declared in 1993. in declared Skipjack Point. Skipjack

Francois Peron National Park was was Park National Peron Francois manta rays and sharks. They are best seen from Cape Peron and and Peron Cape from seen best are They sharks. and rays manta

bought by the State Government. Government. State the by bought

bottlenose dolphins, dugongs, green and loggerhead turtles, turtles, loggerhead and green dugongs, dolphins, bottlenose • Supervise children at all times.

station until 1990, when it was was it when 1990, until station

The sea around Peron Peninsula teems with wildlife, including including wildlife, with teems Peninsula Peron around sea The Enjoy your visit. Look after

• There are zones in the Shark Bay Marine Park where recreational managed as a 100,000-hectare sheep sheep 100,000-hectare a as managed

the red sand. red the activities are restricted. See the Shark Bay Marine Reserves visible today. Peron Peninsula was was Peninsula Peron today. visible the tracks of euros, echidnas and native mice are scattered over over scattered are mice native and echidnas euros, of tracks the the park and yourself

brochure or go to www.sharkbay.org for further information. factory, the remains of which are still still are which of remains the factory,

Mammals are mostly nocturnal and tend to be harder to spot, but but spot, to harder be to tend and nocturnal mostly are Mammals There are no water, food, fuel or vehicle services in the park and

It was also the site of a canning canning a of site the also was It • Stow rubbish where wildlife cannot get it and the wind cannot

bellied sea eagles may be seen riding thermals. riding seen be may eagles sea bellied there is also limited mobile phone coverage.

pearl shells still litter the beach. beach. the litter still shells pearl blow it away. common on dry land. Wedge-tailed eagles, osprey and white- and osprey eagles, Wedge-tailed land. dry on common

established at Herald Bight, where where Bight, Herald at established • Fires are prohibited within Francois Peron National Park. Please

emus, fairy-wrens, scrubwrens, finches and wedgebills are are wedgebills and finches scrubwrens, fairy-wrens, emus, • Take your rubbish out with you. A bin is provided at the tyre

In the late 1880s a pearl camp was was camp pearl a 1880s late the In Take care when diving or bring gas appliances or use the free gas barbecues provided at

plovers and sandpipers can be seen around the coastline while while coastline the around seen be can sandpipers and plovers most campgrounds. pressure station near the Peron Heritage Precinct.

contribution to recording Australia's natural and social history. social and natural Australia's recording to contribution

Migratory and wading birds including godwits, greenshanks, greenshanks, godwits, including birds wading and Migratory snorkelling

expeditions. The park bears Péron's name in recognition of his his of recognition in name Péron's bears park The expeditions. • Heat is a potential safety hazard - make sure you take enough Photo – Dana Norman Dana – Photo Below Bungarra (Gould’s goanna). (Gould’s Bungarra

mulga and woma python. woma and mulga

meteorology and zoology during Nicholas Baudin's 1801 and 1803 1803 and 1801 Baudin's Nicholas during zoology and meteorology • Only dive and snorkel on a slack tide. drinking water. Allow at least 3L per person per day. and bearded dragon are abundant. Snakes include the gwardar, gwardar, the include Snakes abundant. are dragon bearded and

Péron meticulously documented anthropology, oceanography, oceanography, anthropology, documented meticulously Péron • Do not empty chemicals into toilets as chemicals destroy Boat safely in Shark Bay

thorny devil, racehorse goanna, bobtail skink, knob-tailed gecko gecko knob-tailed skink, bobtail goanna, racehorse devil, thorny • Stay alert for boat traffic.

of the Malgana people early in the 19th century. François François century. 19th the in early people Malgana the of

fees are used to maintain and develop park facilities. park develop and maintain to used are fees composting micro-organisms.

