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.
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”.
Only the concrete plinth remains of the Bundeena Trig Station. It’s in bushland next to Bundeena Drive in the Royal National Park.
The F27 trig station just off Bundeena Drive is believed to be destroyed.
The steel Maianbar trig station is situated on top of a water reservoir in Maianbar, near the Royal National Park
The Saddle trig station in in the Royal National Park is easy to reach, being right next to the trail down to Marley Beach.
A guide to discovering the trig stations hidden in national parks across Sydney.
An easy walk in the Royal National Park down the Costens Point Firetrail to Costens Point (you may be able to create a loop by continuing along the coast to Red Jacks Point).
Combining the Uloola Track, Karloo Track and Engadine Track, this walk traverses the Royal National Park from Waterfall to Engadine stations. It takes in the Uloola Falls and Karloo Pool, as well as the spectacular “Olympic Pool” on Upper Kangaroo Creek.
The best day hikes in and around Sydney, from coastal bushwalks to mountain peaks offering spectacular views.
Figure Eight Pool in the Royal National Park is popular natural rock formation. One of the access routes is a steep track down from Garrawarra Farm.