Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park

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IUCN Category II (National Park)
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Location: New South Wales
Nearest city: Sydney
Coordinates: 33°39′3.6″S, 151°12′3.6″E
Area: 154 km²
Established: October 1, 1967
Total Visitation: 2 Million (in 2001)
Governing body: NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service

Ku-ring-gai Chase is a national park in New South Wales (Australia), 25 km north of Sydney located largely within the Ku-ring-gai, Hornsby, Warringah and Pittwater municipal areas. Ku-ring-gai Chase is also officially classed as a suburb by the Geographical Names Board of NSW.

The park is one of the most accessible in Australia, and this combined with its beautiful river and bushland setting make it one of the most popular. It has picnic, boating, fishing and walking possibilities, and is famous for its beautiful Aboriginal Rock Engravings. The park is located where the Hawkesbury River meets the Tasman Sea.

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[edit] Facilities

[edit] Bobbin Head

Located on Cowan Creek, this is a large and popular family picnic area. It is good for fishing, and is the starting point for walks.

  • Extensive Parking
  • Shop
  • Kiosk
Cowan Creek, Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park
Cowan Creek, Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park
  • Flush Toilets
  • Children's Play Equipment
  • Barbeques
  • Picnic tables including some under shelters
  • Jetty
  • Boat hire

[edit] Appletree Bay

  • Paved parking area, including trailer parking
  • Boat launch ramp & jetty
  • Flush Toilets
  • Picnic Tables
  • Barbeques

[edit] The Basin

A popular camping/picnic site with a small beach Pittwater. This is the only place in the entire National Park where camping is allowed. Access is either via The Basin Track or on a ferry from Palm Beach Wharf. Camping is $10 per person per night for adults and $5 for children

  • Flush Toilets
  • Camp sites for 400 people
  • Public Phone
  • Drink vending machine
  • Cold showers
  • Picnic Tables
  • Electric/Gas/Wood Barbeques

[edit] West Head

West Head Lookout.
West Head Lookout.

West Head is a headland at the north eastern tip of the National Park. A lookout, with views of Barrenjoey, Palm Beach and Broken Bay, has been built on West Head[1].

[edit] Barrenjoey

Barrenjoey Headland and Station Beach viewed from West Head
Barrenjoey Headland and Station Beach viewed from West Head

Barrenjoey is a locality of Palm Beach[2]. It is a headland and unusual amongst the National Park features: It is not joint to the National Park by any land form but separated by 1 kilometer of water: The Pittwater.

Barrenjoey was chosen in 1956 by the Government of Australia as a bordering side of the Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park as thanks for the efforts of , the mayor during that time, towards the peaceful assimilation and integration of the native Australian Aborigines who originally inhabbited the Barrenjoey area.

[edit] The Sphynx

This is a walk going by a big sphynx statue remembering the war.

[edit] Cottage Point

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[edit] Entry Points

[edit] By Road

Ku-ring-gai Chase Road 
near F3 Freeway Mt Colah Exit.
Bobbin Head Road 
near Lady Davidson Hospital and Ku-ring-gai High School
West Head Road 
from McCarrs Creek Road off Mona Vale Road
Barrenjoey Headland Track 
from Station Beach Track off Barrenjoey Road

[edit] On Foot Trail

Jerusalem Bay Track (The Great North Walk)
Cross the F3 Freeway into the park on a footbridge next to Cowan Station
Unnamed Track, Cowan
An unnamed track starts at the Old Pacific Highway, near the Cowan Works Depot, a tower and a nursery, just south of the 'Pie in the Sky' Cafe. Track goes to locked gate, then through an underpass for the F3 Freeway, then joins the Jerusalem Bay Track
The Great North Walk, Brooklyn
Tracks from End of Bridge Street???? and Brooklyn Road on the south east side of the rail bridge

[edit] By Boat

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[edit] Entry Costs

Vehicle entry fees

If you're driving into the park, you will need to purchase a vehicle day pass. This costs $11.

The Basin campground

Fees: $10.00 per adult per night, $5.00 per child per night. If you've booked a campsite, and will be arriving at The Basin by water, you won't need to pay a landing fee - it's covered in the cost of your campsite booking.

Other fees

If you're arriving at The Basin by water for a day visit, you'll also need to pay landing fees ($3 adults, $2 children. Annual pass holders must pay landing fees). However, if you've booked a campsite, you won't need to pay a landing fee - it's covered in the cost of your campsite booking.

[edit] Walks

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The view from West Head Lookout.
The view from West Head Lookout.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Gregory's Street Directory, 59th Edition 1995, Map 109
  2. ^ UBD Street Directory, 40th Edition 2003, Map 78

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

Coordinates: -33.651° 151.201°

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