of Indigenous man. Photo: Erin Brown © Natcha Tong Nong Ga

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Connect to Country in Ku-ring-gai National Park

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View of a bushwalker with a back pack in forest surrounds. Photo credit: Simone Cottrell © DPIE

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Disability inclusive adventure tours

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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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Hikeandseek NSW guided tour in Wollemi National Park Photo: Dan-il Jee © Hikeandseek NSW

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Explore Wollemi's wonders guided 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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An overhanging sandstone rock cavern, Great North walk, Berowra Valley National Park. Photo: Nick Cubbin © DPE

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Great North walk stage 3: Across the watershed

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The Galston Gorge Creek bed and bridge in the Berowra Valley National Park. Photo: Nick Cubbin.

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Great North walk stage 4: Into the gorge

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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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View of the Grose Valley with cliff in background. Photo © Andrew Mitchell

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Grose Valley wild wander tour

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

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Hawkesbury to harbour walk: Stage 1

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

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Hawkesbury to harbour walk: Stage 2

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A pair of women on horseback make a river crossing. Photo credit: Andrew Cooney © Glenworth Valley Outdoor Adventures

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Horse riding adventures in Popran National Park

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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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Two people kissing with view of Blue Mountains in background. Photo © Blue Mountains Picnics.

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Luxury picnics in the Blue Mountains

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2 laughing YouthAdvance instructors, with a group of young people smiling and posing in the background in a forest setting. Photo credit: Keith McReynolds © YouthAdvance

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Marramarra adventurous journeys with YouthAdvance

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A man and woman walk along raised boardwalk on Rainforest walking track, Cattai National Park. Photo: John Spencer © OEH

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Mitchell Park walking tracks

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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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A pair of black cockatoos flying through the air. Credit: Mike Barrow © Aussie Bird Tours

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Northern Beaches half-day birding tour

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Traditional Aboriginal bush tucker, Sustainable toolkit tour: Blue Mountains. Photo: Lee Middleton © DPIE

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Sustainable toolkit tour: Blue Mountains

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Three people wearing hats looking at ocean view at West Head. Photo © Graeme Clarke

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Sydney coastal gems multi-day tour

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Roam adventures and training guided tour Wollemi National Park. Photo: Ben Sanford © Roam Adventures and Training

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Wollemi camping and canyoning expeditions

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Mount Yengo at sunset in Yengo National Park. Photo credit: Leanne King © Wollombi Aboriginal Cultural Experiences and Consultancy

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Wollombi Aboriginal culture tours and camps

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A woman on a guided tour with Serotonin Running at a cave entrance in Blue Mountains National Park. Photo: Elouise Peach © Serotonin Running

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Women's Blue Mountains trail running sessions

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Barnetts lookout. Photo: John Yurasek

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Barnetts lookout

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Dubbo Gully loop trail, Dharug National Park. Photo: Nick Cubbin

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Dubbo Gully loop

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Grass Tree circuit, Dharug National Park. Photo: John Yurasek © OEH

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Grass Tree circuit

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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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Grass tree along 11km walking track, Dharug National Park. Photo: John Yurasek © DPIE

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11km walking track

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

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Bellamy fire trail

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Browns Forest loop trail, Dalrymple-Hay Nature Reserve. Photo: John Spencer © OEH

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Browns Forest loop trail

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Marramarra National Park, Canoelands Ridge track. Photo: John Spencer © OEH

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Canoelands Ridge walking track

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Historic grain silos, Cattai National Park. Photo: Photo: John Yurasek

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Cattai Homestead and historic farm buildings

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Glenbrook Gorge track, Blue Mountains National Park. Photo: Steve Alton © OEH

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Glenbrook Gorge track

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Hawkesbury lookout, Yellomundee Regional Park. Photo: John Yurasek

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Hawkesbury lookout

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Marramarra National Park, Marramarra Ridge trail. Photo: John Spencer © OEH

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Marramarra Ridge to Smugglers Ridge walking track

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Migrant Heritage walk, Scheyville National Park. Photo: John Spencer

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Migrant Heritage walk

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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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Old Great North Road Walking Track, Dharug National Park. Photo: Nick Cubbin © OEH

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Old Great North Road - World Heritage walk

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Place of Winds walk, Berowra Valley National Park. Photo: John Yurasek © OEH

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Place of Winds interpretive trail

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Portal lookout, Blue Mountains National Park. Photo credit: Nick Cubbin © DPIE

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Portal lookout

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Second Ponds Creek walk, Rouse Hill Regional Park. Photo John Yurasek © OEH

