D’Entrecasteaux National Park

Environmental Appreciation Photography, South West, Western Australia / By

Named after the French expeditionist who sailed past in 1792, D’Entrecasteaux National Park is a unique mixture of bold granite outcrops, rugged cliffs, surging beaches, tranquil lakes and towering karri forests all in the one park.

The views from the various peaks such as Mount Pingerup and Chudalup, across the forest canopy and coastal heathlands to the Southern Ocean on the horizon, is breathtaking. There is also much life and exquisite detail to explore in the wildflowers and moss and lichen covered granite outcrops along the way.

The serene lakes are fringed with pristine vegetation and are a complete contrast to the wild coastal front where the wind and waves are determined to bend everything to its will. But clamber down the cliffs to one of the secluded bays on a calm day, with the silky feeling of white sand underfoot, azure waters ahead and not a soul in sight, and you too will feel like one of the early explorers.

For more information on this diverse national park visit here.

Mount Chudalup, D’Entrecasteaux National Park
Moss, Mount Chudalup, D’Entrecasteaux National Park
Broke Inlet, D’Entrecaseaux National Park
Kangaroo Paw, Lake Jasper, D’Entrecasteaux National Park
Vegetation around Lake Jasper, D’Entrecasteaux National Park
View from Point D’Entrecasteaux, D’Entrecasteaux National Park
Yeagarup Lake, D’Entrecasteaux National Park
Vegetation around Lake Jasper, D’Entrecasteaux National Park
Broke Inlet, D’Entrecasteaux National Park
Dune flowers at Jasper Beach, D’Entrecasteaux National Park
Walking trail to the summit of Mount Chudalup, D’Entrecasteaux National Park
Dune vegetation at Jasper Beach, D’Entrecasteaux National Park
Jasper Beach, D’Entrecasteaux National Park
Vegetation after a fire through D’Entrecasteaux National Park
Mt Pingerup, D’Entrecasteaux National Park
Broke Inlet, D’Entrecasteaux National Park
Broke Inlet, D’Entrecasteaux National Park
Mount Chudalup, D’Entrecasteaux National Park
Jasper Beach, D’Entrecasteaux National Park
Yeagarup Lake, D’Entrecasteaux National Park
Dune vegetation at Jasper Beach, D’Entrecasteaux National Park
Mount Pingerup, D’Entrecasteaux National Park
Dune vegetation at Jasper Beach, D’Entrecasteaux National Park
Broke Inlet, D’Entrecasteaux National Park
Yeagarup Lake, D’Entrecasteaux National Park
Dune vegetation at Jasper Beach, D’Entrecasteaux National Park
Broke Inlet, D’Entrecasteaux National Park
Wildflowers at Point D’Entrecasteaux, D’Entrecasteaux National Park
Lake Jasper, D’Entrecasteaux National Park
Rugged cliffs of Point D’Entrecasteaux, D’Entrecasteaux National Park
Vegetation around Lake Jasper, D’Entrecasteaux National Park
Mandalay Beach, D’Entrecasteaux National Park
Broke Inlet, D’Entrecasteaux National Park
Mount Pingerup, D’Entrecasteaux National Park
Patterns in the sand at Jasper Beach, D’Entrecasteaux National Park
Kangaroo Paws, Lake Jasper, D’Entrecasteaux National Park
Fringing vegetation around Lake Jasper, D’Entrecasteaux National Park
Mandalay Beach, D’Entrecasteaux National Park
Wildflower, Mt Pingerup, D’Entrecasteaux National Park
Mount Pingerup, D’Entrecasteaux National Park
Mount Chudalup, D’Entrecasteaux National Park
Dune vegetation at Jasper Beach, D’Entrecasteaux National Park
Fringing vegetation around Lake Jasper, D’Entrecasteaux National Park
Hardy coastal vegetation at Point D’Entrecasteaux, D’Entrecasteaux National Park
Rugged cliffs of Point D’Entrecasteaux, D’Entrecasteaux National Park
Mount Pingerup, D’Entrecasteaux National Park
Broke Inlet, D’Entrecasteaux National Park
Skink, Mandalay Beach, D’Entrecasteaux National Park
Vegetation after a fire through D’Entrecasteaux National Park