Parks in Sydney

Parks in Sydney

Sydney is well endowed with open spaces, and has many natural areas, and open spaces, even within the city centre. These include the Chinese Garden of Friendship and Hyde Park (which is named after London's Hyde Park). [ [http://www.discoversydney.com.au/parks/hydepark.html Sydney's Hyde Park ] ] The metropolitan area contains several national parks, including the Royal National Park, the second oldest national park in the world (after Yellowstone National Park), which occupies an area of 132 km². [NPWS website, [http://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/parks.nsf/parkContent/N0030?OpenDocument&ParkKey=N0030&Type=Xo Royal National Park] ] Completing Sydney's wide array of green spaces — the leader is the Royal Botanical Gardens, with its large amount of green spaces, lush plants and colourful flowers.

Largest parks in Sydney

# Centennial Park, 189 hectares
# Moore Park, 115 hectares
# Sydney Park, 45 hectares
# Royal Botanic Gardens, 30 hectares
# Queens Park, 26 hectares

Parks

The following is a brief list of parks in Sydney:

*Berowra Valley Regional Park
*Bicentennial Park
*Bradley's Head
*Centennial Parklands:*Centennial Park:*Moore Park:*Queens Park
*Chinese Garden of Friendship
*Five Dock Park
*Leacock Regional Park
*Neild Park
*Oatley Park
*Parramatta River Regional Park
*Penrith Lakes Regional Park
*Rouse Hill Regional Park
*Royal Botanical Gardens
*Sydney Park
*Wadim (Bill) Jegorow Reserve
*Western Sydney Parklands
*William Howe Regional Park
*Wolli Creek Regional Park
*Yellomundee Regional Park
*Centenary Park
*Bede Spillane Gardens

References

* [http://www.cp.nsw.gov.au/ Centennial Parklands]
* [http://www.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/ Royal Botanic Gardens]
* [http://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/ City of Sydney]


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