Nearly 100 reptile and amphibian species live in Shark Bay. The The Bay. Shark in live species amphibian and reptile 100 Nearly Marine Park

French explorers were the first Europeans to provide reports reports provide to Europeans first the were explorers French • Display a dive flag when diving. Dive flags should be at least

box is located at the park entrance off Monkey Mia Road. Your Your Road. Mia Monkey off entrance park the at located is box • Where there are no toilets, bury human waste at least 30cm

python, thick-billed grass-wren and mallee fowl. mallee and grass-wren thick-billed python, 750 by 600mm. Entrance and camping fees apply. A self-registration fee collection collection fee self-registration A apply. fees camping and Entrance

Gathaagudu, meaning 'two bays', is the name for Shark Bay. Bay. Shark for name the is bays', 'two meaning Gathaagudu, deep and 100m from public areas and the water. • Plan your trip well and observe standard safety precautions. area are home to threatened species including the bilby, woma woma bilby, the including species threatened to home are area

years. Wulyibidi is the Malgana name for Peron Peninsula and and Peninsula Peron for name Malgana the is Wulyibidi years. • It is recommended that a dive flag is displayed when

Fees • Always check the weather forecast before you leave. Francois Peron National Park and the Shark Bay World Heritage Heritage World Bay Shark the and Park National Peron Francois • Firearms, weapons and fireworks are not permitted. of Shark Bay, including the Peron Peninsula for about 25,000 25,000 about for Peninsula Peron the including Bay, Shark of snorkelling more than 200m from the shore.

• No pets allowed. • Boat according to your skills, experience and the conditions. Malgana language speakers have occupied the central part part central the occupied have speakers language Malgana

Animals • Interaction with marine plants and animals is both a privilege

driving on birridas after rain. rain. after birridas on driving • Poisonous stonefish are common around reef areas - supervise • While on the water, keep an eye on the weather and the water groups: the Malgana, Nhanda and Yingkarta. Yingkarta. and Nhanda Malgana, the groups: and a responsibility. Leave areas as you find them.

gypsum claypans gypsum ) which can be boggy when wet. Take care when when care Take wet. when boggy be can which )

( at all times. Boats have been swamped and lives lost as a result tomato, halgania and his namesake, the hoary dampiera. hoary the namesake, his and halgania tomato, children at all times, wear reef shoes or sandals to protect Shark Bay is the traditional country of three Aboriginal language language Aboriginal three of country traditional the is Bay Shark stay on marked tracks. Some sections traverse large birridas birridas large traverse sections Some tracks. marked on stay • Make sure your diving gear is secured, not dangling, and be

of unexpected waves.

particularly impressed by the blue-flowering plants, including wild wild including plants, blue-flowering the by impressed particularly your feet and be careful what you pick up.

Be aware of oncoming traffic, drive to the conditions and please please and conditions the to drive traffic, oncoming of aware Be careful where you kick. Aboriginal and other Australian heritage Australian other and Aboriginal

William Dampier collected plants from the region in 1699 and was was and 1699 in region the from plants collected Dampier William • If stung by a stonefish immerse affected area in hot water • Carry the safety equipment relevant to your vessel and enough

getting bogged or damaging tracks. damaging or bogged getting • Always leave someone on board when diving or snorkelling

are not found north of this area. area. this of north found not are (test it's not too hot with unaffected limb) and seek life jackets for each person on board.

Reduce tyre pressure to 20psi at the tyre pressure station to avoid avoid to station pressure tyre the at 20psi to pressure tyre Reduce from a boat. reasons for its heritage listing. listing. heritage its for reasons

flowering plants from cooler climes, such as hakeas and grevilleas, grevilleas, and hakeas as such climes, cooler from plants flowering medical aid. • Ensure your boat is in good working order and has extra fuel.

coastal scenery and diverse wildlife habitats are among the many many the among are habitats wildlife diverse and scenery coastal

suitable for caravans and large boat trailers. trailers. boat large and caravans for suitable • Shark Bay Marine Park is zoned to protect marine life and

Red, sandy plains are dominated by desert-adapted acacias while while acacias desert-adapted by dominated are plains sandy Red, • All native wildlife is protected. Leave plants, animals, rocks and

