. ▁R NP ▁provides ▁important ▁evidence ▁of ▁key ▁develop ments ▁in ▁the ▁nature ▁of ▁recre ation ▁in ▁Australia ▁and ▁also ▁provides ▁a ▁vis ually ▁and ▁e colog ically ▁significant ▁setting ▁for ▁the ▁cabin ▁groups . ▁ ▁Royal ▁National ▁Park ▁was ▁named ▁NS W ' s ▁most ▁popular ▁national ▁park ▁for ▁domestic ▁visitors ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁when ▁a ▁state ▁government ▁commission ed ▁survey ▁found ▁it ▁received ▁ 4 ▁million ▁vis its ▁during ▁that ▁year . ▁The ▁sur ge ▁of ▁popular ity ▁followed ▁rest oration ▁of ▁the ▁Aud ley ▁Dance ▁Hall , ▁providing ▁a ▁new ▁visitor ▁centre , ▁ca fe ▁and ▁function ▁centre . ▁The ▁latest ▁survey ▁showed ▁vis its ▁dropped ▁to ▁ 3 . 2 ▁million ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁re leg ating ▁it ▁to ▁second ▁most ▁popular ▁( to ▁Blue ▁Mountains ▁National ▁Park ). ▁ ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁Royal ▁National ▁Park ▁grew ▁by ▁ 8 . 5 ha ▁through ▁inclusion ▁of ▁a ▁par cel ▁of ▁land ▁at ▁B unde ena ▁previously ▁owned ▁by ▁S uther land ▁Sh ire ▁Council . ▁The ▁transfer ▁of ▁ownership ▁is ▁the ▁first ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁" land ▁swap " ▁the ▁Council ▁has ▁been ▁seeking ▁from ▁the ▁state ▁government . ▁In ▁return , ▁Council ▁is ▁expected ▁to ▁be ▁given ▁ownership ▁of ▁Lo ft us ▁O val , ▁He ath c ote ▁O val ▁and ▁Gray s ▁Point ▁O val , ▁which ▁at ▁present ▁are ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Park . ▁Council ▁has ▁requested ▁that ▁extra ▁land ▁be ▁exc ised