Parks in Sydney

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A Fig-lined avenue in Hyde Park
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A Fig-lined avenue in Hyde Park

Sydney is well endowed with open spaces, and has many natural areas, and open spaces, even within the city centre. These include the Chinese Garden of Friendship and Hyde Park (which is named after London's Hyde Park). [1] The metropolitan area contains several national parks, including the Royal National Park, the second oldest national park in the world (after Yellowstone National Park), which occupies an area of 132 sq km.[2] Completing Sydney's wide array of green spaces — the leader is the Royal Botanical Gardens, with its large amount of green spaces, lush plants and colourful flowers.

The following is a brief list of parks in Sydney: