Overview
About Wattle Forest Picnic Area
Why stop
- Shaded Hacking River picnic setting
- Covered shelter and tables for lunch
Heads up
- Park roads can be slow on summer weekends and public holidays
Map
Where it is
The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Royal Tour Guide
Your drive to Wattle Forest Picnic Area, narrated.
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Willow Tree Walk to Jersey Spring“You're approaching Willow Tree, where you can follow the old Lady Carrington Drive carriageway to Jersey Spring.”
Plays on the road 0.5 km from Wattle Forest Picnic Area in the Parkwolf Royal Tour Guide.
More stories near here in the app
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- One Bird, Many Voices
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- Wildlife heatmapsfor Humpback Whale, White-bellied Sea-Eagle, Koala, and 13 more
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More about Wattle Forest Picnic Area
A shady river stopWattle Forest is a picnic area on the Hacking River, just south of Audley.
Wattle Forest is a picnic area on the Hacking River, just south of Audley. It is a relaxed place to sit beneath the trees, swim or cook lunch over a barbecue. Choose it for an easy riverside break while exploring the Audley side of Royal National Park.
Make lunch easyThere is parking, drinking water, toilets, picnic tables and barbecue facilities.
There is parking, drinking water, toilets, picnic tables and barbecue facilities. A covered shelter gives you a shady place to eat, and the grassy clearing leaves room for children to play. Summer weekends and public holidays can slow travel on park roads, so allow extra time. Dogs are not permitted in NSW national parks except certified assistance animals.
Walk or ride from hereThe nearby Uloola walking track and Lady Carrington Drive give you options for a walk or…
The nearby Uloola walking track and Lady Carrington Drive give you options for a walk or mountain-bike ride before or after lunch. Wattle Forest works well as a pause within a day in the park, with the river and shade waiting when you return.
Listen in the canopyCockatoos and currawongs are part of the birdlife around this stretch of river.
Cockatoos and currawongs are part of the birdlife around this stretch of river. Sit beneath the trees and listen for them while you eat; they add a little bush life to an otherwise easy stop.
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.
