Top rated Nature preserves in Sydney, Australia to elevate your visit (Updated December, 2023)

Top rated Nature preserves in Sydney

Experience the best that Sydney has to offer with our curated list of top-rated places. Sorted by average review scores from venues boasting over 30 reviews, these establishments promise exceptional quality and experiences to elevate your visit in the city. This list contains 55 places from Nature preserve category.

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Hermitage Foreshore track

Nature preserve

👍👍 An easy walk with beautiful scenery, I recommend doing it just after sunrise.

4.90 (45 reviews)

Cremorne Reserve

Nature preserve

Coastal headland nature reserve with a park, bushland, 1920s pool, playground, lighthouse & walks.

4.80 (736 reviews)

Manly To Spit Bridge Coastal Walk

Nature preserve

A 10 km coastal walking path featuring scenic, well-maintained trails with sweeping harbour views.

4.80 (275 reviews)

Sydney Park Wetlands

Nature preserve

👍👍 This beautiful spot is ideal for bird watching. There are benches nearby to relax or one can go for a leisurely walk. Frogs could be heard, though I couldn't spot any. It's much appreciated that such an island of beauty exists within the city. The area is dog friendly. There are a few cafes, within...

4.80 (141 reviews)

Flat Rock Gully Walking Track

Nature preserve

👍 Beautiful walk ,with great view , half done will make the other half soon

4.80 (119 reviews)

Bangalley Park

Nature preserve

👍👍 For all you outdorsie people I recomend the coastal walks. The views are breathtaking and the walks exhilarating. Maps and resources can be found on Sydney Coastal Councils group website. Enjoy!

4.80 (72 reviews)

Centennial Parklands

Park

3 vast historical parklands with forests & open grassy fields offering a variety of recreation.

4.70 (1K reviews)

Balls Head Reserve

Nature preserve

Protected bushland with gentle waterside walking trails, caves & views of Sydney Harbour Bridge.

4.70 (742 reviews)

Mary Booth Lookout Reserve

Park

👍👍 Excellent place for photography at One of the best spots in Sydney with spectacular views of the city skyline opera house and the cruiseliner ships from great vantage points with park benches alongside the harbour, it's an ideal spot for watching the light shows on the harbour bridge.

4.70 (473 reviews)

Hermitage Foreshore Reserve

National park

👍👍 One of the most spectacular walks in Sydney - a must for any visitor. A bush trail that snakes along the harbour coastline revealing hidden coves and beaches such as MIlk Beach and Queens Beach. Heading east, the trail effectively ends at Nielsen Park, a spot which could make a compelling case as th...

4.70 (180 reviews)

Lachlan Swamp

Nature preserve

👍👍 New trails and a boardwalk viewing platform! Always a favorite to show out-of-towners the flying foxes.

4.70 (93 reviews)

Gordon Falls Reserve

Nature preserve

👍👍 Beautiful hike, follow the signs if you take your dog lots to see and experience

4.70 (58 reviews)

Wilksch Walk

Nature preserve

👍👍 Fantastic walk, Sydney's best, if u like hardcore bushwalk stay left and don't cross creek. The Google map green path is not accurate and the tunks Park end is very difficult to NAVIGATE BEFORE THE SUSPENSION BRIDGE, MY ADVICE IS TO STAY HIGH JUST BELOW THE ROCKS OF PPLS PROPERTIES AND FORCE YOUR W...

4.70 (43 reviews)

Waterbird Refuge

Nature preserve

👍👍 I loved going here and I spent a couple of hours enjoying taking photos of all the beautiful birds here. There are so many vantage points to see the birds from and there is a hut located close by for the hot days. Well worth a visit if you like bird watching. There are some shipwrecks and nice view...

4.70 (32 reviews)

Sirius Cove Reserve

Nature preserve

👍👍 Hidden gem!!! Loooove this place. So many dogs around - most off the leash. Water is super calm for a dip & it’s just super quiet (other than some barking ha) and peaceful! Some shade to sit under, there’s a bathroom here & pretty sure a BBQ too. Small parking lot but lots of street parking nearby.

4.60 (710 reviews)

Ku-ring-gai Wildflower Garden

Park

👍 It's nice, but to me it was nothing special really. It's for free and they have very good marked trails with different levels. It's basically a bush walk and you might get to see birds and flowers. There are a few waterfalls and there is a playground for kids. Everything is well maintained. If you'r...

4.60 (229 reviews)

Joseph Banks Native Plants Reserve

Nature preserve

👍👍 This is such a pretty garden and it has given me ideas for my own garden. Spent 1 hour strolling around. There are a few picnic benches, amenities and parking.

4.60 (133 reviews)

Field of Mars Reserve

Nature preserve

👍 We came on a warm Autumn day. We walked the Doyle loop which took about 60 minutes. I was with 3 kids, 11, 6 and 3. They all managed the walk. The trail led from the cool valley floor, past tree ferns and greenery and up to the ridge top with clearer forest. The path needed a a bit of a clamber up...

4.60 (101 reviews)

Badu Mangroves

Nature preserve

👍👍 A nice walking track from Rhodes to Wentworth Point. Tried to spot some wildlife and saw some birds, blue tongue lizards.

4.60 (98 reviews)

Gore Cove Reserve

Nature preserve

👍👍 One the best small walks I’ve done in the city. Very quite and peaceful area to walk. Highly recommend this amazing walk. It takes around 1.5 hours from beginning to end.

4.60 (66 reviews)

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Top rated Nature preserves in Sydney, Australia