Tucked away in Sydney is Lane Cove National Park. This national park enables Sydneysiders and tourists to escape Sydney without having to travel too far given that it’s in the suburban area of Sydney. For me personally, it was about a 25-minute drive but this will depend on where you live. The entry fee for the park is quite cheap and paid via a parking machine.
Lane Cove National Park
I headed into what I thought was the main entrance, however, it turns out I entered into the other side. Rather than try to fight the surrounding traffic we decided to just go with it and explore the area that we ended up in.
From the car park, we hung around the picnic area for a little while, which turned out to be an excellent move as we came across these guys who I was able to take some great shots of!
Having paid the parking ticket and taken plenty of lizard shots we headed off in our journey. From where I had parked there was only one pathway however I know that there are plenty more located around the park. With the high trees, the area is very shaded which is great. However, with my fair skin, I still applied sunscreen. Also even though it’s not in a remote location, you still should carry plenty of water especially when it’s hot!
We travelled down what almost felt like a rainforest, with a few small creaks along the way. Eventually, we came to meet the edge of the river. The river was surrounded by a lot of plant life and birds. I’m sure there were other animals around however we couldn’t see them.
Given that the sun was just starting to set we decided to head back to.
Overall the walk was quite easy, there was a slight hill but not too much of a slope. The tracks are perfect for shorter outings where as long as you half a day you will have plenty of time to explore at least one trail. In terms of getting there take care of the traffic, as we came across quite a few bad drivers.
Overall
Lane Cove National Park is so easy to get to and if you’re in Sydney its definitely a place you should check out. I really wish I had visited much sooner then I did.
