Regulations Australia Sydney Harbour National Park
Fort Denison
Hiking
Regulations on 30 October 2026
Signs at the site and later resolutions prevail; check the source.
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Prohibited all year
Hiking · All year
In force on 30 October 2026
The dates are not exact.
Applies from Mon 9 Jul 2018, 11.06am.
Closed areas: Fort Denison closed
Service upgrades and extensive conservation works on the fort are ongoing throughout 2026. Fort Denison – Muddawahnyuh remains closed to visitors during this time.
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Penalties apply for non-compliance.
Published by NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service · Sydney Harbour National Park | Local alerts
In Sydney Harbour National Park
Regulated zone
Sydney Harbour National Park
These hold everywhere inside the boundary, whether or not a site is marked.
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Prohibited all year
Climbing · All year
In force on 30 October 2026
Adventure Activities
- - Rock climbing, rock sports, abseiling and other forms of access down the vertical rock faces is currently not permitted in Sydney Harbour National Park.
The permissibility of rock climbing and other forms of cliff access in the park will be conditional upon the preparation and approval by NPWS of a Sydney Harbour National Park Cliff Access Strategy (SHNPCAS);
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In the circumstance where the SHNPCAS is not approved by NPWS, rock climbing will not be permitted in any part of Sydney Harbour National Park.
Published by NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service · Sydney Harbour National Park Plan of Management
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Prohibited all year
Camping & bivouac · All year
In force on 30 October 2026
Accommodation / Camping
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- - Camping is not permitted in any part of Sydney Harbour National Park except Clark Island. Camping is only permitted on Clark Island if formally approved by NPWS through the issue of a consent, licence or lease.
Published by NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service · Sydney Harbour National Park Plan of Management
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Permit required
Canyoning and paragliding · All year
In force on 30 October 2026
25 Sporting, recreational and other activities
(1) A person must not in a park—
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(d) organise or engage in any activity or recreational pursuit that involves risking the safety of the person or the safety of other persons or damaging the environment.
Maximum penalty—30 penalty units.
(2) Without limiting the generality of subclause (1)(d), the activities and recreational pursuits to which that paragraph applies include abseiling, base jumping, bungy jumping, rock climbing, parachuting, canyoning, white water boating, paragliding, parasailing and hang gliding. However, the activities and recreational pursuits to which subclause (1)(d) applies do not include caving and cave diving.
(3) A person does not commit an offence under this clause—
(a) for anything done or omitted to be done with the consent of a park authority and in accordance with any conditions to which the consent is subject, or
(b) if a plan of management for a park makes provision for the undertaking of an activity in the park, the person undertakes the activity in the park in accordance with the plan of management.
(4) Despite subclause (3)(b), a person must not undertake an activity in a park if a notice erected in the park or given to the person prohibits the undertaking of the activity.
Maximum penalty—30 penalty units.
Published by NSW Government, 4 Jul 2025 · National Parks and Wildlife Regulation 2019