Overview
About Wattamolla Falls
Why stop
- The falls, lagoon and beach make a varied stop in one place.
Heads up
- The shared car park can be busy on weekends.
Map
Where it is
The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Royal Tour Guide
Your drive to Wattamolla Falls, 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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Wattamolla Beach and Lagoon“You're coming up on Wattamolla, where a waterfall drops into a lagoon just behind the ocean beach.”
Plays as you drive up to Wattamolla Falls 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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Guide
More about Wattamolla Falls
See the falls quickly, or stay awhileWattamolla Falls spills over a sandstone ledge at the western end of Wattamolla Lagoon, within…
Wattamolla Falls spills over a sandstone ledge at the western end of Wattamolla Lagoon, within the park’s beach and picnic area. The lookout near the car park is about a minute away, so this is an easy short stop. For a lower view, walk around to the beach; the falls also make a natural start to a longer stay by the lagoon.
The view shifts with the waterAfter a dry spell the cascade can shrink to a trickle; it runs stronger after rain.
After a dry spell the cascade can shrink to a trickle; it runs stronger after rain. From the lookout, the falls drop into the lagoon below. Walk to the beach for a lower angle, with the lagoon in the foreground. Don’t jump from the top of the waterfall into the water.
Plan for the shared picnic areaThe surrounding picnic area has barbecues and shaded space beneath cabbage-tree palms; bring…
The surrounding picnic area has barbecues and shaded space beneath cabbage-tree palms; bring drinking and cooking water. Toilets are by the car park, not the beach. Expect steps on the beach route and uneven sections on the lookout path, so this is not an entirely level visit. The shared car park can be busy on weekends; arriving early helps avoid the worst of the parking pressure.
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.
