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Best Royal National Park Walks
With all these bushwalking options, it’s no wonder Royal National Park is a favourite escape for Sydney-siders. It’s a pleasure to share some of the best Royal National Park walks with you, after all, this park is where it all started for us. The only problem now is choosing which walk you’ll tackle this weekend!
Eagle Rock Royal National Park
Curracurrong Falls, or Eagle Rock in Royal National Park, is one of those rare waterfalls that sometimes looks like it’s flowing upwards. It can happen when the wind is strong enough to blow the water droplets back up before seemingly disappearing as mist. The churning ocean below shows the day’s wild weather. The waterfall is […]
Jibbon Aboriginal Midden
Walk down onto the sand at the western end of Jibbon Beach, Bundeena, there’s a sign saying “Royal National Park, A Dharawal Place”. But what is a Dharawal place? Dharawal were the Aboriginal people that lived in southern Sydney. What makes here any more Dharawal than the developed suburb of Cronulla across the water? The […]
A Rainbow of Sydney Wildflowers
You’ll find an abundance of wildflowers from mid-late winter in Sydney wherever you find native bushland. This means National Parks are ideal – try Royal, Lane Cove and Ku-ring-gai Chase National Parks. There’s a particularly amazing patch of flannel flowers on the Spit to Manly walk in Sydney Harbour National Park. A note on locations: Heathland is […]
6 Best Whale Watching Places in Sydney
Whale watching season in Sydney is a great reason for you to get on the winter woollies, get out of the house and head to the coast. There are numerous vantage points all along Sydney’s coastline but we’ve chosen the six best, most easily accessible and dramatic places to watch whales in Sydney. If you’ve […]
Royal National Park Cabins Open Day
Have you ever wanted to know more about the Royal National Park cabins? On the annual open day, hear directly from members of the shack communities for the National Trust Festival. You’ll hear how the cabins have been built and maintained by generations of local families away from the mod cons of 21st century life. […]
Australian birds and animals in Royal National Park
We are blown away by how beautiful guest Adrian’s photos are of the Australian birds and animals he spotted while out on a full-day Sydney coastal walk with us in Royal National Park. (Scroll through his images above by clicking the white arrows on either side of the photo.) Adrian’s images include a very cute Echidna and […]
Royal National Park cabins: Era
Getting There The most direct way to get to the Royal National Park cabin community of Era, is to drive to Garrawarra Farm car park then walk via a steep 2.5km descent on a bush track. If you think that’s tough, just think of the shackies who have to carry food, supplies and building materials […]
Little Garie Shack Community
Just around the headland from Garie Beach in Royal National Park, is the quirky cabin community of Little Garie. It’s one of four shack communities in the park. Built by families mainly in the first half of the 20th Century, before this area officially became part of the park, they’re a fascinating piece of local […]