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Photo: Yuanchen Chen ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗Blue Mountains National Park
Sandstone cliffs, blue valleys and eucalypt forest – two hours by train from Sydney.
National Parks Atlas · Country · checked 8 Oct 2026
National Parks in Australia
Three park guides, three park authorities: Parks Australia, NSW National Parks and Queensland Parks. Each sets its own rules and fees.
3Park guides
Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa, Blue Mountains and Daintree in full, with fees, walks and getting there
81Official sources
park authorities, operators and transport providers
6Commonwealth parks
the others are run by the states and territories
1879The first
Royal National Park near Sydney
Last checked: 8 Oct 2026
In Australia the Commonwealth, the states and the territories manage their national parks separately, each with its own rules and fees. Parks Australia is responsible for six national parks, including Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park in the Northern Territory, which belongs to the Anangu. Blue Mountains National Park near Sydney is run by New South Wales, and Daintree National Park in the far north by Queensland.
Royal National Park near Sydney dates from 1879. This guide links every figure to the park authority in charge, or to the shuttle and ferry operators.
01 · Park guides
Park guides: Uluru, Blue Mountains, Daintree
Park pass and photo rules at Uluru, the train from Sydney to the Blue Mountains, the shuttle and ferry in the Daintree.
Each park authority has its own rules
At Uluru you need a park pass from Parks Australia, A$38 for three days for adults. In the Blue Mountains you only pay in the Glenbrook area, and in the Daintree the park itself costs nothing – but the shuttle and the ferry do. The park pass at Uluru
Parks owned by Aboriginal people
Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa, Kakadu and Booderee belong to Aboriginal people and are leased to the Commonwealth; they are managed jointly with the Traditional Owners. At Uluru the climb has been closed since 2019, and some sacred sites must not be photographed. Rules at Uluru
Crocodiles and jellyfish in the north
In the Daintree the park authority warns about crocodiles in all waterways and venomous jellyfish along the coast. Warnings in the Daintree
03 · Editorial
Sources and last checked
Every fee, date and rule on this page comes from the park guides below, each linked to the official source.
- Blue Mountains National Park: checked 8 Oct 2026, 16 sources in the park guide · Park authority ↗
- Daintree National Park: checked 8 Oct 2026, 26 sources in the park guide · Park authority ↗
- Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park: checked 8 Oct 2026, 39 sources in the park guide · Park authority ↗
- Parks Australia: About us (six Commonwealth national parks, joint management) ↗
- NSW National Parks: Royal National Park (established 1879) ↗
- Parks Australia: Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa park pass ↗
- NSW National Parks: Blue Mountains, fees ↗
- Queensland Parks: Daintree National Park (CYPAL) ↗
Fees, opening times and reservation rules change. Check the official page before you travel.