Byarong Park picnic area

Nestled in the Mount Keira foothills, this leafy picnic spot offers a terrific place to fire up the barbecue on a summer's day. Its convenient location close to Wollongong, and great facilities make it a favourite for families and picnickers.

With plenty of kookaburras, lyrebirds and vibrant parrots overhead, it's a good idea to bring binoculars for birdwatching. You might even spot an Australian brush turkey, once locally extinct but now on the rise in the Conservation Area.

Adventurers and historians will be able to follow the Mount Keira ring track, tracing some of Surveyor-General Thomas Mitchell's 1834 road into the Illawarra. Strap on your hiking boots for a scenic walk before an afternoon sausage sizzle.

Take a virtual tour of Byarong Park picnic area captured with Google Street View Trekker.