▁local ▁citiz en , ▁E cc l eston ▁Du ▁F aur , ▁to ▁establish ▁a ▁" National ▁Park ▁for ▁North ▁Sydney ", ▁approximately ▁ 1 3 , 5 0 0 ▁hect ares , ▁including ▁not ▁only ▁land ▁areas ▁but ▁also ▁most ▁of ▁Cow an ▁Water , ▁was ▁set ▁aside ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 4 ▁as ▁Ku - ring - g ai ▁Ch ase ▁and ▁placed ▁under ▁the ▁care , ▁control ▁and ▁management ▁of ▁trust ees . ▁The ▁park ▁was ▁named ▁after ▁its ▁original ▁inhabitants , ▁an ▁Ab original ▁group ▁called ▁the ▁K uring - g ai ▁or ▁G uring ai , ▁and ▁called ▁a ▁" ch ase " ▁to ▁indicate ▁it ▁was ▁an ▁area ▁of ▁natural ▁bush ▁which ▁was ▁not ▁en closed ▁by ▁f ences . ▁ ▁Ku - ring - g ai ▁Ch ase ▁became ▁a ▁national ▁park ▁with ▁the ▁pro clam ation ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Park s ▁and ▁Wild life ▁Act ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 . ▁Add itions ▁to ▁the ▁park ▁have ▁made ▁it ▁ 1 4 , 8 8 2 ▁hect ares ▁in ▁size . ▁ ▁The ▁television ▁series , ▁Ski ppy ▁the ▁Bush ▁K ang ar oo ▁was ▁shot ▁in ▁northern ▁Sydney ▁at ▁Ku - ring - g ai ▁Ch ase ▁National ▁Park ▁and ▁the ▁adjacent ▁War ata h ▁Park . ▁Bush f ires ▁rav aged ▁the ▁park ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁ ▁Loc ations , ▁access ▁and ▁facilities ▁ ▁Many ▁of ▁the ▁park ' s ▁attra ctions ▁are ▁accessible ▁only ▁by