Protected areas of Western Australia

Western Australia is the second largest subnational entity in the world. It contains no fewer than 1224 separate Protected Areas with a total area of 170,610 km² (land area: 159,151 km² – 6.30% of the state’s area). Ninety-eight of these are National Parks, totalling 56,680.65 km²^[1] (2.14% of the state’s area).

Protected areas of Western Australia

Conservation Parks

• Boyagarring
• Brooking Gorge
• Coalseam
• Dale
• Devonian Reef
• Erskine
• Geikie Gorge
• Gooralong
• Lane Poole
• Leschenaultia
• Lupton
• Mamungari
• Monte Bello Islands
• Rowles Lagoon
• Shell Beach
• Wandoo

Marine Nature Reserves

• Hamelin Pool

Marine Parks

• Marmion
• Ningaloo
• Rowley Shoals
• Shark Bay
• Shoalwater Islands
• Swan Estuary

Miscellaneous Reserves

• Bundegi
• Jurabi
• Monkey Mia
• Woodvale

National Parks

• Alexander Morrison
• Avon Valley
• Badgingarra
• Beedelup
• Boorabbin
• Brockman
• Cape Arid
• Cape Le Grand
• Cape Range
• Collier Range
• D’Entrecasteaux
• Drovers Cave
• Drysdale River
• Eucla
• Fitzgerald River
• Francois Peron
• Frank Hann
• Geikie Gorge
• Gloucester
• Goongarrie
• Gooseberry Hill
• Greenmount
• Hassell
• Hidden Valley
• John Forrest
• Kalamunda
• Kalbarri
• Karijini
• Karlamilyi
• Kennedy Range
• Leeuwin-Naturaliste
• Lesmurdie Falls
• Lesueur
• Millstream-Chichester
• Moore River
• Mount Augustus
• Mount Frankland
• Nambung
• Neerabup
• Peak Charles
• Porongurup
• Purnululu
• Scott
• Serpentine
• Shannon
• Sir James Mitchell
• Stirling Range
• Stokes
• Tathra
• Torndirrup
• Tuart Forest
• Tunnel Creek
• Walpole-Nornalup
• Walyunga
• Warren
• Watheroo
• Waychinicup
• West Cape Howe
• William Bay
• Windjana Gorge
• Wolfe Creek Meteorite Crater
• Yalgorup
• Yanchep

Nature Reserves

• Airlie Island
• Alco
• Alexander
• Alfred Cove
• Amery
• Anderson Lake
• Arpenteur
• Arthur River
• Austin Bay
• Badjaling
• Bakers Junction
• Baladjie Lake
• Bald Island
• Balicup Lake
• Balkuling
• Ballanup Lake
• Ballast Pit
• Bampanup
• Banksia Road
• Barbalin
• Barlee Range
• Barrabarra
• Barracca
• Barrow Island
• Bartletts Well
• Bartram
• Bashford
• Basil Road
• Beagle Islands
• Beaumont
• Bebenorin
• Bedout Island
• Beebeegnying
• Beechina
• Beechina North
• Beejenup
• Beekeepers
• Beetalyinna
• Bella Vista
• Bendering
• Benger Swamp
• Bernier And Dorre Islands
• Betts
• Bewmalling
• Biglin
• Biljahnie Rock
• Billericay
• Binaronca
• Bindoo Hill
• Bindoon Spring
• Birdwhistle
• Birdwood
• Bishops
• Blue Gum Creek
• Blue Rock Cave
• Blue Well
• Bobakine
• Bockaring
• Bokan
• Bokarup
• Bon Accord Road
• Boodadong
• Boodalan
• Boodie, Double And Middle Islands
• Boolading
• Boolanelling
• Boonadgin
• Boonanarring
• Booraan
• Boothendarra
• Boullanger, Whitlock, Etc Islands
• Boundain
• Bowgada
• Bowgarder
• Boyagin
• Boyermucking
• Bradford
• Breakaway Ridge
• Breaksea Island
• Broadwater
• Brooks
• Brookton Highway
• Broomehill
• Browse Island
• Bruce Rock
• Buchanan
• Bugin
• Bulgin
• Buller
• Buller, Whittell And Green Islands
• Bullsbrook
• Bundarra
• Bungulla
• Buntine
• Burdett
• Burdett North
• Burdett South
• Burges Spring
• Burgess Well
• Burma Road
• Burnside And Simpson Islands
• Burracoppin
• Burroloo Well
• Bushfire Rock
• Byrd Swamp
• Cairlocup
• Cairn
• Calcaling
• Camel Lake
• Camerer
• Canna
• Capamauro
• Capel
• Capercup Road North
• Cardunia Rocks
• Cardup
• Carlyarn
• Carmody
• Carnac Island
• Caron
• Carrabin
• Carribin Rock
• Carrolup
• Cartamulligan Well
• Cascade
• Casuarina
• Cervantes Islands
• Chandala
• Charles Gardner
• Charlie Island
• Chatham Island
• Cheadanup
• Cherry Tree Pool
• Cheyne Road
• Chiddarcooping
• Chilimony
• Chillinup
• Chinamans Pool
• Chinocup
• Chirelillup
• Chittering Lakes
• Chorkerup
• Clackline
• Claypit
• Clear And Muddy Lakes
• Clyde Hill
• Cobertup
• Coblinine
• Commodine
• Concaring
• Condarnin Rock
• Cookinbin
• Coolinup
• Coomallo
• Coomelberrup
• Cootayerup
• Copley Dale
• Corackerup
• Corneecup
• Coulomb Point
• Cowerup
• Coyrecup
• Craig
• Crampton
• Creery Island
• Cronin
• Crooks
• Culbin
• Cullen
• Cutubury
• Dalyup
• Damboring
• Damnosa
• Dangin
• Danjinning
• Dattening
• De La Poer Range
• Dead Mans Swamp
• Depot Hill
• Derdibin Rock
• Dingerlin
• Dingo Rock
• Dingo Well
• Dolphin Island
• Dongara
• Dongolocking
• Donnelly River
• Donnybrook Boyup Brook Road
• Dookanooka
• Doubtful Islands
• Doutha Soak
• Dowak
• Down Road
• Dragon Rocks
• Dragon Tree Soak
• Drummond
• Dukin
• Duladgin
• Dulbelling
• Dulbining
• Dumbleyung Lake
• Dundas
• Dunn Rock
• Durokoppin
• East Collanilling
• East Latham
• East Naemup
• East Nugadong
• East Wallambin
• East Yorkrakine
• East Yornaning
• East Yuna
• Eastbrook
• Eaton
• Elashgin
• Ellen Brook
• Elliot
• Elphin
• Emu Hill
• Eneminga
• Eradu
• Erangy Spring
• Essex Rocks
• Falls Brook
• Faunadale
• Fields
• Fisherman Islands
• Flagstaff
• Flat Rock Gully
• Flat Rock
• Flinders Bay
• Flowery Patch
• Folly
• Formby
• Forrestdale Lake
• Fourteen Mile Brook
• Fowler Gully
• Freycinet, Double, Etc Islands
• Friday Island
• Frog Rock
• Gabbin
• Gabwotting
• Galamup
• Galena
• Gathercole
• Geekabee Hill
• Geeraning
• Gibson Desert
• Gillingarra
• Gingilup Swamps
• Gingin Stock Route
• Glasse Island
• Gledhow
• Glenluce
• Gnandaroo Island
• Gnarkaryelling
• Goodenough
• Goodlands
• Gorge Rock
• Granite Hill
• Great Sandy Island
• Great Victoria Desert
• Greaves Road
• Green Island
• Griffiths
• Gum Link Road
• Gundaring Lake
• Gundaring
• Gunyidi
• Haag
• Haddleton
• Haddleton Springs
• Hamelin Island
• Harris
• Harrismith
• Harry Waring
• Harvey Flats
• Hayes
• Heathland
• Herndermuning
• Highbury
• Highbury West
• Hill River
• Hillman
• Hindmarsh
• Hines Hill
• Hobart Road
• Holland Rocks
• Hopkins
• Horne
• Hotham River
• Howatharra
• Hurdle Creek
• Ibis Lake
• Indarra Spring
• Inkpen Road
• Investigator Island
• Jackson
• Jaloran
• Jam Hill
• Jandabup
• Jebarjup
• Jeffrey Lagoon
• Jerdacuttup Lakes
• Jibberding
• Jilbadji
• Jingalup
• Jingaring
• Jitarning
• Johns Well
• Jouerdine
• Jura
• Kadathinni
• Kalgan Plains
• Kambalda
• Karamarra
• Karlgarin
• Karloning
• Karnet
• Karroun Hill
• Kathleen
• Kau Rock
• Keaginine
• Kendall Road
• King Rock
• Kirwan
• Kockatea
• Kodj Kodjin
• Kodjinup
• Kokerbin
• Koks Island
• Kondinin Lake
• Kondinin Salt Marsh
• Koodjee
• Koolanooka Dam
• Koolanooka
• Koolberrin
• Kooljerrenup
• Koornong
• Korbel
• Korrelocking
• Kuender
• Kulikup
• Kulin Road
• Kulunilup
• Kulyaling
• Kundip
• Kurrawang
• Kwolyin
• Kwolyinine
• Kwornicup
• Lacepede Islands
• Lake Ace
• Lake Barnes Road
• Lake Biddy
• Lake Bryde
• Lake Campion
• Lake Cronin
• Lake Dumbleyung
• Lake Eyrie
• Lake Gounter
• Lake Hinds
• Lake Hurlstone
• Lake Janet
• Lake Joondalup
• Lake King
• Lake Liddelow
• Lake Logue
• Lake Magenta
• Lake McLarty
• Lake Mealup
• Lake Mears
• Lake Mortijinup
• Lake Muir
• Lake Ninan
• Lake Pleasant View
• Lake Powell
• Lake Shaster
• Lake Varley
• Lake Wannamal
• Lake Warden
• Lakeland
• Lambkin
• Lancelin And Edward Islands
• Landscape Hill
• Latham
• Lavender
• Leda
• Lipfert, Milligan, Etc Islands
• Little Rocky Island
• Locke
• Locker Island
• Lockhart
• Long Creek
• Long Pool
• Low Rocks
• Lowendal
• Mailalup
• Mallee
• Mallee Plain
• Malyalling
• Manaling
• Mangkili Claypan
• Manmanning Dam
• Manmanning
• Manning Road
• Maragoonda
• Marbelup
• Marchagee
• Marindo
• Marrarup
• Martinjinni
• Martinup
• Maublarling
• Maughan
• Maya
• McDougall
• McGlinn
• McIntosh Road
• McLarty
• McLean Road
• Mealup Point
• Meelon
• Meenaar
• Mehinup
• Merewana
• Merredin
• Mettabinup
• Mettler Lake
• Michaelmas Island
• Mill Brook
• Milyu
• Mingenew
• Mininup
• Minniging
• Minnivale
• Minyulo
• Miripin
• Mistaken Island
• Mitchell River Bridge
• Mockerdungulling
• Modong
• Moganmoganing
• Mogumber
• Mogumber West
• Mokami
• Mokine
• Mollerin
• Mongelup
• Moochamulla
• Moojebing
• Moomagul
• Moondyne
• Moonijin
• Mooradung
• Mooranoppin
• Moore River
• Moornaming
• Moorumbine
• Morangarel
• Morangup
• Mordalup
• Mordette
• Mortlock
• Morton
• Moulien
• Mount Burdett
• Mount Byroomanning
• Mount Caroline
• Mount Hampton
• Mount Manning
• Mount Manypeaks
• Mount Mason
• Mount Ney
• Mount Nunn
• Mount Pleasant
• Mount Ridley
• Mount Shadforth
• Mount Stirling
• Mournucking
• Mullet Lake
• Mungaroona Range
• Mungarri
• Mungerungcutting
• Munglinup
• Muntz
• Murapin
• Murnanying
• Nabaroo
• Nallian
• Namban
• Namelcatchem
• Namming
• Nanamoolan
• Nangeen Hill
• Nangeenan
• Napier
• Napping
• Narlingup
• Neale Junction
• Needham
• Needilup
• Neendojer Rock
• Neerabup
• Nembudding
• Nembudding South
• Neredup
• Niagara Dam
• Niblick
• Nilgen
• Nilligarri
• Nine Mile Lake
• Nonalling
• Noobijup
• Noombling
• Noonebin
• Noonying
• Noorajin Soak
• Norpa
• North Baandee
• North Beacon
• North Bonnie Rock
• North Bungulla
• North Dandalup
• North Jitarning
• North Karlgarin
• North Sister
• North Tammin
• North Tarin Rock
• North Turtle Island
• North Wagin
• North Wallambin
• North Woyerling
• North Yilliminning
• Nugadong
• Nukarni
