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As a result of tomorrow’s predicted severe fire weather, several national parks and campgrounds in Greater Sydney will be closed from Saturday 4 January 2020, starting from midnight tonight, until further notice.

³Ô¹ÏÍøÕ¾ Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) Greater Sydney Branch Director Deon van Rensburg said protecting the public is the key priority in making these decisions when faced with severe fire conditions.

“The closures include all of Royal ³Ô¹ÏÍøÕ¾ Park, including all remote campgrounds in (North Era and Uloola Falls) and all sites in Heathcote ³Ô¹ÏÍøÕ¾ Park,” Mr van Rensburg said.

“Wianamatta Regional Park, Bents Basin State Conservation Area and Cattai ³Ô¹ÏÍøÕ¾ Park in Western Sydney including their campgrounds, tracks and trails will also be closed.

“Precincts in the Sydney Harbour, Lane Cove and Ku-ring-gai Chase ³Ô¹ÏÍøÕ¾ Park, including The Basin will remain open but people should check before heading out.

“Under these conditions all walking tracks and fire trails are closed for public access in all parks within Greater Sydney,” he said.

In Royal ³Ô¹ÏÍøÕ¾ Park Sir Bertram’s Stephens Drive, Lady Wakehurst and McKell Avenue will be closed to all traffic from 8am tomorrow, except to local residents accessing Bundeena and Maianbar, as well as Garie Beach Road and Wattamolla Road. Local residents can access from Farnell Avenue only.

For full details and updates on all road closures check with before travelling through any ³Ô¹ÏÍøÕ¾ Park and generally avoid driving in any bushland.

A full list of the closures is available at .

For update-to-date fire information, including on total fire bans (TOBANs) visit RFS .

Mr van Rensburg said NPWS is a key support agency for bushfire response and has more than 1,000 trained firefighters which it deploys to wildfires and hazard reduction throughout the year, including supporting RFS and NSW Fire and Rescue.