- Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park
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iucn_category = II
caption = Map ofAustralia
locator_x = 255
locator_y = 170
location =New South Wales
nearest_city =Sydney
lat_degrees = 33
lat_minutes = 39
lat_seconds = 3.6
lat_direction = S
long_degrees = 151
long_minutes = 12
long_seconds = 3.6
long_direction = E
area = 154 km²
established = October 1,1967
visitation_num = 2 Million
visitation_year = 2001
governing_body = NSW National Parks and Wildlife ServiceKu-ring-gai Chase is a national park in
New South Wales (Australia ), 25 km north ofSydney located largely within the Ku-ring-gai, Hornsby, Warringah and Pittwater municipal areas. Ku-ring-gai Chase is also officially classed as asuburb by theGeographical Names Board of New South Wales . The villages of Cottage Point, Appletree Bay, and Bobin Head are located within park boundaries. An isolated portion of the park; Barrenjoey Headland, is located to the north of Palm Beach east of the primary park body and is home to Barrenjoey Lighthouse.Ku-ring-gai is generally regarded as a popular tourist destination, known for its scenic setting on the edge of a southern brach of the
Hawkesbury River as well as rock engravings and other art of Aboriginal origin. Picnic, boating, and fishing facilities can be found throughout the park.Ku-Ring-Gai Chase National Park was added to the
Australian National Heritage List in December 2006. [ [http://www.environment.gov.au/heritage/places/national/ku-ring-gai-chase/index.html Australian National Heritage listing for Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park, Lion Island, Long Island and Spectacle Island Nature Reserves] ]Facilities
Bobbin Head
Bobbin Head is located on Cowan Creek and facilities include a marina, picnic areas, a small store, and a lunch-time restaurant in what used to be the Bobbin Head Inn, which also contains an information centre. The area contains many fire trails and a walk through mangroves. Aboriginal engravings can be seen in the area.
Appletree Bay
*Paved parking area, including trailer parking
*Boat launch ramp & jetty
*Flush Toilets
*Picnic Tables
*BarbecuesThe 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 by West Head Rd via The Basin Track or on a ferry from Palm Beach Wharf.
West Head
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 HeadGregory's Street Directory, 59th Edition 1995, Map 109] .Barrenjoey
Barrenjoey is a locality of
Palm Beach UBD Street Directory, 40th Edition 2003, Map 78] . It is a headland and unusual amongst the National Park's features as it is not joined to the rest of the Park by land but separated by 1 kilometer of water, thePittwater .*
Lighthouse
*Museum
* Flush Toilets
*Park Ranger outpostBarrenjoey 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 towards the peaceful assimilation andintegration of the native Australian aborigines who were originally the sole inhabitants of the Barrenjoey area.The Sphinx
This is a walk going by the [http://www.warmemorialsnsw.asn.au/Details.cfm?MemNo=327 Sphinx Memorial] commemorating the fallen A.I.F comrades of Pte. W. T. Shirley during
World War I .Cottage Point
Cottage Point Kiosk and Boat Hire, built around 1918, is situated at Cottage Point at the entrance to Coal and Candle Creek
References
There are many great walking tracks in Ku-ring-gai, especially through the Duffys Forest and Terrey Hills area. Meeting at Cowan creek, you can come from the other side at Turramurra.
ee also
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Church Point Ferry
*Protected areas of New South Wales (Australia)
*Pittwater Road
*Sydney Rock Engravings .External links
* [http://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/ New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service]
* [http://www.wildwalks.com/bushwalking-and-hiking-in-nsw/ku-ring-gai-chase-national-park/ A comprehensive list of short bushwalks in Ku-Ring-Gai National Park]
* [http://www.atnf.csiro.au/people/rnorris/SydneyRockArt/index.html Sydney Rock Art]
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