• Nuytsland
• Oakabella
• Oakajee
• Ockley
• Old Store
• One Mile Rocks
• One Tree Point
• Ongerup Lagoon
• Orchid
• Ord River
• Outer Rocks
• Overheu
• Overshot Hill
• Owingup
• Pallarup
• Pallinup
• Pantapin
• Paperbark
• Pardelup
• Pardelup Road
• Parkerville
• Parkeyerring
• Parry Lagoons
• Pederah
• Pelican Island
• Peringillup
• Petercarring
• Phillips Brook
• Piara
• Pikaring
• Pikaring West
• Pindicup
• Pingaring
• Pingeculling
• Pingelly
• Pinjarrega
• Pintharuka
• Pintharuka Well
• Pinticup
• Plain Hills
• Plumridge Lakes
• Point Spring
• Poison Gully
• Pootenup
• Powlalup
• Prince Regent
• Protheroe
• Quagering
• Quairading Spring
• Quarram
• Queen Victoria Spring
• Quindinup
• Quins Hill
• Quongunnerunding
• Randell Road
• Recherche Archipelago Nature Reserve
• Red Hill
• Red Lake
• Red Lake Townsite
• Redmond Road
• Rica Erickson
• Ridley North
• Ridley South
• Rifle Range
• Riverdale
• Roach
• Rock Hole Dam
• Rock View
• Rocky Island
• Roe
• Rogers
• Ronsard Rocks
• Rose Road
• Rosedale
• Round Island
• Ruabon Townsite
• Rudyard Beach
• Rugged Hills
• Sabina
• Saint Alouarn Island
• Salt Lake
• Sand Spring Well
• Sandford Rocks
• Sandland Islands
• Sawyers
• Scotsdale Road
• Scott Reef
• Scriveners
• Seagroatt
• Seal Island
• Serrurier Island
• Sevenmile Well
• Shackleton
• Shark Lake
• Sheepwash Creek
• Shelter Island
• Shoalwater Bay Islands
• Silver Wattle Hill
• Six Mile Road
• Ski Lake
• Sleeman Creek
• Sloss
• Smith Brook
• Snake Gully
• Sorensens
• South Buniche
• South Eneabba
• South Jingalup
• South Keunder
• South Kulin
• South Mimegarra
• South Sister
• South Stirling
• South Wilgoyne
• Southern Beekeepers
• Sparks Road
• Speddingup East
• Springdale
• St Ronans
• Stinton Cascades
• Stockdill Road
• Strange Road
• Strathmore Hill
• Stretton Road
• Sugar Loaf Rock
• Swan Island
• Swan Lagoon
• Sweetman
• Taarblin Lake
• Takenup Road
• Tammin Railway Dam
• Tank Hill
• Tapper Road
• Tarin Rock
• Tennessee North
• Tent Island
• Tenterden
• The Forty Four Mile
• The Tubbs
• Thevenard Island
• Thomsons Lake
• Three Swamps
• Throssell
• Tinkelelup
• Toolibin
• Toolonga
• Toompup
• Tootanellup
• Towerrining
• Trigwell
• Truslove North
• Truslove Townsite
• Tutanning
• Twin Swamps
• Two Peoples Bay
• Twongkup
• Twyata
• Udamung
• Ulva
• Unicup
• Unnamed (298 different areas)
• Urawa
• Utcha Well
• Victor Island
• Victoria Rock
• Wagin Lake
• Wahkinup
• Walbarra
• Walbyring
• Walcancobbing
• Walk Walkin
• Wallaby Hills
• Wallambin
• Walyahmoning
• Walyormouring
• Wamballup
• Wambyn
• Wamenusking
• Wanagarren
• Wandana
• Wandi
• Wandjagill
• Wandoora
• Wangeling Gully
• Wanjarri
• Wansbrough
• Wardering Lake
• Warramuggan
• Warranine
• Warrawah
• Warrenup
• Wattening
• Weam
• Wedge Island
• Wedgengully
• Weelhamby Lake
• Weira
• Weirmonger
• Weld Island
• Wellard
• Welsh
• West Mount Mason
• West Perenjori
• Westmere
• Whalebone Island
• Whin Bin Rock
• Whistler
• White Gums
• White Lake
• Whitmore, Roberts, Doole Islands And Sandalwood Landing
• Wialkutting
• Wild Horse Swamp
• Wilga
• Wilgarup
• Williams
• Willoughby
• Wills
• Wilroy
• Wilson
• Wingedyne
• Wockallarry
• Wokatherra
• Wongamine
• Wongan Hills
• Wongonderrah
• Wongoondy
• Woodanilling
• Woody Island
• Woody Lake
• Woondowing
• Woorgabup
• Woottating
• Wotto
• Woyerling
• Wulyaling
• Wundowlin
• Wyalkatchem
• Wyening
• Wyola
• Wyvern Road
• Xantippe
• Y Island
• Yallatup
• Yandinilling
• Yanneymooning
• Yardanogo
• Yarding
• Yarnup
• Yarra Yarra
• Yeal
• Yelbeni
• Yellerup
• Yellowdine
• Yenyening Lakes
• Yeo Lake
• Yilgerin
• Yilliminning
• Yorkrakine Rock
• Yornaning
• Yurine Swamp
• Zuytdorp

