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IUCN Category II (National Park)
Map of Australia
Location	New South Wales
Nearest city	Sydney
Coordinates	33°39′3.6″S 151°12′3.6″E / -33.651, 151.201
Area	154 km²
Established	October 1, 1967
Visitors	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.

Ku-Ring-Gai Chase National Park was added to the list of the National Heritage in December, 2006.^[1]

Contents 1 Facilities 1.1 Bobbin Head 1.2 Appletree Bay 1.3 The Basin 1.4 West Head 1.5 Barrenjoey 1.6 The Sphinx 1.7 Cottage Point 2 Entry Points 2.1 By Road 2.2 On Foot 2.3 By Boat 3 Entry Costs 4 Walks 5 References 6 See also 7 External links

Main article: Bobbin Head

Bobbin Head is a scenic area that is a "near-urban" part of Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park. Bobbin Head is easily reached by taking Bobbin Head Road through North Turramurra, New South Wales or Kuringai Chase Road from near Hornsby, New South Wales. 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.

Facilities at Bobbin Head include a marina, picnic areas with gas (coin operated) barbecues, a small store / takeaway food shop at the marina, and a lunch-time restaurant in what used to be the Bobbin Head Inn, which also contains a National Parks information center. The area also contains many fire trails and a mangrove boardwalk. Aboriginal engravings can be observed along some of the hiking trails.

• Extensive Parking
• Shop
• Kiosk

• Flush toilets
• Children's Play Equipment
• Picnic tables including some under shelters
• Jetty
• Boat hire

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

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 Barbecues

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^[2].

Barrenjoey is a locality of Palm Beach^[3]. 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, the Pittwater.

• Lighthouse
• Museum
• Flush Toilets
• Park Ranger outpost

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 towards the peaceful assimilation and integration of the native Australian aborigines who were originally the sole inhabitants of the Barrenjoey area.

This is a walk going by a big sphinx statue commemorating the war.

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

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. The track goes to a locked gate, then through an underpass across 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

Vehicle entry fees

A vehicle day pass costs $11.

The Basin campground

Fees: $10.00 per adult per night, $5.00 per child per night. If arriving at The Basin by water the landing fee is included in the price of the campsite booking.

Other fees

If arriving at the Basin by water for a day visit, there is a landing fees of $3 per adult and $2 per child. Annual pass holders must also pay landing fees.

1. ^ Wild magazine, Jul-Sep 2007
2. ^ Gregory's Street Directory, 59th Edition 1995, Map 109
3. ^ UBD Street Directory, 40th Edition 2003, Map 78

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.

• Church Point Ferry
• Protected areas of New South Wales (Australia)
• Pittwater Road
• Sydney Rock Engravings.

• Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park is at coordinates 33°39′04″S 151°12′04″E / -33.651, 151.201Coordinates: 33°39′04″S 151°12′04″E / -33.651, 151.201
• New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service
• A comprehensive list of short bushwalks in Ku-Ring-Gai National Park
• Sydney Rock Art

v • d • e The Hawkesbury River region
Islands of the Hawkesbury	Dangar Island · Long Island  · Milson Island · Spectacle Island · Peat Island · Lion Island
National parks	Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park · Muogamarra Nature Reserve · Marramarra National Park · Bouddi National Park · Brisbane Water National Park
Explorers of the region	Arthur Phillip · Watkin Tench · Leyland Brothers
Bridges	Hawkesbury River Railway Bridge · Mooney Mooney Bridge
Adjoining rivers, bays and creeks	Nepean River · Berowra Creek · Grose River · Broken Bay · Brisbane Water · Colo River · Macdonald River · Warragamba Dam
Shires	City of Hawkesbury · Hornsby Shire · Pittwater Council · City of Gosford · Baulkham Hills Shire · City of Penrith