 The word "Garigal" is a derivation of the word "Carigal" or "Caregal" used to describe the indigenous people who lived in Guringai country, translated in modern English as Ku-ring-gai.The Guringai people are the traditional custodians of the land now reserved as the Garigal National Park and there is considerable evidence of past Aboriginal activity in the area, with over 100 Aboriginal sites recorded to date, including shelters, cave art, rock engravings, middens, grinding grooves and a possible stone arrangement.Much of the park is bounded by residential development along the ridge tops and it is easily accessible at numerous points by road and water.