Best time to go
The wider Uloola walk passes through heathland, with spring wildflowers and gymea lilies flowering in warmer months. The Karloo route can turn boggy after rain, so drier conditions make the walk easier.
Overview
About Uloola Turrets
Why stop
- Rounded sandstone slabs and rock pools add something distinctive to the walk.
Heads up
- It is a walk-in stop rather than a standalone road visit.
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Where it is
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Before you go
Best time to go
4 active Royal alerts
- ClosureOvernight closures for deer-control operationsSpecified areas of Royal National Park are closed between sunset and sunrise from Monday to Thursday, excluding school holidays, through 18 December 2026 so NPWS can carry out deer-control operations.Official details
- ClosureUnauthorised trail between East Heathcote and Waterfall closedThe unauthorised trail between East Heathcote and Waterfall is formally and physically closed; access is not permitted.Official details
The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Royal Tour Guide
Your drive to Uloola Turrets, 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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“If a whole chorus of bird calls seems to come from one spot on a forest walk, it may be one superb lyrebird. These birds copy the calls around them and weave them into their own song.”
Plays on the road 2.2 km from Uloola Turrets in the Parkwolf Royal Tour Guide.
More stories near here in the app
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- 43 audio storiesacross Royal’s roads, triggered by GPS as you drive
- Wildlife heatmapsfor Humpback Whale, White-bellied Sea-Eagle, Koala, and 13 more
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More about Uloola Turrets
Add it to the Karloo walkUloola Turrets are weathered sandstone outcrops along the Karloo Walking Track in Royal…
Uloola Turrets are weathered sandstone outcrops along the Karloo Walking Track in Royal National Park. They’re worth exploring if you’re already heading toward Uloola Falls, but I wouldn’t make them a separate visit. The Karloo walk from Heathcote is a Grade 3, 10 km return route with a suggested 3–5 hours; leave time for the outcrops on top of the walk.
Look at the rockThe Turrets are rounded sandstone outcrops, separate from the nearby Whaleback formation.
The Turrets are rounded sandstone outcrops, separate from the nearby Whaleback formation. Look for water-filled hollows in the broad rock slabs when conditions allow. For a photo, keep one of those hollows and its sandstone rim in the foreground; it shows the rock itself, not just the surrounding bush.
Wildlife
Wildlife in Royal
56 sightingsHumpback WhaleMost seen around 11 AMSighting map
68 sightingsWhite-bellied Sea-EagleMost seen around 9 AMSighting map
12 sightingsKoalaMost seen around 6 PMSighting map
33 sightingsJavan RusaMost seen around 6 PMSighting map
69 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.
