Wattamolla

Wattamolla is a popular coastal recreation area in the Royal National Park in the Sutherland Shire, south of Sydney, New South Wales. It features a sheltered sandy beach, a large brackish lagoon fed by Wattamolla Creek, and a small waterfall. Surrounded by sandstone cliffs and bushland, it is known for swimming, picnicking and family gatherings within Australia's oldest national park, offering both ocean and calm lagoon waters in one location.

Visitors can expect a sheltered cove with a sandy ocean beach on one side and a calm, shallow lagoon on the other, separated by a sand bar. The lagoon is fed by Wattamolla Creek with a small waterfall at its western end. The area is set within bushland and sandstone cliffs with a large grassed picnic area behind the beach. Visitors can swim in the lagoon and ocean (conditions permitting), picnic, walk to lookouts, and enjoy coastal scenery. There are no shops, so visitors should bring food and water.

Wattamolla lies within Royal National Park, established in 1879 as Australia's first national park and the second oldest national park in the world. The area has long been used for recreation and was developed with picnic facilities in the 20th century. The name Wattamolla is derived from an Aboriginal word.

The Royal National Park area, including Wattamolla, is of significance to the Dharawal people as traditional Country. Today it is a major recreational and natural heritage area for Sydney residents and visitors, valued for its coastal landscape and long history of public conservation.