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Second Ponds Creek walk

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View from Yellow Rock lookout, Yellomundee Regional Park. Photo: John Yurasek/OEH

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Yellow Rock lookout

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Man fishing in Blue Mountains National Park. Photo: Grant Hilder © Reel Fly Fishing

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Blue Mountains fly fishing

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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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Bright orange hairpin banskia, which volunteer weeding has helped to thrive, Cattai National Park. Credit: John Spencer © DCCEEW

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Friends of Mitchell Park bushcare

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Volunteers enjoying a camp dinner, Marramarra National Park. Photo: Tegan Burton/NPWS

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Gentlemans Halt bushcare camp

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An NPWS ranger shows junior rangers how to read a map of a national park. Photo: John Spencer © DPIE

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Junior ranger: Bobbin Head

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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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Marramarra National Park. Photo: John Spencer/NSW Government

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Marramarra Creek bushcare camp

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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

Parents sit outside their tent beside the Hawkesbury River while their kids play soccer, at Cattai campground in Cattai National Park. Photo: John Spencer/OEH

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Cattai campground

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2 campers sitting with their backpacks with their tents set up in the background. Photo: John Spencer/DPIE

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Colo Meroo campground

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Marramarra National Park, Gentlemans Halt campground. Photo: John Spencer/NSW Government

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Gentlemans Halt campground

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Marramarra National Park, Marramarra Creek campground. Photo: John Spencer/NSW Government

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Marramarra Creek campground

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Tents among the tall trees at Mill Creek campground. Photo: Sarah Brookes © DPIE

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Mill Creek campground

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Hawkesbury River scene of 2 kayakers in a double kayak, with a river boat in the distance. Photo: Rosie Nicolai/DPIE

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Twin Beaches campground

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Wheeny Creek campground, Wollemi National Park. Photo: Steve Alton

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Wheeny Creek campground

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Nearby parks

Visitors take in views from Echo Point lookout, Katoomba, Blue Mountains National Park. Photo: Elinor Sheargold © DPIE

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Blue Mountains National Park

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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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Kids playing at Jellybean Pool, Blue Mountains National Park. Photo: Steve Alton/NSW Government

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Glenbrook area

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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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Cattai River lookout, Cattai National Park. Photo: John Yurasek

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Cattai National Park

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11km walking track, Dharug National Park. Photo: John Yurasek © DPIE

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Dharug National Park

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View of Grose River from Faulconbridge Point, Blue Mountains National Park. Photo: Steve Alton/OEH

Park

Lower Grose Valley area

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Marramarra National Park. Photo: John Spencer/NSW Government

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Marramarra National Park

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Woman standing at Point Loop lookout, Muogamarra Nature Reserve. Photo: John Spencer/DPIE

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Muogamarra Nature Reserve

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Heartbreak campground, Parr State Conservation Area. Photo: Susan Davis/NSW Government

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Parr State Conservation Area

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2 black cockatoos in a tree. Photo: Ken Stepnell © DPIE

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Popran National Park

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Rouse Hill Estate Walk, Rouse Hill Regional Park. Photo: John Yurasek

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Rouse Hill Regional Park

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Aerial view of Scheyville camp precinct. Photo credit: Stuart Cohen © Stuart Cohen

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Scheyville National Park

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Morning kayakers in mist at Dunns Swamp-Gunguddy, Wollemi National Park. Photo: Daniel Tran/OEH.

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Wollemi National Park

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View from Yellow Rock lookout, Yellomundee Regional Park. Photo: John Yurasek/OEH

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Yellomundee Regional Park

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Valley view from Big Yango homestead. Photo: NSW Government.

Park

Yengo 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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Agnes Banks Nature Reserve

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Berowra Valley Regional Park

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Castlereagh Nature Reserve

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Comleroy Flora Reserve

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Dural Nature Reserve

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Maroota Historic Site

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Maroota Ridge State Conservation Area

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Mount Kuring-gai Aboriginal Area

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Mulgoa Nature Reserve

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Pitt Town Nature Reserve

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Wianamatta Nature Reserve

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Wianamatta Regional Park

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Windsor Downs Nature Reserve

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Wisemans Ferry Historic Site

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Yiraaldiya National 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
Cattai picnic area

Park info

  • in Cattai National Park in the Sydney and surrounds region

  • Cattai National Park is open 8am to 6pm from May to August and 8am to 8pm from September to April. The park may have to close at times due to poor weather or fire danger.

  • Park entry fees:

    $8 per vehicle per day (including motorbikes). Day passes are available from on-park pay machines that accept coins and credit cards, and you can also pay for your visit via the Park’nPay app.

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