Western Australia, as of 2023, has 112 national parks, of which all but four are named. The oldest of these, John Forrest, [1] was proclaimed in 1900 while the latest, Pimbee and Bunuba, were proclaimed in 2023. The largest number of national parks to be proclaimed was in 2004, when 28 parks were created in the state. Just under 2.6 percent of the state of Western Australia is covered by national parks. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
The proposed Helena and Aurora Ranges National Park in the Helena and Aurora Range had its first stage of approval completed in October 2022. [7] Another proposed national park in Western Australia is the Edel Land National Park. Steep Point, the most westerly part of the Australian mainland, would be located within the boundaries of the park. [8]
At the time of the last two-yearly Collaborative Australian Protected Areas Database report in 2022, 6,511,458 hectares (16,090,160 acres) of land in Western Australia was covered by national park, which is 8.55 percent of all protected areas in the state. Overall, just over 30 percent of Western Australia is covered by protected areas. [2]
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Greater Preston National Park, sometimes referred to as just Preston National Park, is a national park in the South West region of Western Australia, 222 km (138 mi) south of Perth. It is predominantly located in the Shire of Boyup Brook and Shire of Donnybrook–Balingup, with the north-eastern corner of the national park also reaching into the Shire of Collie and Shire of West Arthur. It is located in the Jarrah Forest bioregion.
Jane National Park is a national park in the South West region of Western Australia, 357 km (222 mi) south of Perth. It is located adjacent to the west of the much larger Shannon National Park, in the Shire of Manjimup. It is located in the Warren bioregion.
Easter National Park is a national park in the South West region of Western Australia, 294 km (183 mi) south of Perth. It is located adjacent to the east of the much larger Hilliger and Milyeannup national parks, in the Shire of Nannup. The majority of the national park is located east of the Vasse Highway. It is located in the Jarrah Forest and Warren bioregions.
Wooditjup National Park, formerly Bramley National Park, is a national park in the South West region of Western Australia, 269 km (167 mi) south of Perth. It is located adjacent to the town of Margaret River in the Shire of Augusta-Margaret River. It is located in the Jarrah Forest and Warren bioregions.
Boorara-Gardner National Park is a national park in the South West region of Western Australia, 360 km (220 mi) south of Perth. It is located in the Shire of Manjimup and borders D'Entrecasteaux National Park and Shannon National Park.
Greater Dordagup National Park is a national park in the South West region of Western Australia, 332 km (206 mi) south of Perth. It is located in the Shire of Manjimup with the South Western Highway running through the park. To the east it borders the much larger Shannon National Park. It is located in the Warren bioregion.
Greater Hawke National Park, also referred to as Hawke National Park, is a national park in the South West region of Western Australia, 342 km (213 mi) south of Perth. It is located in the Shire of Manjimup. To the south, it borders the much larger D'Entrecasteaux National Park. It is located in the Warren bioregion.
Goldfields Woodlands National Park is a national park in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia, 474 km (295 mi) east of Perth and 120 km (75 mi) west of Kalgoorlie, in the Shire of Coolgardie. The park borders the Boorabbin National Park in the west and is situated along the Great Eastern Highway. It is located in the Coolgardie bioregion.
Hilliger National Park is a national park in the South West region of Western Australia, 304 km (189 mi) south of Perth. It is located in the Shire of Nannup, with the Milyeannup National Park bordering to the north and the Easter National Park to the east. The park is located in the Jarrah Forest and Warren bioregions.
Wiltshire-Butler National Park is a national park in the South West region of Western Australia, 265 km (165 mi) south of Perth. It is located in the Shire of Nannup, bordering the Blackwood River National Park. The park is located in the Jarrah Forest bioregion.
Helena National Park is a national park in the Perth metropolitan and Wheatbelt regions of Western Australia, 70 km (43 mi) south-east of Perth. It is located in the City of Kalamunda and the Shires of Beverley, York and Mundaring. The park is located in the Jarrah Forest bioregion.
Midgegooroo National Park, formerly the Canning National Park, is a national park in the Perth metropolitan region of Western Australia, 43 km (27 mi) south-east of Perth. It is located in the City of Armadale, and part of the Jarrah Forest bioregion.
Houtman Abrolhos Islands National Park is a national park in the Mid West region of Western Australia, 75 km (47 mi) west of Geraldton. It was declared on 5 July 2019, is located in the City of Greater Geraldton, and is part of the Geraldton Sandplains bioregion.
Niiwalarra Islands National Park is a national park in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, 250 km (160 mi) north-west of Wyndham. The national park is centered around Niiwalarra Island, formerly the Sir Graham Moore Island, but also includes some smaller near-by islands. It was declared on 4 December 2019, is located in the Shire of Wyndham-East Kimberley, and is part of the Northern Kimberley bioregion. It is the northern-most national park in Western Australia and the only one that falls into IUCN Category Ia, being classified as a strict nature reserve.
Warlibirri National Park is a national park in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, stretching along the Margaret River east of Fitzroy Crossing. It was declared on 22 September 2021, is located in the Shires of Derby-West Kimberley and Halls Creek, and is part of the Central Kimberley and Dampierland bioregions.
Pimbee National Park is a national park in the Gascoyne region of Western Australia, 180 km (110 mi) south-east of Carnarvon. It was declared in August 2023, is located in the Shire of Carnarvon, and is part of the Carnarvon xeric shrublands bioregion.
Helena and Aurora Ranges National Park, located in the Helena and Aurora Range, is a proposed national park in the Goldfields–Esperance and Wheatbelt regions of Western Australia, 440 km (270 mi) east of Perth. The proposed national park, with an initial size of 149,157 hectares, subsequently extended to 333,127 hectares, is located in the Shires of Menzies and Yilgarn and is part of the Coolgardie bioregion.