Western Australia
List of pages on this website about places in Western Australia
Western Australia: south coast
- Circular Pool
- A tranquil forest pool fed by foamy rapids near Walpole
- Conspicuous Beach
- A wild and isolated beach near Walpole on Western Australia's south coast
- Elephant Rocks, WA
- Granite rocks resembling elephants near Denmark on the south coast of Western Australia
- Fernhook Falls
- Cascades and forested pools between Manjimup and Walpole
- Stopping to smell the roses on Frenchmans Peak
- Unique WA vegetation illustrates the value of pausing to study the surroundings
- Kukenarup - memorial to a massacre
- A unique memorial to a little-known massacre of Aboriginal people near Ravensthorpe
- Lake Seppings
- An Albany wetland suitable for bird watching or just going for a walk
- Lucky Bay - the far side
- The less visited east end of one of Western Australia's most magnificent beaches
- Wild solitude at Mandalay Beach
- A ruggedly handsome beach on the wild and undeveloped coast of WA's south
- Beautiful Misery Beach
- A scenic and sheltered but little-used beach near Albany
- Mt Frankland
- A granite dome with views over the forest wilderness north of Walpole in WA
- Nuyts wilderness track
- A coastal wilderness walk to secluded coves on the south coast near Walpole
- Winter on the WA south coast
- Reasons to visit the WA south coast in winter
- Stirling Range Retreat
- A great base for exploring southern WA's high peaks and rare wildflowers
- Thistle Cove
- A beautiful wild beach with rocky backdrops near Esperance
- Walpole wilderness by boat
- An entertaining and informative cruise on a small boat through unspoiled coastal inlets
- Whaling Cove beach
- A sheltered beach near Albany with views across King George Sound
- Sunsets at the Albany Wind Farm
- A coastal vantage point ideal for viewing sunsets and whales, not just turbines
Western Australia: south west corner
- Good budget accommodation in Augusta
- One of the best YHA hostels in Australia, near a great bakery in a great little town
- A drive through Boranup Forest
- A gravel road passing through majestic karri forest near Margaret River in WA
- Wilderness views from Mt Chudalup
- A big granite hill with a great view over forest to the coast, near Northcliffe in WA
- Gnomesville
- An unusual roadside community of thousands of garden gnomes
- Lake Maringup
- A pristine lake and wetland accessible only on foot from the Bibbulmun Track
- Lane Poole Falls
- A modest but gorgeous waterfall near Northcliffe in the southwest corner of WA
- The little pinnacles of Cape Leeuwin
- Dwarf limestone pillars near Augusta, resembling The Pinnacles north of Perth
- Ludlow Tuart Forest
- A minor detour between Bunbury and Busselton reveals some unique native WA trees
- Salmon Beach
- A rugged and usually deserted beach near the cliffs of Windy Harbour
- An unusually scenic main road
- Main roads are usually less scenic than minor roads, but not this section of highway in the southern forests of WA
- Yeagarup Dunes - where sand invades forest
- A giant patch of mobile sand dune slowly creeping into the forest near Pemberton, WA
Western Australia: wheatbelt and Perth coast
- Beringbooding Rock
- Balancing boulders, waterholes, and Australia's largest rock water catchment tank
- Elachbutting Rock
- An outback monolith with caves and a wave shaped wall
- Hidden Hollow
- A secluded rock amphitheatre near Narembeen in WA
- Good coffee at Kellerberrin
- Quality coffee and food in Western Australia's wheatbelt
- Kokerbin Rock
- Australia's third largest monolith, near Bruce Rock in WA
- Lake Grace hospital museum
- A tiny outback hospital built in 1926 and restored as a museum
- Meeting Malleefowl at Ongerup
- See and learn about this distinctive rare bird at the Yongergnow Malleefowl Centre
- Merredin Railway Station Museum
- A well-done historical museum with much more than train artefacts
- Merredin town tour
- An interesting and inexpensive tour of a growing WA wheatbelt town
- Mukinbudin Caravan Park
- Basic but good value cabin accommodation in a small WA wheat belt town
- Mulka's Cave
- A small cave with prehistoric Aboriginal rock art and cultural walks, near Wave Rock in WA
- Guesthouse in a monastery at New Norcia
- Unique monastery accommodation in Australia's only monastic town
- The other wave rocks
- Examples of wave shaped rock formations in Western Australia, other than the famous one known as Wave Rock
- Plane spotting at Perth Airport
- Watching aircraft take off and land from Perth Airport's outdoor viewing area
- Alternative viewpoints for photographing Perth city
- Some good places to photograph Perth city from, other than Kings Park
- Lake Clifton thrombolites
- Rare and primitive life forms dating back 3500 million years
- Tin Horse Highway of Kulin
- A quirky collection of horses-themed roadside sculptures made from farm junk