Nambung National Park is located in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, 200 kilometers (120 miles) northwest of Perth, the state capital, and 17 kilometers (11 miles) south of the coastal town of Cervantes. The park includes the Pinnacles Desert, an area with thousands of limestone formations known as pinnacles. The park’s name comes from an indigenous Australian word that may mean “crooked” or “winding.” This word was used in 1938 when naming the Nambung River, which flows into the park and disappears into a cave system in the limestone.
Cape Range National Park is a national park in the Gascoyne region of Western Australia, 1,105 kilometers (687 miles) north of Perth. The park covers the western side of the North West Cape peninsula and spans an area of 47,655 hectares (117,760 acres). The nearest town is Exmouth, and directly off the coast lies the Ningaloo Reef.
Karijini National Park is an Australian national park located in the Hamersley Ranges of the Pilbara region in northwestern Western Australia. It is north of the Tropic of Capricorn and 1,055 kilometers (656 miles) from Perth, the state’s capital city. The park was previously called Hamersley Range National Park but was officially renamed Karijini in 1991.
The Purnululu National Park is a World Heritage Site in the East Kimberley region of Western Australia. The park covers an area of 239,723 hectares (592,370 acres) and is located about 300 kilometers (190 miles) south of Kununurra. Halls Creek is situated to the south of the park.
Narawntapu National Park (previously called Asbestos Range National Park) is located in Tasmania, Australia. It is found on Tasmania’s north coast, next to Bass Strait, between Port Sorell to the west and the mouth of the Tamar River to the east. The park is about 20 kilometers east of Devonport, 60 kilometers northwest of Launceston, and 250 kilometers north of Hobart.
Cradle Mountain–Lake St Clair National Park is in the Central Highlands region of Tasmania, Australia, 165 kilometers northwest of Hobart. The park has many walking trails, and most hikes on the famous Overland Track begin here. Important landmarks include Cradle Mountain and Barn Bluff in the northern part of the park, Mount Pelion East, Mount Pelion West, Mount Oakleigh, and Mount Ossa in the middle, and Lake St Clair in the southern part.
Wilsons Promontory National Park, also called Wilsons Prom or The Prom, is a national park in the Gippsland area of Victoria, Australia. It is located about 157 kilometers (98 miles) southeast of Melbourne. The park covers an area of about 50,500 hectares (125,000 acres) and is the southernmost national park on the Australian mainland.
The Royal National Park is a protected area located in the Sutherland Shire local government area in Southern Sydney and in the City of Wollongong local government area in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia. The park covers an area of 151 square kilometres (58 square miles) and is about 29 kilometres (18 miles) south of Sydney’s central business district, near the areas of Loftus, Otford, and Waterfall. It was established by Sir John Robertson, who was the Acting Premier of New South Wales, and officially declared on 26 April 1879.
The Blue Mountains National Park is a protected area located in the Blue Mountains region of New South Wales, eastern Australia. The park covers 267,954 hectares (662,130 acres) and is about 80 kilometers (50 miles) west of Sydney’s central business district. The park’s boundary is not regular because it is divided by roads, cities, and private land.
Kosciuszko National Park is a large area covering 6,900 square kilometers (2,700 square miles). It is home to Mount Kosciuszko, the tallest mountain in mainland Australia, and Cabramurra, the highest town in the country. The park has rough mountains and wild areas with an alpine climate, which attracts people who enjoy skiing and hiking.