North Narrabeen Rock Pool

One of the largest of the rock baths built in the early 1930s under the Unemployment Relief Scheme, sitting at the entrance to Narrabeen Lagoon. Timber decking, an original element that has been replaced many times, surrounds a 50 by 18 metre lap pool set inside a larger 70 by 40 metre pool, with a 60 by 50 metre reservoir acting as a wading pool. Parking is pay and display off Ocean Street, and there are change rooms on site.

Location and Access

At the entrance to Narrabeen Lagoon, north of Narrabeen Beach; pay and display parking off Ocean Street.

Pool Type

Rock pool

Facilities

Change rooms, Parking

Category: Beaches & Water

Tags: rock pool, 50m, boardwalk, 1930s, northern beaches

Coordinates: -33.7034619, 151.309329

Part of Sydney's ocean pools cut into the rock

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