▁the ▁eastern ▁side ▁of ▁Pitt water . ▁ ▁Ku - ring - g ai ▁Ch ase ▁is ▁a ▁popular ▁tour ist ▁destination , ▁known ▁for ▁its ▁scen ic ▁setting ▁on ▁the ▁Haw kes bury ▁River ▁and ▁Pitt water , ▁significant ▁plant ▁ ▁and ▁animal ▁communities , ▁Ab original ▁sites ▁and ▁European ▁historic ▁places . ▁Pic nic , ▁bo ating , ▁and ▁fish ing ▁facilities ▁can ▁be ▁found ▁throughout ▁the ▁park . ▁There ▁are ▁many ▁walking ▁tracks ▁in ▁Ku - ring - g ai ▁Ch ase . ▁The ▁villages ▁of ▁C ott age ▁Point , ▁App let ree ▁Bay , ▁El v ina ▁Bay , ▁Lov ett ▁Bay , ▁Co aster s ▁Ret re at , ▁Great ▁Mack er el ▁Beach ▁and ▁Bob bin ▁Head ▁are ▁located ▁within ▁the ▁park ▁boundaries . ▁ ▁The ▁park ▁was ▁declared ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 4 , ▁and ▁is ▁the ▁second ▁oldest ▁national ▁park ▁in ▁Australia , ▁with ▁the ▁Royal ▁National ▁Park ▁being ▁the ▁oldest . ▁Ku - ring - g ai ▁Ch ase ▁is ▁also ▁officially ▁class ed ▁as ▁a ▁sub urb ▁by ▁the ▁Ge ographical ▁Names ▁Board ▁of ▁New ▁South ▁Wales . ▁The ▁park ▁is ▁managed ▁by ▁the ▁NS W ▁National ▁Park s ▁and ▁Wild life ▁Service ▁and ▁was ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁Australian ▁National ▁Heritage ▁List ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁ ▁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