THE TOP 10 VISITED NATIONAL PARKS IN NSW

Blue Mountains National Park has retained the top spot as the most visited national park in NSW.

The NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service 2022 Park Visitor Survey shows 6.4 million domestic visits were made to the World Heritage-listed national park, which is home to 260,000 hectares of bushland, including the Three Sisters, Meehni, Wilmah and Gunnedoo.

Across the state, there were more than 53 million domestic visits to national parks in 2022. That’s an increase of 49 per cent in the past ten years.

Minister for the Environment Penny Sharpe said: “The NSW Government is investing $74 million to upgrade visitor infrastructure in NSW national parks so people can enjoy unforgettable experiences, from camping trips in the bush to coastal getaways and alpine adventures.”

The top 10 most-visited national parks in 2022

1. Blue Mountains National Park (6.40 million visits)
2. Royal National Park (5.05 million visits)
3. Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park (4.40 million visits)
4. Lane Cove National Park (2.61 million visits)
5. Kosciuszko National Park (2.48 million visits)
6. Sydney Harbour National Park (1.93 million visits)
7. Eurobodalla National Park (1.41 million visits)
8. Garigal National Park (1.18 million visits)
9. Cape Byron National Park (1.03 million visits)
10. Brisbane Water National Park (929,000 visits)

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