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6 Royal National Park

Designated as a national park in 1879, the “Royal” is the oldest
national park in Australia. It covers 150 square km (58 sq miles)
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. 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 J
in 1901. Look out for
the 1920s dance hall
also in the park.

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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. J

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1 Garie Beach is a popular surf J
beach accessible by road.
2 Figure Eight Pool
3 Werrong Naturist Beach
4 The Forest Path follows a circular
route, passing through subtrop ical
rainforest.
5 Heathcote
6 Cronulla
7 Jibbon Lagoon Key J
8 Little Marley Beach Main road
Walking track

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