The park lies within the Shark Bay World Heritage area and its its and area Heritage World Bay Shark the within lies park The

The four-wheel drive tracks are single-lane soft sand. They are not not are They sand. soft single-lane are tracks drive four-wheel The habitats in certain areas. Please observe regulations for the • Carry enough water, food supplies and sun protection for

vegetation types found in Francois Peron National Park. Park. National Peron Francois in found types vegetation area in which you are diving or snorkelling. shells as you find them. your trip.

office before driving into the park. park. the into driving before office World Heritage World

desert vegetation of the north and east. The result is two distinct distinct two is result The east. and north the of vegetation desert • Fish bag limits and size restrictions apply. Please check and

Check track conditions at the Department of Parks and Wildlife Wildlife and Parks of Department the at conditions track Check • Many marine animals use venom or toxins for catching prey or • Let a responsible adult know about your trip, and remember

the southern temperate vegetation of the south-west and the the and south-west the of vegetation temperate southern the defending themselves. Some can cause serious harm to people. abide by Department of Fisheries' regulations to let them know when you have returned safely. spectacular coastal scenery on the Peron Peninsula. Peron the on scenery coastal spectacular

Francois Peron National Park. Park. National Peron Francois

Meeting at Shark Bay are plants of two vegetation provinces - - provinces vegetation two of plants are Bay Shark at Meeting (www.fish.wa.gov.au). Fisheries officers conduct regular patrols

lands, rolling sandplains and circular depressions bounded by by bounded depressions circular and sandplains rolling lands,

High clearance four-wheel drive is needed to access the rest of of rest the access to needed is drive four-wheel clearance High • Shipwrecks are protected and the removal of artefacts is within the park. • Keep at least 50m clear of dive flags. Plants Plants

François Péron National Park covers 52,000ha of arid shrub shrub arid of 52,000ha covers Park National Péron François

The Peron Heritage Precinct is two-wheel drive accessible. accessible. drive two-wheel is Precinct Heritage Peron The prohibited. Please help preserve our maritime heritage by • Avoid anchoring on fragile corals.

leaving wrecks undisturbed. • Keep well clear of cliff edges.

Access Access François Péron National Park National Péron François

Photo – Mary Barrett Barrett Mary – Photo left Below Thick billed grass wren. wren. grass billed Thick

Stanley Rebecca – Photo Above echidneas on the road. road. the on echidneas for out Watch

also allowed woma pythons to flourish. flourish. to pythons woma allowed also Below Fishing at Cape Peron Below Herald Bight

and malleefowl to the park. Restoration of natural habitats has has habitats natural of Restoration park. the to malleefowl and

An ecological restoration project succeeded in returning bilbies bilbies returning in succeeded project restoration ecological An

Project Eden Project

brochure for details. for brochure

surrounding the park. Please see the Shark Bay Marine Reserves Reserves Marine Bay Shark the see Please park. the surrounding

Special rules apply to fishing and other marine activities activities marine other and fishing to apply rules Special

snapper, bream and kingfish, to name just a few. few. a just name to kingfish, and bream snapper,

The waters of Shark Bay Marine Park abound with whiting, whiting, with abound Park Marine Bay Shark of waters The Marine

François Péron Things to see and do South Gregories Wanamalu trail, 1.5km, 45 minutes National Park one-way Peron Heritage Precinct

