The McPherson State Forest (within which is the Warre Warren Aboriginal Place) and surrounding area contains a high density of indigenous heritage sites. They include some of the most spectacular cave paintings around Sydney.
A very long but shallow overhang with a series of alcoves, the Banksia Shelter in the McPherson State Forest includes two large Aboriginal paintings in red ochre.
- Number of motifs: 3
- Quality: 4/5
- Condition of art: Good
- Year first recorded: 1988
One of the most spectacular shelters in the McPherson State Forest, the Basalt Hill Shelter (also known as the "Big Cave") contains over 100 Aboriginal rock art motifs.
- Number of motifs: 125
- Quality: 4.5/5
- Condition of art: Good
- Year first recorded: 1979
- Originally recorded by: R Taplin
The Boat Cave (or Many Drawings Cave) has a large panel with male figures, a lizard and kangaroos.
- Number of motifs: 20
- Quality: 4.5/5
- Condition of art: Good
- Year first recorded: 1982
- Originally recorded by: Val Attenbrow
The Boomerang Headed Men Cave has a number of kangaroos and men drawn in white and red ochre. Many of the Aboriginal rock art motifs are quite weathered.
- Number of motifs: 11
- Quality: 3/5
- Condition of art: Weathered
- Year first recorded: 1979
- Originally recorded by: R Taplin
The Corroborree Cave has five men drawn in red ochre, depicted as if dancing in a corroborree.
- Number of motifs: 5
- Quality: 3/5
- Condition of art: Weathered
- Year first recorded: 1979
- Originally recorded by: R Taplin
Faint charcoal art in a low shelter above Ellem Gully, in McPherson State Forest
- Number of motifs: 3
- Quality: 1/5
- Condition of art: Re-grooved
- Year first recorded: 2023
A small overhang, the Flannel Flower Shelter in the McPherson State Forest has a number of Aboriginal drawings in charcoal.
- Number of motifs: 8
- Quality: 3/5
- Condition of art: Good
- Year first recorded: 1988
A charcoal drawing of a jumping kangaroo, in a large and open shelter in the McPherson State Forest
- Number of motifs: 1
- Quality: 3/5
- Condition of art: Good
- Year first recorded: 1979
- Originally recorded by: R Taplin
The Corroborree Shelter in the McPherson State Forest has over 100 motifs, including a row of 13 human figures with upraised arms.
- Number of motifs: 132
- Quality: 4.5/5
- Condition of art: Good
- Year first recorded: 1988
A small shelter with Aboriginal charcoal drawings in the McPherson State Forest, near the Crane Ridge Trail.
- Number of motifs: 2
- Quality: 4.5/5
- Condition of art: Good
- Year first recorded: 1993
- Originally recorded by: Warren Bluff
The Site of the Emus (or Bird Cave) in McPherson State Forest, a shelter with Aboriginal rock art, gets its name from three emus drawn in red ochre.
- Number of motifs: 15
- Quality: 4.5/5
- Condition of art: Good
- Year first recorded: 1978
- Originally recorded by: Jo McDonald
A shelter with spectacular Aboriginal drawings in the McPherson State Forest. Figures include snakes, macropods and an echidna in charcoal, red ochre and white ochre.
- Number of motifs: 39
- Quality: 4.5/5
- Condition of art: Good
- Year first recorded: 1993
- Originally recorded by: Warren Bluff
This sacred cave depicts generations of markings and drawings, with 857 motifs (mainly handprints) – the largest assemblage of motifs of any currently known sites.
- Number of motifs: 857
- Quality: 5/5
- Condition of art: Good
- Year first recorded: 1978
- Originally recorded by: Jo McDonald
A small Aboriginal rock art shelter, which contains a few areas painted in red ochre.
- Number of motifs: 3
- Quality: 2/5
- Condition of art: Good
- Year first recorded: 1978
- Originally recorded by: Val Attenbrow
Inside one of a series of three sandstone shelters along a low cliff-line are some Aboriginal charcoal drawings. The site also has six axe grinding grooves.
- Number of motifs: 5
- Quality: 2/5
- Condition of art: Good
- Year first recorded: 1978
- Originally recorded by: Val Attenbrow