The Popran National Park is a protected national park tlocated west of the M1 Pacific Motorway in the Central Coast region of NSW, about 56km north of Sydney. The Park is named after Popran Creek which flows through the park.
The Olive trig station is hidden in the bush just off the bushwalking track to the top of Mount Olive.
Emerald Pool Falls is a small cascade above Emerald Pool in Popran National Park.
Popran National Park has a high density of Aboriginal sites, with over 800 sites have been recorded (mainly engravings and grinding grooves).
A long rock overhang which contains numerous art motifs, including a stencilled hand, two macropod figures and some unidentified lines.
Under a small rock overhang near Mount Olive are some well-preserved cave paintings, including a wallaby and some indeterminate figures.
Axe grinding groves and remarkably well-preserved engravings of two fish alongside Hominy Creek near Emerald Pool
At the end of the 248 Track is a large rock outcrop, which has some faint engravings and what may be a stone arrangement.
Along the 248 Track is a long rock shelf protected by a series of timber logs; it’s hard to make out the individual engravings due to natural tesselation.
Exploring some of the cave art in Popran National Park, and a short walk down to the picturesque Ironbark Creek Falls.
A large shelter in Popran National Park, the Upside Down Man Cave has over 274 motifs, representing three engraving types.