Royal National Park & Illawarra

Stretching directly south from Sydney's edge down to Kiama, the combined Royal National Park & Illawarra region forms one of New South Wales' most spectacular coastal corridors. Here, towering sandstone cliffs meet ancient basalt headlands, lush rainforest gullies, and sweeping open ocean views.

Anchor landmarks span Australia's oldest national park—including the iconic 26km Coast Track, Wedding Cake Rock, Eagle Rock, and Figure Eight Pools—down through the towering sandstone precipices of the Illawarra Escarpment. Further south, discover the alien volcanic columns of Bombo Headland, the Kiama Coast Walk, and high-altitude plateau trails at Barren Grounds and Minnamurra Rainforest.

Explore trip reports across this expansive southern coastline, spanning multi-day traverses, mountain summit ascents, and rainforest creek loops.

Royal National Park & Illawarra

The Kiama Coast Walk

The Kiama Coast Walk - Minnamurra to Gerringong

Kiama Coast • 04/07/2026
The Kiama Coast Walk

The Kiama Coast Walk - Minnamurra, Bombo & Kiama

Kiama Coast • 29/12/2025
Lady Carrington Drive & Gurrumboola Ridge

Lady Carrington Drive & Gurrumboola Ridge

Royal National Park • 21/12/2025
The Kiama Coast Walk - Bombo Headland

The Kiama Coast Walk - Minnamurra, Bombo & Kiama

Kiama Coast • 07/04/2024
Curra Moors, Curracurrong Falls & Eagle Rock

Curra Moors, Curracurrong Falls & Eagle Rock

Royal National Park • 24/02/2024
Wedding Cake Rock

Wedding Cake Rock

Royal National Park • 27/05/2023
Mount Keira City-to-Summit

Mount Keira City-to-Summit

Illawarra Escarpment • 11/02/2023
Curra Moors, Curracurrong Falls & Eagle Rock

Curra Moors, Curracurrong Falls & Eagle Rock

Royal National Park • 02/07/2022
Lady Carrington Drive & Gurrumboola Ridge

Lady Carrington Drive & Gurrumboola Ridge

Royal National Park • 27/12/2021
Jibbon Head & The Balconies

Jibbon Head & The Balconies

Royal National Park • 22/05/2021
Figure Eight Pools & Palm Jungle Loop

Figure Eight Pools & Palm Jungle Loop

Royal National Park • 02/05/2021
The Bullawarring Track

The Bullawarring Track

Heathcote National Park • 04/01/2021
The Royal National Park Coast Track

The Royal National Park Coast Track

Royal National Park • 14/11/2020
The Griffiths Track - Barren Grounds

The Griffiths Track - Barren Grounds

Barren Grounds • 04/10/2020
The Kiama Coast Walk - Minnamurra to Kiama

The Kiama Coast Walk - Minnamurra, Bombo & Kiama

Kiama Coast • 06/09/2020
Uloola Falls, Kangaroo Creek & Karloo Pool

Uloola Falls, Kangaroo Creek & Karloo Pool

Royal National Park • 14/06/2020
Jibbon Point, the Balconies & Wedding Cake Rock

Jibbon Point, the Balconies & Wedding Cake Rock

Royal National Park • 16/05/2020
Curra Moors & Eagle Rock

Curra Moors & Eagle Rock

Royal National Park • 23/03/2020
Minnamurra Rainforest & Carrington Falls

Minnamurra Rainforest & Carrington Falls

Budderoo National Park • 16/02/2020
The Balconies & Wedding Cake Rock

The Balconies & Wedding Cake Rock

Royal National Park • 28/11/2019
Jibbon Head & The Balconies

Jibbon Head & The Balconies

Royal National Park • 09/11/2019

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