Boat Harbour Aquatic Reserve

Great place to relax. Best to go mid week so you can avoid the crowds. Not cheap at $60 for a day pass but nothing else like it in Sydney.

I drove inside after finding it on the map, didnt realize it was a private space until I got locked up inside with fine

Boat Harbour Aquatic reserve covers quite a large area including the Merries reef to the south and extending north east to Potter Point. Toward Potter Point there's lots of marine life here including whales dolphins sharks and everything else. Its a great spot to visit and it can be accessed from the Northern end for no cost - bit of walking involved though

Cronulla's beaches are amongst the most polluted in Sydney - Boat Harbour often the worst says the Sutherland Shire Environment Centre. This is due primarily to the presence of the Cronulla Sewage Treatment Plant which discharges effluent from a clifftop outlet at Potter Point. Vehicles are allowed to park at the southern end of Boat Harbour. Admission is $8 a day - paid to the National Parks and Wildlife Service as you enter Kamay Botany Bay National Park.

Beautiful spot for family 4wd fun. It feels like you're miles away from the city, yet it's so close. Don't forget to pack your lunch though, we stayed a bit longer than planned and had to survive on one squishy banana 🙈