Shark Bay to Gnaraloo parks

Quoin Bluff South, also known as Quoin Bluff, is a limestone headland on Dirk Hartog Island in Shark Bay, Western Australia.

Shark Bay Marine Park

Denham

Welcome to Shark Bay Marine Park, a protected marine park located within the UNESCO World Heritage-recognised Shark Bay.

3 Mile Lagoon

Macleod

A popular site with families looking for sheltered waters to explore the coral gardens of Ningaloo Marine Park.

Blowholes - Dirk Hartog Island

When the swell is running, surf is forced through fissures in the rocks below the cliffs to produce the eerie sound of the Blowholes, sometimes shooting spray up to 10 metres in the air.

Cape Inscription

Enjoy stunning views of the beach and rocky headland at the most northerly point of Dirk Hartog Island National Park, which is also arguably the most historically significant site in Australia.

Cape Peron - Francois Peron

View marine animals from atop plunging red sea cliffs, and photograph a coastal landscape with striking colour contrasts.

Cape Ransonnet

Cape Ransonnet is the arrival point on Dirk Hartog Island for boats leaving from the Edel Land Peninsula.

Cattle Well

Attractive sandy bay great for beachwalking and shore fishing.

Charlies Harbour

Massive waves that have built up over vast unbroken stretches of ocean break against spectacular 150-metre-high limestone cliffs on the western side of Dirk Hartog Island.

Dirk Hartog Island National Park

Dirk Hartog Island National Park, in the Shark Bay World Heritage Area, has immense historical significance and offers great fishing, steep cliffs and secluded beaches.

Draper's Gorge

Draper's Gorge cuts deep into the range and features a series of seasonal waterfalls and small rock pools along its length.

Edel Land National Park (Proposed)

Carrarang

Best known for Steep Point, the most westerly part of the Australian mainland, this proposed park has massive sand dunes, secluded beaches and windswept limestone cliffs.

Francois Peron National Park

Francois Peron National Park is known for its contrasting red cliffs, white beaches and blue waters. It has a fascinating pastoral history, and offers a wilderness experience to four-wheel-drivers.

Hamelin Pool Marine Nature Reserve

Shark Bay

Hamelin Pool boasts the most diverse and abundant examples of living marine stromatolites, or ‘living fossils’, in the world, monuments to life on Earth over 3500 million years ago.

Herald Bay

A day use site on the beach of a large shallow embayment on the east coast of Dirk Hartog Island.

Honeycomb Gorge

Marvel at the honeycomb cavities eroded into the cliff face.

Kennedy Range National Park

Scenic landscapes, wilderness, wildflowers, camping, walk trails, night skies, geology – gemstones and marine fossils (to observe only), bird watching and outback photography are some of the attractions at Kennedy Range National Park.

Kraskers Tank

Just off the main Peron track, this small site has information about some of the pastoral history of the area.

Monkey Mia Conservation Park

Monkey Mia

Wild bottlenose dolphins visit the shore at Monkey Mia Reserve, creating one of Australia's best known wildlife experiences.

Mystery Beach

Otherwise beautiful beach whose shape and orientation is such that it traps amazing quantities of jetsam and flotsam from the world's oceans.

Quoin Bluff South

While it has no facilities, Quoin Bluff South is a historic site where you can see the remains of an army outpost, a stone jetty and other relics.

Shark Bay Marine Park

Denham

Shark Bay Marine Park is known for its large marine animals, such as the famous Monkey Mia dolphins, turtles, dugongs and sharks. The park and its vast seagrass banks form an important part of the Shark Bay World Heritage Area.

Shell Beach Conservation Park

Countless tiny white shells have formed the amazing Shell Beach, which stretches for 60km. Some deposits are as much as ten metres deep.

Skipjack Point Lookout

See spectacular marine wildlife from two viewing platforms perched on the cliff edge with views over Shark Bay Marine Park.

Sunrise View

The raised viewing area, a short walk from the car park, has a good view of the battlement-like face of the range. Sunrise is a particularly good time to experience the view.

Surf Point

Surf Point has stunning coastal scenery and offers good snorkelling and diving. You can often see turtles, sharks and other large marine animals from the shore.

Thunder Bay

Carrarang

In heavy seas, blowholes shoot water 20m into the air

Turtle Bay