Lincoln National Park is a protected area in the Australian state of South Australia. It is located about 249 kilometres (155 miles) west of the state capital, Adelaide, and about 9.5 kilometres (5.9 miles) south of the main town, Port Lincoln. The park includes a mainland area on the Jussieu Peninsula at the southeastern end of the Eyre Peninsula and several nearby islands.
Belair National Park, previously called the National Park and Belair Recreation Park, is a protected area in Belair, South Australia, located 9 kilometers (5.6 miles) southeast of Adelaide’s city center. It covers an area of 835 hectares (2,060 acres). The park was established in 1891 and was the first national park in South Australia, the second in Australia (after Sydney’s Royal National Park, which was created in 1879), and the tenth in the world.
The Ikara–Flinders Ranges National Park, previously called Flinders Ranges National Park, is located about 430 km (270 mi) north of Adelaide, Australia. It is northeast of the small town of Hawker, in the northern central part of South Australia’s largest mountain range, the Flinders Ranges. The park spans 95,000 ha (370 mi) between Hawker and Blinman.
Nitmiluk National Park is located in the Northern Territory of Australia, 244 kilometers southeast of Darwin and 23 kilometers northeast of the town of Katherine. It surrounds a series of gorges along the Katherine River and Edith Falls. The park was previously called Katherine Gorge National Park, and its northern boundary is next to Kakadu National Park.
Litchfield National Park, which covers about 1500 km, is located near the town of Batchelor, 100 km southwest of Darwin in the Northern Territory of Australia. Every year, the park welcomes more than 260,000 visitors. The park was proclaimed a national park in 1986 and is named after Frederick Henry Litchfield, a Territory pioneer who explored parts of the Northern Territory from Escape Cliffs in Van Diemen Gulf to the Daly River in 1864.
Kalbarri National Park is situated approximately 485 kilometers (301 miles) north of Perth, in the Mid West region of Western Australia. The park includes the Murchison River gorge, which stretches for about 80 kilometers (50 miles) along the lower part of the Murchison River. Impressive coastal cliffs are found along the coast near the mouth of the Murchison River and the town of Kalbarri.
Leeuwin-Naturaliste National Park is a national park in the South West region of Western Australia, 267 km (166 mi) south of Perth. It is named after two capes at each end of the park, Cape Leeuwin and Cape Naturaliste. The park covers parts of the Augusta, Margaret River, and Busselton council areas.
Walpole-Nornalup National Park is located in the South West region of Western Australia, 355 kilometres (221 miles) south of Perth. The park is known for its tall karri and tingle trees. Red tingle trees are found only in the Walpole area.
Stirling Range National Park is a protected area located in the Great Southern region of Western Australia, about 337 kilometers (209 miles) southeast of Perth. There is also a place with the same name that covers parts of the Cranbrook, Gnowangerup, and Plantagenet shires. However, the area of the national park does not exactly match the area of the place with the same name.
Fitzgerald River National Park is located in the Shires of Ravensthorpe and Jerramungup in Western Australia, 419 kilometres (260 miles) southeast of Perth. The park is listed on Australia’s National Heritage List because it has a wide variety of native plant species. Within the park’s area of 329,882 hectares (815,160 acres), 75 plant species are found nowhere else in the world, and 250 more are rarely seen in other places.