State Conservation Area
Garawarra State Conservation Area
Regulations on 30 October 2026
Signs at the site and later resolutions prevail; check the source.
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
7.1 Recreational activities
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Table 7 Park use regulations: recreational activities
Type of activity, Allowed, Notes/exceptions
Abseiling and rock climbing, No, Not permitted due to the lack of suitable safe locations and risks to conservation values.
Published by NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service, 12 Jun 2026 · Royal National Park, Heathcote National Park and Garawarra State Conservation Area Plan of management
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Prohibited all year
Paragliding · All year
In force on 30 October 2026
7.1 Recreational activities
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Table 7 Park use regulations: recreational activities
Type of activity, Allowed, Notes/exceptions
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Hang-gliding and paragliding, No, Launching not permitted due to lack of suitable safe locations and potential risks to other park users.
Published by NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service, 12 Jun 2026 · Royal National Park, Heathcote National Park and Garawarra State Conservation Area Plan of management
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Prohibited all year
Camping & bivouac · All year
In force on 30 October 2026
7.1 Recreational activities
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Table 7 Park use regulations: recreational activities
Type of activity, Allowed, Notes/exceptions
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Camping, Yes, Camping is only permitted at designated camping areas in Royal National Park and Heathcote National Park (Table 3). All camping requires booking.
Published by NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service, 12 Jun 2026 · Royal National Park, Heathcote National Park and Garawarra State Conservation Area Plan of management
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Permit required
Canyoning · 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