Section 5(g) Reserves

• Lane Poole
• Monadnocks
• Purnululu
• Sedimentary Deposits
• Stockyard Gully
• Unnamed (23 different areas)

See also

• Geography of Western Australia
• National parks of Western Australia
• Protected areas of Australia

References

1. ^ Department of Environment and Conservation 2009–2010 Annual Report. Department of Environment and Conservation. 2010. pp. 48. ISSN 1835-114X. http://www.dec.wa.gov.au/content/view/6139/2345/. "The area of the 98 national parks at 30 June 2010 was 5,668,065 hectares" 

Further reading

• Streetsmart Travellers Atlas of Western Australia (9th ed.). Department of Land Information and West Australian Newspapers. 2006. ISBN 1-921048-13-1. [In the state maps reserves can be identified and are listed in the Geographical Features Index p.289 Lay summary]. 
• Roads & tracks Western Australia : campsites directory, roads and tracks, all in one (5th ed.). Jolimont WA: Quality Publishing Australia. 2007. ISBN 1876723351. [Has a National Parks (including Aboriginal Reserves) index p.252 Lay summary]. 
• UBD Western Australia country road atlas (11th ed.). Macquarie Park NSW: UBD, a division of Universal Publishers. 2005. ISBN 0-7319-1587-9. [Identifies reserves very clearly in maps but has no accompanying index Lay summary]. 

External links

• "Parks & Recreation". NatureBase. Department of Environment and Conservation, Government of Western Australia. http://www.naturebase.net/content/section/5/96/. Retrieved 2007-02-21.