Lane Cove National Park

This article is about the National Park in Sydney. For the suburban fungal site in Lane Cove to the south east, see Lane Cove Bushland Park.

Lane Cove National Park
New South Wales
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
Upper Lane Cove River
Map
Lane Cove National Park
Nearest town or cityLane Cove
Established1938 (1938)[1]
Area6.7 km2 (2.6 sq mi)[1]
Managing authoritiesNSW National Parks & Wildlife Service
WebsiteLane Cove National Park
See alsoProtected areas of
New South Wales

The Lane Cove National Park is a protected national park that is located within metropolitan Sydney, in New South Wales, Australia. The 670-hectare (1,700-acre) national park is situated about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) north-west of the Sydney central business district and features various vegetation types, such as, wet and dry sclerophyll forest, heathland, mangroves and tidal flats. The park consists of land near the banks of the Lane Cove River, which flows generally south-east into Sydney Harbour. It also extends to the outskirts of Pennant Hills and Wahroonga at its northern boundaries.

  1. ^ a b Lane Cove National Park: Plan of Management (PDF) (PDF). Government of New South Wales. August 2016. ISBN 978-0-7310-7658-1. Retrieved 26 October 2016. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)