Water play and swimming for kids in St George & the Sutherland Shire

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26 places to cool off across the region: water parks, pools, beaches, lakes and swimming spots, nearest first from Sutherland. Choose your suburb at the top to sort from where you are staying.

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Nearest first, from Sutherland

Beaches and islands

Cronulla Beach
Beach
Cronulla Beach
Patrolled all year by lifeguards and volunteer lifesavers; Sydney's only beach you can reach by train.
about 15 min
Photo: J Bar, CC BY-SA 3.0
Beach illustration
Beach
Darook Park
Grassy waterfront park on Gunnamatta Bay with a sheltered swim away from the surf.
about 15 min
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Beach
Maian Bar Beach
Maianbar
about 15 min
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Beach
Elouera Beach
Cronulla
about 15 min
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Beach
Wanda Beach
Cronulla
about 15 min
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Beach
Gunyah Beach
Bundeena
about 15 min
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Beach
Horderns Beach
Bundeena
about 15 min
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Beach
Greenhills Beach
Kurnell
about 15 min
Jibbon Beach
Beach
Jibbon Beach
Royal National Park
800 m beach at the eastern end of Bundeena; start of the Jibbon Loop Track past Aboriginal rock engravings. No patrols or facilities.
about 15 min
Photo: Blaine12345678, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Beach
Boat Harbour Beach
Kurnell
about 20 min
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Beach
Little Marley Beach
Royal National Park
about 20 min
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Beach
Marley Beach
Royal National Park
about 20 min
Silver Beach
Beach
Silver Beach
Botany Bay beach at Kurnell with an unpatrolled netted swimming area midway along.
about 20 min
Photo: Maurice van Creij, CC BY 3.0
Beach illustration
Beach
Garie Beach
Garie
about 25 min

Waterfalls, lakes and swimming

Pool illustration
Pool
Sutherland Leisure Center
Sutherland
under 5 min
Oatley Park Baths
Swimming spot
Oatley Park Baths
Oatley Park
Jewfish Bay Baths: a 320 m netted river enclosure in 45 ha Oatley Park, near the 1937 castle and an inclusive adventure playground with a 12 m tower.
about 10 min
Photo: Aliceinthealice, CC0
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Pool
Caringbah Leisure Centre
Caringbah
about 10 min
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Pool
Engadine Leisure Centre
Engadine
about 10 min
Karloo Pool
Swimming spot
Karloo Pool
10 km walk
Freshwater swimming hole on the Karloo walking track from Heathcote station, 10 km return (3 to 5 hours); boggy after rain.
about 10 min
Photo: Philip Terry Graham, CC BY 2.0
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Pool
Hurstville Aquatic Leisure Centre
Penshurst
about 10 min
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Swimming spot
Cronulla Rock Pools
Two unpatrolled ocean pools between Cronulla and North Cronulla beaches; the smaller northern one is shallow enough to wade at low tide.
about 15 min
Gunnamatta Baths
Swimming spot
Gunnamatta Baths
Netted, wave-free tidal baths on Gunnamatta Bay, a short walk from Cronulla station, next to a park with a playground.
about 15 min
Photo: Maksym Kozlenko, CC BY-SA 4.0
Shelly Beach Ocean Pool
Swimming spot
Shelly Beach Ocean Pool
Sheltered, unpatrolled rock pool popular with families with young kids; pram-accessible, with a fenced playground and liberty swing in Shelly Park.
about 15 min
Photo: Maksym Kozlenko, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Pool
Angelo Anestis Aquatic Centre
Bexley
about 15 min
Lake Eckersley
Swimming spot
Lake Eckersley
Heathcote National Park
Secluded bush lake with a picnic area and a freshwater dip, about an hour's drive from the city.
about 15 min
Photo: Sardaka, CC BY-SA 3.0
Wattamolla Beach
Swimming spot
Wattamolla Beach
Royal National Park
Calm lagoon for swimming, snorkelling and liloing beside a picnic area; park entry fee, bring water, and don't jump from the top of the waterfall.
about 20 min
Photo: Wittylama, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Region boundary: ABS Tourism Regions 2021 (Tourism Research Australia), CC BY 4.0. Outings from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and venues' own listings; nature spots from OpenStreetMap and park services.