Margaret River National Parks & Wildlife
Western Australia
Leeuwin-Naturaliste
National
Park
Located
just off
Naturaliste
Terrace,
out
of
Dunsborough,
the
Leeuwin-Naturaliste
Natural
Park
is
home
to
Sugarloaf
Rock,
the
impressive
formation
that
dominates
the
coastline.
From
the
Cape
Naturaliste
Lighthouse
you
can
gaze
out
over
the
expanse
Of
the
Indian
Ocean.
Refreshments
and
souvenirs
available.
Several
walk
trails
around
this
area,
including
a
whale
lookout.
Tours
available.
Telephone:
(097)
553
955
Cape
Leeuwin
National
Park
This
park
covers
the
Cape
which
is
the
land's
end
of
the
South
West
and
the
junction
of
the
Indian
and
Southern
Oceans.The
Cape
Leeuwin
Lighthouse
was
named
after
the
famous Dutch
ship
Leeuwin
which
passed
this
point
in
1622.
During
the
building
of
the
lighthouse,
a
spring
was
tapped
to
provide
fresh
water
for
the
workers.
This
system
was
used
until
1928.
Since
then,
deposits
of
carbonates
have
encased
the
wheel
in
stone.
Beedelup
National
Park
Beedelup
Falls
are
situated
off
Vasse
Highway.
They
are
set
in
beautiful
forest
surroundings,
and
feature
a
short
walk
crossing
Beedelup
Brook
on
a
footbridge
built
from
a
Karri
log.
The
"Walk
Through
Karri"
is
also
situated
in
the
Beedelup
National
Park.
This
giant
400
year-
old
Karri
with
a
3m
x
4m
hole
took
10
hours
to
cut
by
chain
saw.
You
can
stand
in
the
hole
with
over
151
tonnes
of
tree
above
you.
Warren
National
Park
Some
of
the
best
accessible
virgin
Karri
forest,
and
the
biggest
(89m)
of
the
Karri
trees,
can
be
found
here.
Photos courtesy of Tourism Western Australia
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