Overview
About Pool Flat Picnic Area
Why stop
- Nearby cafe and canoe hire extend an Audley visit.
Map
Where it is
The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Royal Tour Guide
Your drive to Pool Flat Picnic Area, narrated.
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Royal National Park. As you drive, it chimes in with what’s ahead: hidden gems, upcoming stops, history, geology, and wildlife, right through your car’s speakers.
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Reids Flat and Pool Flat Picnics“Reids Flat and Pool Flat are coming up, two picnic areas beside the Hacking River near Audley. Reids Flat has shady tables and free gas barbecues, so bring lunch to cook; you can also launch your own kayak.”
Plays as you drive up to Pool Flat Picnic Area in the Parkwolf Royal Tour Guide.
More stories near here in the app
- Audley Boats, Lunch and the Dance Hall
- Willow Tree Walk to Jersey Spring
- Bungoona Lookout and River View
- Winifred Falls Walking Access
- 43 audio storiesacross Royal’s roads, triggered by GPS as you drive
- Wildlife heatmapsfor Humpback Whale, White-bellied Sea-Eagle, Koala, and 13 more
- Works offlinemaps, 69 trails, 58 places, and audio download before you lose signal
- CarPlay readysimple controls built for the drive
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Guide
More about Pool Flat Picnic Area
A riverside pausePool Flat is a picnic area on the Hacking River in the Audley Weir area of Royal National Park.
Pool Flat is a picnic area on the Hacking River in the Audley Weir area of Royal National Park. Come for a picnic beside the water, a swim or a paddle; it works well as a relaxed break while exploring Audley.
The river is the drawA grassy far bank and bush frame the water, while rocks and overhanging trees line the near…
A grassy far bank and bush frame the water, while rocks and overhanging trees line the near edge. Swimming and paddling are the main ways to enjoy the Hacking River here, though water conditions can vary.
Services in nearby AudleyPool Flat lies just downriver of the Royal National Park Visitor Centre, where you can pick up…
Pool Flat lies just downriver of the Royal National Park Visitor Centre, where you can pick up walking brochures. Audley Dance Hall Cafe serves meals, coffee and takeaway, and canoe hire is available at Audley Boatshed; these are nearby stops, not on-site services.
Wildlife
Wildlife in Royal
56 sightingsHumpback WhaleMost seen around 11 AMSighting map
70 sightingsWhite-bellied Sea-EagleMost seen around 9 AMSighting map
12 sightingsKoalaMost seen around 6 PMSighting map
34 sightingsJavan RusaMost seen around 6 PMSighting map
70 sightingsShort-beaked EchidnaMost seen around 5 PMSighting map
11 sightingsRed FoxMost seen around 5 PMSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across Royal. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
