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==Features== The park is situated in traditional lands of the [[Dharawal]], an [[Aboriginal Australian]] people.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Attenbrow|first=Val|date=2012-08-31|title=The Aboriginal Prehistory and Archaeology of Royal National Park and Environs: A Review|url=https://openjournals.library.sydney.edu.au/index.php/LIN/article/view/6079|journal=Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales|language=en|volume=134|issn=1839-7263}}</ref> The park includes today's settlements of [[Audley, New South Wales|Audley]], [[Maianbar, New South Wales|Maianbar]] and [[Bundeena, New South Wales|Bundeena]]. There was once a railway line connected to the [[Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line]] but this closed and was converted to a heritage tramway operated by the [[Sydney Tramway Museum]] in [[Loftus, New South Wales|Loftus]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=http://encore.sutherlandshire.nsw.gov.au/iii/encore/record/C__Rb1226273__Shistory%20of%20royal%20national%20park%20carrick__Orightresult__U__X2?lang=eng&suite=cobalt|title=History of Royal National Park 1879 - 2013|last=Carrick|first=Judith|date=2014|via=Sutherland Shire Library Catalogue|isbn=9780646916095|access-date=7 November 2016}}</ref> Audley can be accessed by road from Loftus, Waterfall or Otford, and there are several railway stations ([[Loftus railway station, Sydney|Loftus]], Engadine, Heathcote, Waterfall, Helensburgh and Otford) on the outskirts of the park. Bundeena and Maianbar can also be accessed by road through the park or by the passenger ferry service from [[Cronulla, New South Wales|Cronulla]]. There are numerous cycling and walking trails, barbecue areas and picnic sites throughout the park. Over {{convert|100|km}} of walking tracks take in a wide range of scenery. Cycling is allowed on some fire trails and only on specially marked tracks within the Park.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/resources/parks/mobile/RoyalNPCyclingMobile2011.pdf|title=Cycling in Royal National Park guide|publisher=New South Wales Office of Environment and Heritage|access-date=7 November 2016}}</ref> The specially marked [[mountain biking]] tracks are bi-directional; care should be taken when traversing these trails. A fee of $12.00 applies when taking a car into the Park. The most popular walk is the Coast Walk, which skirts the park's eastern edge and delivers exceptional coastal scenery. It is a 30 kilometre track, involving walking from Bundeena to Otford, or vice versa. It's recommended that walkers allow 2 days for the walk. This walk is often done as part of [[The Duke of Edinburgh's Award]]. The Wallumarra Track (Wallumarra is an Aboriginal word for education/protect) was constructed in 1975 to meet the growing need for Environmental Education and as a supplement to the park's walking track system. The park is intensely used for environmental education by schools, TAFEs, universities and other groups. The park has been burnt in bushfires on several occasions, most notably in 1939, [[1994 Eastern seaboard fires|1994]] and in the [[Black Christmas bushfires|2001 Black Christmas]] fires. Australian native bush naturally regenerates after bushfires and as of 2008 few signs of these fires remain visible. In times of extreme fire danger the parks service might close the park to ensure visitor safety. There are camping sites at Bonnie Vale, North Era and Uloola Falls. These are the only places where camping is permitted within the park, and they are regulated with a booking/registration system, which requires pre-booking a site. The park charges a vehicle access fee, but is free for people on foot.<ref name='environment.nsw.gov.au/annualpass/DailyVehicleEntryFees.htm'> {{cite web |url=http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/annualpass/DailyVehicleEntryFees.htm |title=Which parks charge daily vehicle entry fees? |access-date=2009-09-27 |work=NSW Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water |publisher=Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water }}</ref>
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