Carradah Park
Carradah Park is a harbourside park on the Berrys Bay foreshore in Waverton, built on a former oil storage site. Its standout feature is the Berrys Bay Lookout, which overlooks the bay toward the Harbour Bridge and Goat Island. The park also has numerous pathways and stairs, and water-quality ponds with wetland habitat for frogs.
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About Carradah Park
Lookouts and Walking Trails at Carradah Park
Carradah Park links its viewing points with a network of trails and steps along the harbour edge. Lookout platforms sit at key points, and the Berrys Bay Lookout inside the park looks over the bay toward the Harbour Bridge and Goat Island. Visitors can walk scenic trails with views of the Sydney city skyline and the harbour. The trails make the lookouts easy to reach on foot.
Wetland and Native Planting at Carradah Park
Carradah Park has water quality control ponds with associated wetland and frog habitat areas. Extensive native planting across the park supplements the bushland that already lines the Berrys Bay foreshore. The wetland and frog habitat sits within the park's harbourside setting. The native planting and ponds are among the park's environmental features, set alongside its paths and lookouts.
Industrial Heritage and Interpretive Signs at Carradah Park
Carradah Park keeps industrial heritage items from its years as a major BP oil storage facility, which ceased operations in 1993. Large circular features mark where former oil tanks stood. Interpretive signs at Carradah Park explain the area's Aboriginal and European history. Before its industrial use, the site was a camping and fishing area for the Cammeraygal people. The park was reopened as public parkland by 2005.
Facilities at Carradah Park
Visitor tips for Carradah Park
- ✓Walk the North Sydney Circle Walk, which runs from Waverton to Wollstonecraft and includes this park.
Getting to Carradah Park
From Waverton railway station it is a short walk of about 10 minutes. Parking is limited to on-street spaces in the surrounding streets, and Larkin Street is one place to park.
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- 📍Balls Head Reserve
- 📍Lavender Bay
- 📍Milsons Point
- 📍Wollstonecraft
Frequently asked questions about Carradah Park
Is there parking at Carradah Park?
Parking is limited to on-street spaces in the surrounding streets, and Larkin Street is one place to park.
Does Carradah Park have a lookout?
Yes. The Berrys Bay Lookout is inside the park and overlooks Berrys Bay toward the Harbour Bridge and Goat Island.
How do I get to Carradah Park by train?
Waverton railway station is about a 10-minute walk away.