GoongarrieNationalPark is north of Kalgoorlie and the best time to visit to see the fantastic flora and fauna at its best is the spring.
Coolum NationalPark with its rugged Mt Coolum is to the township's south while Peregian Beach Environmental Park, to the north is a large reserve of coastal heathland with several walking trails leading through to the beach.
The Great Sandy NationalPark is in the top half of Fraser Island and is home to a variety of endangered wildlife such as the acid frog, the ground parrot, ant-blue butterfly, the beach stone-curlew and the false water-rat.
GoongarrieNationalPark, nearly 50,000ha in extent includes large areas of Mulga.
The Park's most significant features are the vast Delisser Sandhills and Wilson Bluff, a high limestone cliff which provides inspiring view of the awesome coastal cliffs beginning at Eucla and continuing unbroken for hundreds of kilometres to the east.
The Park's flora is mallee scrub and heathland, typical of the local coastline.
However, nationalpark visitor fees are only payable on the first day of an extended visit when camping within the park, but camping fees are payable for each night's camping.
Camping fees are payable in addition to nationalpark visitor fees where applicable.
Although pets are allowed in State forests, they are not allowed in national parks and nature reserves.
With its magnificent coastline, endless kilometres of sandy beaches, nationalpark forests, vast plains, lush tropical rainforests in the far north, forested mountains and massive wilderness areas, and the natural wonder that is the Great Barrier Reef, it is Australia's No 1 tourist destination.
This is actually four large national parks, South West, Wild Rivers, Cradle Mountain and Walls Of Jerusalem, plus some small reserves and covers 20% of the entire state.
For those of you who don't know anything about the park, it is located in Southern Suburbs of Sydney alongside its more famous sister, The Royal NationalPark.
From here we headed down to Kalbarri NationalPark to view the wildflowers to compare what we had seen here about four years ago.
Our next major stop over was Mount Augustus NationalPark, a fantastic large rocky uplift with many walks to view wildflowers and wildlife.
Following the time at Perth we headed to the Stirling Range NationalPark for a few days and undertook some walks especially the very steep Bluff Knoll walk.
The Department of Conservation and Land Management is looking for volunteers to act as Campground Hosts in our beautiful national parks and forests located throughout Western Australia.
am writing to you, to ask if you would help us out with filling the positions of campground host for our parks in the East Kimberley, including Purnululu NationalPark, Wolfe Creek Crater and King Edward River Crossing on the way to the Mitchell Falls NationalPark.
We will be staying at the Rivermouth Caravan Park and have some organised activities eg.
See the natural beauty of GoongarrieNationalPark, Granite Creek, Ularring Soak and Rowles Lagoon Conservation Park as well as the ghostly remains of abandoned mining towns.
Salmon and gimlet gums give way to the open Mulga scrub of the North as you discover Ora Banda, Menzies, Kookynie, Leonora and Gwalia.
More information is available at the Tourist Centre or online at: www.goldenquesttrail.com
Bullen Nature Reserve II 35°23'S/148°59'E 3,570 1991 Gigerline Nature Reserve II 35°23'S/149°06'E 1,550 1991 Lanyon Landscape Conservation Reserve V 35°30'S/149°03'E 1,300 1985 Namadgi NationalPark II 35°40'S/148°57'E 105,000 1984 Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve II 35°29'S/148°54'E 5,450 1991
Conception Island II 23°50'N/ 75°07'W 809 1973 Exuma Land and Sea Park II 24°31'N/ 76°39'W 45,584 1958 Inagua II 21°05'N/ 73°24'W 74,333 1965 Pelican Cays Land and Sea Park II 26°24'N/ 77°00'W 850 1981
Wabba Wilderness Park II 36°20'S/147°40'E 20,100 1992 Wychitella Flora Fauna Reserve III 36°20'S/143°40'E 3,780 1985
