National Rock Garden, Canberra: Photos, Reviews & Location

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Forest 13, National Arboretum Canberra, Forest Dr, Canberra ACT 2611, Australia

nationalrockgarden.com.au

+61 2 9160 8193

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What is the rating of National Rock Garden?: National Rock Garden is rated 4.2 out of 5 based on 207 reviews.
Where is National Rock Garden located?: Forest 13, National Arboretum Canberra, Forest Dr, Canberra ACT 2611, Australia
How can I contact National Rock Garden?: Phone: +61 2 9160 8193 · Website: nationalrockgarden.com.au

Reviews (6)

Iain Watkins 2024 Jul 28

Being a rock nerd, I love this place. It’s fascinating to have a read and great examples in natural and polished states. If you like the tin foil hat brigade they like to hang out in the car park too

Alex McConnell 2024 May 19

Look this one is really just a place to park and go for a walk. A few rocks there but underwhelming. I hope they have grander plans

Jenny Cox 2022 Mar 15

Great start, hope it continues to grow!
It took my son visiting from Canada for me to learn of the existence of the National Rock Garden. National seems a big claim for only 12 rocks, but they are from all round Australia, so I'm happy enough!

I really liked that most have a smooth section, which really highlights the patterns.

Looks well set up for walking too, so I'll be back soon with my dog.

Well worth a visit.

Peter Johnson 2022 Jan 16

Wonderful huge rock specimens with explanatory placards of rocks up to 2.5 billion years ago (formed before Australia was even a land mass). The Rock Garden is located near the entrance to Barrenjoey Peninsula, which is like a magic forest with large open grass fields (all a designated dog off-leash area). Entrance to the Lake is possible (although there are better beaches close by in Weston Park). Perfect for dogs and adventurous humans :-) The Rock Garden itself is walking distance to The Arboretum (1.1 kilometres as the crow flies from the main pavilion). The Barrenjoey Peninsula provides an uncommon view of Government House (probably the best view) looking south-west at its lake frontage.

Xin Li 2020 Dec 11

The national rocks garden is an interesting place to visit since it has all these varieties of rocks from all over Australia. It is quite educational for the kids to know our nation better. However, couldn't the ACT government do some better planning and really makes the use of the space as a rock garden? Rather than as a car park ..... I do hope this place get much better in future because it is an important part of our heritage.

Robert P 2019 Oct 19

I was surprised to see this area opposite the arboretum. The "garden" contains large samples of the geological history of Australia. I found it interesting and I'm sure there will be a few people who would visit the area just to read up on the geological information. If that doesn't grab your fancy go for a jog or cycle on the neat pathways.