Mount Annan Botanic Garden in Sydney: A Peaceful and Serene Beautiful Picture

On Sunday, we drove to Mount Annan Botanic Garden in southwestern Sydney for a picnic. It is the largest botanic garden in Australia. In this large botanic garden, one can experience both the vast prairie beauty and appreciate the unique small gardens. There are tranquil lakes and towering mountains, which are breathtaking. The green grass beside the tranquil lake becomes the best place for a picnic. As the botanic garden is quite large, you can ride a bicycle to explore it.

Mount Annan Botanic Garden in Australia is a 416-hectare (1030-acre) botanic garden located in the hilly area of Mount Annan, a southwestern suburb of Sydney, between Campbelltown and Camden in New South Wales.

Entry and parking are free.

Opposite the parking lot is a large lakeside green area, which is the picnic area.

It is the largest botanic garden in Australia, specializing in native plants and collecting over 4,000 species. It was officially opened in 1988 and is called Mount Annan Botanic Garden.

Around noon, we decided to eat and drink our fill before starting to explore. Picnicking in beautiful nature has a unique charm. No wonder there are picnic tables and benches everywhere in Australian parks. We immediately fell in love with this experience.

The woodland picnic area is located in the Cumberland Plain woodland. It is also a sanctuary for over 160 species of birds, as well as kangaroos, wallabies, and pademelons, which call this woodland home.

The open grassland, together with the distant mountains and white clouds, the nearby water and green trees, forms a peaceful and serene beautiful picture.

The gently rippling lake, a few tall eucalyptus trees on the shore, and the distant drifting white clouds form a harmonious and beautiful scene.

This area was originally inhabited by the Dharawal people, the Aboriginal people of Australia. In the Aboriginal language, Mount Annan means "gathering place," a place where the indigenous people interacted. After Europeans arrived, it became a dairy farm. In 1984, this land was acquired by the Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust, and in 1988 it was opened to the public by Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York. The botanic garden is managed by the Botanic Gardens Trust, which also manages Centennial Park, the Royal Botanic Garden, and the Blue Mountains Botanic Garden in Sydney.

There are five lakes in the botanic garden. Lake Gilinganadum and Lake Nattangamba are in the north; in the middle are Lake Sedgwick and Lake Fitzpatrick; and in the south is Lake Wattle Garden. To the east of Lake Nattangamba lies the Campbelltown weather station.

In the lakes, some waterfowl leisurely forage for food.

Various dense aquatic plants grow along the lakeshore.

Driving along the circular road inside the botanic garden, we passed several gardens, such as the Big Idea Garden and the Wattle Garden.

When the car passed over a high ridge, we could overlook the entire Camden area and a distant line of the Blue Mountains.

There is also a 20-kilometer-long walking trail. Following the trail all the way will bring unexpected surprises.

Climbing up the steps along the hillside, we reached the highest point of the garden, which is a circular lawn full of vitality.

From the top of Sundial Hill, you can enjoy a 360-degree panoramic view of the surrounding countryside, including the Sydney skyline.