Sydney Airport 27 min
Royal National Park (12 min)
Expansive national park with an oceanfront cliff walk, plus other trails through grassland & forest. Garie Beach (30 min)
This patrolled beach features swimming & surfing, plus a picnic area with toilets. Carriageworks (39 min)
Diverse arts spaces & a Saturday farmers' market in a 19th-century railyard & blacksmith workshop. Sydney Coast Walks (11 min)
Outdoor recreation Bare Island (35 min)
Small island in Mission: Impossible 2 with a 19th-century fort & an old wooden bridge to mainland. The Coast track (34 min)
A rugged clifftop trail with sweeping sea views & the chance to see whales from May to November. Wedding Cake Rock (3 hr 9)
Set at the edge of a cliff, this fragile sandstone rock formation looks like a slice of white cake. Cronulla Beach (17 min)
Beach and surfing Figure 8 Pools (32 min)
Coastal rock shelf with 8 pools reached by a tricky 3.7-mi. hike, advised during low tide only. Auburn Botanic Gardens (40 min)
Sizable, scenic locale featuring a sunken rose & Japanese garden, plus a fauna reserve & aviary. Wattamolla Beach (27 min)
Popular, rustic park featuring a calm, sandy lagoon for swimming & shaded picnic sites. Brighton-Le-Sands Beach (22 min)
Protected swimming area with a shaded promenade & views of planes landing at nearby Sydney Airport. Kamay Botany Bay National Park (25 min)
Coastal national park with historic Aboriginal sites, dramatic headlands & whale watching. Sydney Park (30 min)
Grassy, 40-hectare park featuring landscaped gardens & wetlands, plus historical kilns & chimneys. Botany Bay (25 min)
This oceanic embayment is Australia's birthplace, a popular setting for swimming, boating & fishing. | 
