National Parks - Australia
Australia has a large number of national parks, including several World Heritage sites
Blue Mountains, NSW
An hour's drive west of Sydney. Aboriginal rock paintings, caves, bush, walking tracks, picnic areas.
An hour's drive west of Sydney. Aboriginal rock paintings, caves, bush, walking tracks, picnic areas.
Botany Bay, NSW
This is where Captain James Cook first landed in Australia in 1770. Not only a hisorical site but a place for picnics and leisure activities.
This is where Captain James Cook first landed in Australia in 1770. Not only a hisorical site but a place for picnics and leisure activities.
Bungle Bungle (Purnululu), WA
The Kimberley's Bungle Bungle (Purnululu) national park is distinguished by its rounded rock towers striped horizontally in alternating orange and black.
The Kimberley's Bungle Bungle (Purnululu) national park is distinguished by its rounded rock towers striped horizontally in alternating orange and black.
Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair, Tasmania
Tasmania's best known wilderness destination
Tasmania's best known wilderness destination
Freycinet, Tasmania
Wilderness, water and walking tracks. Popular national park on the eastern coast halfway between Launceston and Hobart.
Wilderness, water and walking tracks. Popular national park on the eastern coast halfway between Launceston and Hobart.
Georges River, Sydney, NSW
It looks unkempt and untended but this national park, which includes Picnic Point's Fitzpatrick Park, remains quite popular.
It looks unkempt and untended but this national park, which includes Picnic Point's Fitzpatrick Park, remains quite popular.
Girraween, Queensland
South of Stanthorpe in Queensland's Granite Belt. Huge boulders and rock formations. Picture.
South of Stanthorpe in Queensland's Granite Belt. Huge boulders and rock formations. Picture.
Grampians, Victoria
Aboriginal rock art, spectacular mountain ranges, walking tracks, a variety of wildlife and wildflowers -- all combine to create an enticing natural bush-and-mountains environment west of Melbourne.
Aboriginal rock art, spectacular mountain ranges, walking tracks, a variety of wildlife and wildflowers -- all combine to create an enticing natural bush-and-mountains environment west of Melbourne.
Kakadu, NT
Australia's largest and possibly most exotic national park. At the Top End east of Darwin.
Australia's largest and possibly most exotic national park. At the Top End east of Darwin.
Karijini (Hamersley Range), WA
One of Australia's largest national parks, Karijini (formerly Hamersley Range) national park is one of the most spectacular in Australia and a definite drawcard for Nature and adventure lovers. It is an area of desert and rugged land centred on the Hamersley Range in Outback Western Australia.
One of Australia's largest national parks, Karijini (formerly Hamersley Range) national park is one of the most spectacular in Australia and a definite drawcard for Nature and adventure lovers. It is an area of desert and rugged land centred on the Hamersley Range in Outback Western Australia.
Katherine Gorge (Nitmiluk), NT
Fly or drive from Darwin to one of the Territory's most visually stunning national parks. Rapids, falls, cliffs, rainforests, Aboriginal rock paintings. Swim, canoe, cruise, fish, walk, go on a scenic flight.
Fly or drive from Darwin to one of the Territory's most visually stunning national parks. Rapids, falls, cliffs, rainforests, Aboriginal rock paintings. Swim, canoe, cruise, fish, walk, go on a scenic flight.
Lamington National Park, Queensland
Lamington National Park in southeastern Queensland is one of a number of national parks and reserves which comprise the Central Eastern Rainforest Reserves Australia World Heritage site.
Lamington National Park in southeastern Queensland is one of a number of national parks and reserves which comprise the Central Eastern Rainforest Reserves Australia World Heritage site.
Litchfield, NT
Litchfield National Park is closer to Darwin than the better-known Kakadu National Park, is more convenient for daytrippers, and features magnetic termite mounds, waterfalls and the Lost City.
Litchfield National Park is closer to Darwin than the better-known Kakadu National Park, is more convenient for daytrippers, and features magnetic termite mounds, waterfalls and the Lost City.
Mt Augustus, WA
Mt Augustus in Western Australia is the world's biggest rock, about two and a half times the size of Uluru in the Northern Territory.
Mt Augustus in Western Australia is the world's biggest rock, about two and a half times the size of Uluru in the Northern Territory.
Mt Warning, NSW
Where the morning sun first hits mainland Australia. In the Tweed region.
Where the morning sun first hits mainland Australia. In the Tweed region.
Nambung (Pinnacles), WA
Flat sandy desert dotted by limestone pillars, some as high as five metres. Picture.
Flat sandy desert dotted by limestone pillars, some as high as five metres. Picture.
Naracoorte Caves, SA
Naracoorte Caves national park in South Australia is a World Heritage site and a popular attraction on the Limestone Coast in the state's southeastern section.
Naracoorte Caves national park in South Australia is a World Heritage site and a popular attraction on the Limestone Coast in the state's southeastern section.
Royal, Sydney, NSW
Stretching south from the city limits, a place of picnic grounds, rivers, creeks, beaches, bushwalks and rainforests. Hike, go boating, swim, explore.
Stretching south from the city limits, a place of picnic grounds, rivers, creeks, beaches, bushwalks and rainforests. Hike, go boating, swim, explore.
Uluru-Kata Tjuta, NT
From your About.com Guide, a visit to the quintessential Australian Outback.
From your About.com Guide, a visit to the quintessential Australian Outback.
Yanchep, WA
Some 50 kilometres north of the Western Australia capital of Perth, Yanchep national park is an area of natural bushland, native wildlife, limestone caves, a lake, walking tracks, and a natural and cultural meeting place where aspects of Aboriginal life can be experienced.
Some 50 kilometres north of the Western Australia capital of Perth, Yanchep national park is an area of natural bushland, native wildlife, limestone caves, a lake, walking tracks, and a natural and cultural meeting place where aspects of Aboriginal life can be experienced.