Royal National Park is inland from the eastern coastline of Australia, just south of Sydney. It’s the oldest national park in Australis, and the third oldest national park in the world (after Bogd Khan Uul in Mongolia, established in 1783, and Yellowstone in the US, established in 1872). The park is characterised by coastal cliffs, secluded beaches and eucalyptus-rich bushland.
Curra Brook Waterfall in the Royal National Park plunges into the ocean, just below where the Coast Track crosses Curra Brook. Best views of the falls are from the Coast Track about 700m to the north.
National Falls is one of the most spectacular watefalls around Sydney. The waterfall has two separate levels, both with wide overhangs behind the plunging water.
One of the more remote waterfalls in the Royal National Park, Anice Falls is quite picturesque – but can only be easily viewed from above.
South West Arm Pool is a beatiful, deep secluded pool along South West Arm Creek in the Royal National Park. It’s reached from Winifred Falls by a short, off-track route.
Winifred Falls is a relatively easy to reach and picturesque waterfall and swimming hole in the Royal National Park.
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Burning Palms Beach is one of the many popular Royal National Park beaches. It can only be accessed on foot, via a few different bushwalking trails.
A very short walk from Sir Bertram Stevens Drive, Flat Rock Creek is a secluded and shaded natural swimming hole in the Royal National Park.
Palona Falls is an ephemeral waterfall along Palona Brook, near Palona Cave.
Curracurrong Falls is a unique waterfall in the Royal National Park, as it plunges directly off high cliffs into the ocean. On windy days, it’s also known to blow back up as mist, becoming a “reverse waterfall”.