Sydney Airport 59 min
Marley Beach (1 hr 7)
Scenic beach with a coastal trail & rough currents, plus dunes with lagoons suitable for swimming. Garie Beach (23 min)
This patrolled beach features swimming & surfing, plus a picnic area with toilets. Wedding Cake Rock (47 min)
Set at the edge of a cliff, this fragile sandstone rock formation looks like a slice of white cake. Sydney Park (1 hr 2)
Grassy, 40-hectare park featuring landscaped gardens & wetlands, plus historical kilns & chimneys. Wattamolla Beach (19 min)
Popular, rustic park featuring a calm, sandy lagoon for swimming & shaded picnic sites. Kamay Botany Bay National Park (57 min)
Coastal national park with historic Aboriginal sites, dramatic headlands & whale watching. Royal National Park (24 min)
Expansive national park with an oceanfront cliff walk, plus other trails through grassland & forest. North Cronulla Beach (42 min)
This 300-m.-long sandy beach is home to the long-running North Croa Surf Life Saving Club. Cronulla Beach (49 min)
Beach and surfing The Coast track (9 min)
A rugged clifftop trail with sweeping sea views & the chance to see whales from May to November. Figure 8 Pools (25 min)
Coastal rock shelf with 8 pools reached by a tricky 3.7-mi. hike, advised during low tide only. Sydney Coast Walks (41 min)
Outdoor recreation Bare Island (1 hr 7)
Small island in Mission: Impossible 2 with a 19th-century fort & an old wooden bridge to mainland. Jibbon Beach (7 min)
Backed by shady trees, this secluded beach features swimming, sunbathing, picnicking & sunset views. Botany Bay (57 min)
This oceanic embayment is Australia's birthplace, a popular setting for swimming, boating & fishing. | 
