CHAPTER two

The city of national parks

Sydney and surrounds

Sydney, my home town, is graced with more national parks than any other comparable city in the world: a proud boast. We visit several of the parks, including some of Australia’s oldest and most famous, and I make a nostalgic return to Ku-ring-gai Chase where my ranger career began.


Sydney



Kamay Botany Bay National Park



Royal National Park



Blue Mountains National Park



Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park



Sydney Harbour National Park



Lane Cove National Park