Swimming Spots Sydney & Surrounds

Wide sandstone slabs and a calm pool at Flat Rock in Meroo National Park, NSW South Coast

Flat Rock Guide: Meroo National Park's Secret S...

A quiet, tea-coloured pool on wide sandstone slabs in Meroo National Park, reached from an unsigned pullover on Meroo Point Road.

Flat Rock Guide: Meroo National Park's Secret S...

A quiet, tea-coloured pool on wide sandstone slabs in Meroo National Park, reached from an unsigned pullover on Meroo Point Road.

Hell Hole Falls Guide: Nowra’s Hidden Rainfores...

A double waterfall with a gentle upper basin and a deeper lower pool, hidden in Parma Creek Nature Reserve south-west of Nowra.

Hell Hole Falls Guide: Nowra’s Hidden Rainfores...

A double waterfall with a gentle upper basin and a deeper lower pool, hidden in Parma Creek Nature Reserve south-west of Nowra.

Figure 8 Pools, a figure-eight shaped rock pool on the sandstone shelf beside the ocean in Royal National Park

Figure 8 Pools – Royal National Park

Sydney's famous rock-shelf pools near Burning Palms. Only visit at low tide in low swell: here's the walk, the safety rules and what to bring.

Figure 8 Pools – Royal National Park

Sydney's famous rock-shelf pools near Burning Palms. Only visit at low tide in low swell: here's the walk, the safety rules and what to bring.

Small waterfall flowing into a green swimming hole surrounded by ferns at Nellies Glen, Budderoo National Park

Nellies Glen – Budderoo National Park

A mossy waterfall and chilly emerald pool just 100m from the car park in Budderoo National Park, near Robertson and Carrington Falls.

Nellies Glen – Budderoo National Park

A mossy waterfall and chilly emerald pool just 100m from the car park in Budderoo National Park, near Robertson and Carrington Falls.

Clear bush swimming hole with sandstone shelves at Paradise Pools, Dharawal National Park near Appin

Paradise Pools – South West Sydney

Paradise Pools is a clear bush swimming hole with sandstone shelves in Dharawal National Park near Appin, South West Sydney. Here's what to know.

Paradise Pools – South West Sydney

Paradise Pools is a clear bush swimming hole with sandstone shelves in Dharawal National Park near Appin, South West Sydney. Here's what to know.

Emerald-green swimming hole at Karloo Pools surrounded by sandstone ledges, Royal National Park

Karloo Pools – Royal National Park

Karloo Pools is a deep emerald swimming hole on Kangaroo Creek, about 2 km from Heathcote Station. Here's the walk, the swim and how to beat the crowds.

Karloo Pools – Royal National Park

Karloo Pools is a deep emerald swimming hole on Kangaroo Creek, about 2 km from Heathcote Station. Here's the walk, the swim and how to beat the crowds.