Royal National Park
Coastal heath, rainforest and sandstone cliffs on Sydney's southern edge, declared in 1879 and often called the second oldest national park in the world. Walking tracks lead along the clifftops to beaches and rock pools.
- Where
- Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- -34.1317, 151.0511
Get the Royal National Park stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Royal National Park. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your New South Wales volume with your photos and a note.
Near Royal National Park
Sydney Cricket Ground 31 km
A stadium in Moore Park that has hosted Test cricket since the 19th century and is home to the New South Wales cricket team and the Sydney Swans. Its old green-roofed members' and ladies' stands still sit among the modern ones.
Darling Harbour 32 km
A harbour inlet on the western edge of the city centre, rebuilt for the bicentenary in 1988 as a pedestrian waterfront. Around its promenades sit the aquarium, the maritime museum, restaurants and the convention centre.
Australian National Maritime Museum 32 km
The national museum of the sea, under a wave-shaped roof designed by Philip Cox on the Darling Harbour waterfront. Moored outside are real vessels you can board, including a navy destroyer, a submarine and a replica of Cook's Endeavour.
Queen Victoria Building 32 km
A Romanesque Revival market hall that fills a whole city block on George Street, built between 1893 and 1898 to designs by George McRae. Under its copper domes and stained glass it is now a shopping arcade, 190 metres long.
Australian Museum 32 km
The oldest museum in Australia, founded in the 1820s as the Colonial Museum and housed in a sandstone building facing Hyde Park. Its natural history and First Nations collections run from dinosaurs and minerals to Pacific cultures.
Hyde Park 32 km
The oldest public parkland in Australia, 16 hectares on the eastern edge of the city centre. An avenue of fig trees runs between the Archibald Fountain at the north end and the Art Deco Anzac Memorial at the south.
Sea Life Sydney Aquarium 32 km
An aquarium on the eastern shore of Darling Harbour, opened in 1988, devoted to the creatures of Australia's own waters. It holds more than 700 species, and its glass tunnels take you under sharks, rays and a reef tank.
Sydney Tower 33 km
A slim mast topped by a golden turret, the tallest structure in Sydney and one of the tallest observation towers in the Southern Hemisphere. From the observation deck the view runs from the harbour to the Blue Mountains on a clear day.
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Questions
Where is Royal National Park?
Royal National Park is in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Sydney Cricket Ground (31 km), Darling Harbour (32 km), Australian National Maritime Museum (32 km).
How do I get the Royal National Park stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Royal National Park and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your New South Wales volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Royal National Park before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your New South Wales volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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