National park
Yalgorup National Park
19 locals recommend
Location
Preston Beach Road
Preston Beach, WA
Tips from locals
Great for walks and birdwatching. The National Park protects a wetland system that has achieved international recognition as an important area for migratory waterbirds, and it supports several threatened plant and animal species.
Yalgorup National Park is known for its elongated lakes, beautiful tuart and peppermint woodlands and, above all, for the microscopic communities that reside in Lake Clifton and form thrombolites.
Yalgorup National Park is a national park in Western Australia, 105 km south of Perth, and directly south of Mandurah The park is located on the western edge of the Swan Coastal Plain and contains a chain of about ten lakes, the name rises from the two Noongar words Yalgor meaning lake and up meaning place of.[2] The area is part of the Peel-Yalgorup Wetland system which is classified as a Ramsar Wetland Site and was added to the List of Ramsar wetlands of international importance in 1990.[3] Some of the lakes that make up the system include Boundary Lake, Swan Pond, Lake Pollard, Lake Yalgorup and Newnham Lake.[4]
Yalgorup National Park is a national park in Western Australia, 105 km south of Perth, and directly south of Mandurah The park is located on the western edge of the Swan Coastal Plain and contains a chain of about ten lakes, the name rises from the two Noongar words Yalgor meaning lake and up meani…
Home of the thrombolites! Rock formations caused from some of the oldest living organisms on Earth. Plenty more to discover in this beautiful region!