Editing Popran National Park

{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2022}}
{{Use Australian English|date=January 2012}}
{{Infobox Australian place
| type                   = protected
| name                   = Popran National Park
| state                  = nsw
| iucn_category          = II
| image                  = File:Hawkesbury River 05.jpg
| caption                = Popran National Park, December 2016
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| relief                 = 1
| coordinates            = {{coord|33|22|37|S|151|10|47|E|display=inline,title}}
| pushpin_label_position = left
| map_alt                = 
| nearest_town_or_city   = Gosford 
| area                   = 39.7
| area_footnotes         = <ref name=oeh>{{cite web|title=Popran National Park: Park management|url=http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/NationalParks/parkManagement.aspx?id=N0086|work=Office of Environment and Heritage|publisher=[[Government of New South Wales]]|access-date=3 October 2014}}</ref>
| established            = {{start date|1994|11|30|df=y}}
| established_footnotes  = <ref name=oeh/>
| visitation_num         = 
| visitation_year        = 
| visitation_footnotes   = 
| managing_authorities   = [[National Parks and Wildlife Service (New South Wales)|NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service]]
| url                    = http://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/Popran-National-Park
}}
'''Popran National Park''' is a [[state park|protected]] [[national park]] that is located west of the [[Highway 1 (New South Wales)|M1]] [[Pacific Motorway (Sydney–Newcastle)|Pacific Motorway]] in the [[Central Coast (New South Wales)|Central Coast]] region of [[New South Wales]], in eastern [[Australia]]. The {{convert|3970|ha|adj=on}} park is situated {{convert|95|km}} north of [[Sydney]].<ref name=oeh/> The Park takes its name from Popran Creek which rises in the locality of Central Mangrove and then flows for approximately 24&nbsp;km in a mostly southern direction until it reaches [[Mangrove Creek (New South Wales)|Mangrove Creek]]. Popran Creek flows through the [[Glenworth Valley]], also known as the [[Popran Valley]]. The average elevation of the terrain is 135 metres.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Popran National Park topographic map, elevation, relief|url=https://en-au.topographic-map.com/maps/siq9/Popran-National-Park/|access-date=2021-12-03|website=topographic-map.com|language=en}}</ref>

The Aboriginal heritage is felt at every step, so a historical connection with this land cannot be avoided.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Popran National Park|url=https://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/visit-a-park/parks/popran-national-park|access-date=2021-12-02|website=NSW National Parks|language=en}}</ref>

Various types of recreation are available here, from horse riding, mountain biking, fishing, picnicking and bird watching.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Popran National Park {{!}} Learn more|url=https://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/visit-a-park/parks/popran-national-park/learn-more|access-date=2021-12-02|website=NSW National Parks|language=en}}</ref>

==See also==
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* [[Protected areas of New South Wales]]
* [[Popran Valley]]
* [[Mangrove Creek (New South Wales)]]

==References==
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==External links==
* {{cite web|title=Popran National Park|url=http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/NationalParks/parkHome.aspx?id=N0086|work=Office of Environment and Heritage|publisher=[[Government of New South Wales]]}}
* {{cite web|title=Popran National Park|url=http://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/Popran-National-Park|work=[[National Parks and Wildlife Service (New South Wales)|NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service]]|publisher=[[Government of New South Wales]]}}
* {{cite web|title=Popran National Park: Plan of Management|url=http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/resources/parks/pomFinalPopran.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080806063722/http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/resources/parks/pomfinalpopran.pdf |archive-date=2008-08-06 |url-status=live|type=PDF|work=[[National Parks and Wildlife Service (New South Wales)|NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service]]|publisher=[[Government of New South Wales]]|date=14 August 2000|isbn=0-7313-6974-2}}

{{National Parks of New South Wales}}

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[[Category:National parks of New South Wales]]
[[Category:Protected areas established in 1994]]
[[Category:1994 establishments in Australia]]
[[Category:Hawkesbury River]]
[[Category:Central Coast (New South Wales)]]


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