Walyunga National Park

Walyunga National Park Western Australia
IUCN category II (national park)
Walyunga Pool, just downstream from where the Avon River becomes the Swan
Walyunga National Park
Nearest town or city	Perth, Western Australia
Coordinates	31°42′22″S 116°05′23″E
Established	1970 (1970)
Area	1,814 ha (4,480 acres)[1]
Managing authorities	Department of Environment and Conservation
Website	Walyunga National Park
See also	List of protected areas of Western Australia

Walyunga National Park is a national park in Western Australia, 35 km northeast of Perth along the Great Northern Highway.

There is also an eponymous locality of the City of Swan, but the boundaries of the national park and the locality are not identical.^[2][3][4]

Description

The park is situated just behind the Darling Scarp in the Darling Range spread over a steeply sided valley. The Swan-Avon River and the Eastern Railway run through the park and the Avon Descent passes through a set of rapids along this section.^[5] The area is dominated by granite outcrops along with smaller dolerite areas, the tops of hills are capped with laterite.^[6]

The park has barbeque, parking and toilet facilities. Also it is home to many animals such as grey kangaroo, galah, goanna, magpie, gecko and many other wildlife species. Plants include flooded gum, jarrah, petrophile and hakea. Walyunga is a 6000 year old meeting place used by the Noongar people. Currently it is an official protected area.

The word Walyunga roughly translates to "Happy Place".

See also

• Protected areas of Western Australia

References

1. "Department of Environment and Conservation 2009–2010 Annual Report". Annual Report. Department of Environment and Conservation: 48. 2010. ISSN 1835-114X. Archived from the original on 11 January 2011.
2. "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
3. "Terrestrial CAPAD 2022 WA summary". www.dcceew.gov.au/. Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
4. "Australian Protected Areas Dashboard". www.dcceew.gov.au/. Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
5. "Walyunga Walk". 2011. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
6. "Parks of the Perth Hills - Walyunga National Park". 2010. Retrieved 31 January 2011.

External links

Official website