Camp and enjoy the scenery, swimming and fishing. Walk along the beach and inspect the layers of shells partly consolidated into This walk from Cape Peron to Skipjack Point has outstanding views rock. This precinct offers an insight into what life was like during the of the coastline and colours of Shark Bay. If you have someone to drive the car and meet you at Skipjack Point, this is an easy short pastoral era. Explore the history of the area around the self- Gregories guided walk and see how the shearers worked and lived. walk. Otherwise it will be a three-kilometre, 1.5-hour return walk. Above Bottle Bay. Photo – Chris McMonagle Enjoy a dip in the hot tub, a popular place to soak in artesian Make sure you protect yourself from the sun, and carry and drink waters. water, especially during the hot summer months. Big Lagoon At high tide, snorkel and explore one of the most accessible reef Skipjack Point Drive carefully systems within Shark Bay. • Always watch out for wildlife on roads and tracks. Bottle Bay • A high clearance four-wheel drive is required for the tracks Launch your boat or kayak near the camp site at Big Lagoon. From the lookout at Skipjack Point you may see dolphins, dugongs, north of Peron Heritage Precinct. You may fish in the special purpose zone from the campground turtles, rays, manta rays and sharks cruising in the shallows below • The access road north of the Peron Heritage Precinct is a towards the sea, but not in the sanctuary zone north of the the lookout. Remember your binoculars. sandy, single-lane track. Watch for on-coming traffic and drive campground. See the Shark Bay Marine Reserves brochure for Camp in the new campground with easy access to swimming, to the conditions. details. fishing and walks along the beach. You can also launch your boat Herald Bight • Reduce tyre pressure to at least 20psi (trailers included) to here. negotiate the soft sand tracks. The pressure will vary according Above Kraskoe’s Tank Kraskoe's Tank to vehicle type and load as well as type of tyre and rim. Cape Peron • Unlicensed off-road vehicles (quads, motor bikes) are not On the eastern side of the peninsula, the long crescent beach at permitted. More information Herald Bight offers shelter from southerly winds. • Remember to inflate tyres when you return to the tyre Krasker was a one-legged entrepreneur known as Kraskoe who Keep an eye out for the remains of a fish canning factory pressure station near Peron Heritage Precinct. Department of Parks and Wildlife rode his horse from Denham to Herald Bight every week to buy You can see a line where ocean and bay waters converge at Cape established in 1933 and converted to a fish freezer in 1938. The Shark Bay District Peron creating dangerous currents. freezer was closed in 1947 when a new freezer plant was built in • Drive only on existing vehicle tracks and keep four-wheel drive pearls and collect mail. He perished trying to reach this water tank Knight Terrace, Denham WA 6537 Denham. engaged to minimise track damage. after falling off his horse and breaking his remaining good leg. Walk to the top of the dune at the start of the Wanamalu trail to Phone (08) 9948 2226 soak up the views and striking colours of Péron. From there you Fax (08) 9948 2201 Cattle Well can also see many cormorants-known as wanamalu to Malgana www.sharkbay.org people-crowding the water's edge. www.dpaw.wa.gov.au Below Lookout at Skipjack Point Below Halganias on red sand hills. Photo – Mary Barrett

Throw in a line and enjoy the fishing at Visitor guide Cattle Well.

Information current at November 2014 Information available in alternative formats on request Right Shearing shed at Peron Heritage Precinct Front cover Big Lagoon aerial view. Photo – Chris McMonagle RECYCLE Please return unwanted brochures to distribution points 20140738-1114-10M Legend

Accommodation No pets

Boat launch Picnic area

Camping Restaurant

Caravan and camping Toilets

Entry station Wheelchair accessible

Fishing 4WD only

Kayaking Low scrub Cape Peron Gas BBQ Birrida (gypsum claypan)

Skipjack Point Historic site Sealed road

Hot tub Unsealed road 6 Bottle Bay Interpretive walk 4WD track Herald Bight Gregories Lighthouse Sanctuary zone boundary Scenic vista 2 Kilometre distance South Gregories between points 16 Lookout platform Cattle Well

Guichenalt Point 5 Herald Blu

Francois Peron National

20 Park Cape Lesueur Cape Rose

Big Lagoon Sanctuary Zone Redcli Bay

Monkey Mia 10 Big Lagoon Kraskoe’s Tank OAD IA R Y M Middle Blu KE ON M

Reduce tyre 2 Peron Heritage Precinct pressure here

Dubaut Creek 7 Dubaut Shark Bay Point Little Lagoon Airport Marine Park Nicholson Point Scan this QR code to access the EveryTrail guide for Marmion Marine Park. Peron Peninsula Denham

Denham Lookout

Ocean Park