NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) is part of Department of Planning, Industry and Environment. NPWS manages more than 870 NSW national parks and reserves, covering over 7 million hectares of land.
A very short walk on an unmarked trail takes you to the top of Elephant Rock, which offers some of the best views on the Central Coast.
The Howe Aboriginal Area is one of the most important ceremonial Aboriginal rock engraving sites in the Sydney area. Figures includes an enormous Daramulan and three Rainbow-Serpents.
An Aboriginal engraving of an indeterminate figure, above Patonga Drive and near a large whale engraving.
An Aboriginal engraving of a man with upstretched hands on a sloping rock platform; nearby are three mundoes and some unfinished figures.
Two Aboriginal engravings on Elephant Rock near Patonga, including an intriguing carving of an ant, spider or “indeterminate bag-like object”…
An Aboriginal engraving of a male figure on a long rock platform near Elephant Rock.
An Aboriginal engraving of a single, broad fish on a small rock platform between Warrah Trig Road and Patonga Drive.
An Aboriginal engraving of an enormous whale (8 metres in length) which appears to be blowing bubbles. The site is part of the Warrah Sanctuary group.
An Aboriginal engraving site with a small man, who has a curved line running from his ankle. It’s part of the Warrah Sanctuary group.
A series of six Aboriginal engraving sites within the Warrah Sanctuary (now Brisbane Water National Park) which were documented by McCarthy.