The Brisbane Water National Park is a protected national park located in the Central Coast region of NSW, 47km north of Sydney. It has many bushwalks, and a large number of Aboriginal heritage sites.
The Mullet Creek Tunnel (or more accurately, culvert) was built in 1889 as part of the Sydney to Newcastle railway line construction. The historic tunnel is reached via firetrails and a bushwalking track from the Mullet Creek Trail down to the creek.
A shelter with Aboriginal rock art above the upper reaches of Mullet Creek, which has a number of motifs. As well as hand stencils, there are figures drawn in charcoal and red ochre.
A single anthropomorphic figure next to a waterhole, near the Powerline Trail
An informal bushwalking trail connecting two firetrails in Brisbane Waters National Park passes the Mega Cave – an enormous shelter under a tall cliff. Some navigation skills essential.
A short but very picturesque walk along Green Point Creek near Pearl Beach, which passes a waterfall and tranquil waterhole.
A weathered Aboriginal engraving on rock platform just off the Van Dahls Firetrail in Patonga.
The pristine and photogenic Pearly Ponds swimming hole (in Pearl Beach) is reached by a 30min walk along a rough bush track.
The Pearl Beach Waterfall is a picturesque and fairly secluded waterfall along Greeen Point Creek, near Pearl Beach.
An Aboriginal engraving site above Green Point Creek near Pearl Beach, which has very weathered carvings.
Weathered Aboriginal engravings on a tesselated platform near Warrah Trig. Figures include a speared fish.