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National Parks

With a total of 24 national parks, a large proportion of Australia's South West’s beautiful landscapes and natural attractions are protected, which means they’re also the best places to observe native flora and fauna.

To help preserve these unique natural environments, please stay on the walk trails and take all rubbish away with you. When you are travelling through remote areas, advise the local park ranger, check information about track closures, and always pay close attention to road and weather conditions when driving.

The national parks are all managed by the Department of Environment & Conservation (DEC) and a variety of facilities have been provided for visitors. In some areas, park passes are required to visit a national park. These can be purchased from DEC offices and some visitor centres.

Further information and advice about visiting our national parks can be found at the DEC Visitor Information website.

Leeuwin -Naturaliste National Park. The rugged coastline of the Leeuwin-Naturaliste National Park offers excellent fishing and bird watching, world class surf breaks and stunning bush walks.
D'Entreacasteux National Park. Remote and rugged D'Entrecasteaux National Park combines pristine beaches and tall tree forests in a wild and spectacular landscape along the southern coastline near Pemberton.
West Cape Howe National Park. There’s plenty of adventure on offer at West Cape Howe National Park near Albany. Go rock-climbing up rugged granite cliffs or hang gliding at Shelley Beach.
Stirling Range National Park. The brooding beauty of the mountain landscape, its stunning and unique wildflowers and the challenge of climbing Bluff Knoll have long drawn bushwalkers and climbers to the Stirling Range National Park.
Porongurup National Park. The Porongurup National Park near Albany on Western Australia's south coast overflows with local flora and fauna. It's home to the new Granite Skywalk, a 38m lookout atop Castle Rock, just 15 minutes from Mount Barker. The lower and upper lookout can be reached via a pleasant 1.5km upslope walk trail with some rock scrambling and climbing on an enclosed ladder required to access the upper lookout.
William Bay National Park. Famous for its windswept rocky shores and sheltered pools, William Bay National Park protects the coastline and forest between Walpole and Denmark on the south coast
Torndirrup National Park. At Torndirrup National Park, the Southern Ocean has sculpted a Natural Bridge in the coastal granites and formed The Gap, where the waves rush in and out with tremendous ferocity.
Mount Frankland National Park. Mount Frankland National Park is situated north of Walpole and covers an area of approximately 31,000 hectares. The park contains a mix of karri, jarrah and tingle forest as well as expanses of treeless heathland.
Wellington National Park. Wellington National Park consists of 17 000Ha of Western Australia's unique eucalypt forests of jarrah, marri and yarri (blackbutt). The icon and central feature of the Park is the beautiful Collie River Valley with its ancient valley gorge below the magnificent lake situated behind the Wellington Dam.