Dharug National Park, Nature reserve near Wisemans Ferry, Australia

Dharug National Park is a nature reserve with sandstone cliffs and thick bushland on the northern bank of the Hawkesbury River. The terrain covers thousands of hectares with steep ridges, dense forests, and open areas that create a varied landscape for walking and exploring.

The park takes its name from the Darug people, who live south of the Hawkesbury River and are not the traditional custodians of this land, which belongs to the Darkinjung. The Great North Road through the park was built by convict labour, and its Devine's Hill and Finch's Line sections were inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage register in July 2010 as part of the Australian Convict Sites.

The name comes from the Darug people, who live south of the Hawkesbury River and are not the traditional custodians of the park; the land belongs to the Darkinjung, so the naming is considered incorrect. Visitors can see satin bowerbirds, gang-gang cockatoos and green catbirds in the park.

The park lies about 81 km north of Sydney and 25 km west of Gosford, bounded by Yengo National Park, the Wisemans Ferry and Old Great North Roads, McPherson State Forest and Mangrove Creek. The 16 km Devine's Hill and Finch's Line sections of the Old Great North Road run inside the park. Access is by road; the terrain is sandstone country of the Sydney Basin, so plan for steep, uneven ground.

The park's name comes from the Darug people south of the Hawkesbury River, who are not the traditional custodians of this land; the area belongs to the Darkinjung. The 16-kilometre Devine's Hill and Finch's Line sections of the Old Great North Road were added to the UNESCO World Heritage list in July 2010.