ROYAL NATIONAL PARK - AUDLEY

 Visit Historic Audley Boatshed, Royal National Park

Australia's Natural Wonderland

(02) 9545 4967

The Royal National Park is situated on 15,080 hectares and was the second national park in the world. Walk the coast for magnificent views, or experience the variety of habitats, including heath, rainforests, open woodlands and estuarine systems.

• Enjoy historic landscapes and short walks to lookouts with spectacular views over the park. Wattamolla, Garie and Burning Palms are some of the most beautiful beaches in Australia. 
• Hire a row boat at Audley and take a leisurely paddle up Kangaroo Creek.
• There are kiosks at Garie, Wattamolla and Audley. Bonnie Vale camping ground provides basic facilities (fees apply), other camping sites are limited with bookings and permits essential.
• Visit the Visitors Centre for maps, brochures and information on things to see and do in the park. Take a Discovery Ranger guided tour to learn more about the national park.
• Activities: swimming, surfing, canoeing, beach fishing, bushwalking, bush camping and nature study.

The Audley Boat Shed hires kayaks, canoes, row boats, aqua bikes and mountain bikes in the Royal National Park, south of Sydney.

Visit Audley Boatshed, established 1893. Open 7 days a week, every day of the year, including Christmas day etc. Situated 30 km's south of Sydney CBD, just 5 km's south of Sutherland.

Come row a boat, paddle a canoe or kayak along Kangaroo Creek or the Hacking River, for a very relaxing time. The views are breathtaking. The kids will love the Aqua Bikes.

   For the more adventurous, you can ride a mountain bike along Lady Carrington Drive (a 20 km return trip, if you ride to the end of the fire trail). Lady Carrington Drive runs alongside the Hacking River, from Audley Weir to the Waterfall Weir, taking you through rain forest and lush bushland, which is a must for birdwatching etc.

  All welcome - groups large or small. Discounts for large groups. School groups are a specialty.

Getting there & away

• From Sydney, take the Princes Hwy south and turn off south of Loftus to the park’s northern end – it’s about a 45-minute drive from the city. If you’re driving north from Wollongong, don’t miss the famous 665m sea-bridge section of Lawrence Hargrave Dr between Clifton and Coalcliff, dangling out over the cliffs.
• The most scenic route into the park is to take the CityRail train (one way $5/3 adult/concession, one hour, half-hourly) to Cronulla and then jump aboard a Cronulla National Park Ferry (02-9523 2990; www.cronullaferries.com.au; Cronulla Wharf) to Bundeena (one-way $5/3 adult/concession, 30 minutes, hourly). Cronulla Wharf is off Tonkin St just below the train station. This outfit also runs Port Hacking Scenic Cruises (adult/child/family $18/13/50, 3hr cruise 10.30am Monday to Saturday, 10.30am & 2pm Sunday) through the summer, and some services in winter. Alternatively, Loftus, Engadine, Heathcote, Waterfall and Otford train stations are on the park boundary and have trails leading into the park. Loftus is closest to the visitor centre (6km).

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