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All photos credited to DBCA unless otherwise stated. otherwise unless DBCA to credited photos All RECYCLE 20170382-1217-30M points distribution to brochures unwanted return Please This publication is available in other formats on request. on formats other in available is publication This Right Dave Evans Bicentennial Tree. Bicentennial Evans Dave Information current at December 2017 December at current Information – Wendy Eiby. Wendy – Photo Above Above Warren National Park. Park. National Warren Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Gardens, Botanic Royal now hangs in a gallery at the the at gallery a in hangs now painting of the misshapen karri karri misshapen the of painting the English artist whose 1880 1880 whose artist English the named after Marianne North, North, Marianne after named Another tree in the park is is park the in tree Another pembertonvisitor.com.au 1133 9776 (08) Phone South Western Highway. Highway. Western South Pemberton Visitor Centre Centre Visitor Pemberton Tree, south of Manjimup on the the on Manjimup of south Tree, National Park and the Diamond Diamond the and Park National dbca.wa.gov.au dbca.wa.gov.au Gloucester Tree in Gloucester Gloucester in Tree Gloucester 1207 9776 (08) Phone Visitors can also climb the the climb also can Visitors Kennedy Street, Pemberton Street, Kennedy bicentennial celebrations. celebrations. bicentennial Parks and Wildlife Service Pemberton Office Office Pemberton Service Wildlife and Parks Pemberton area. It was pegged in 1988 as part of Australia’s Australia’s of part as 1988 in pegged was It area. Pemberton Tree, one of the three fire lookout trees open to the public in the the in public the to open trees lookout fire three the of one Tree, For more information more For Warren National Park also contains the Dave Evans Bicentennial Bicentennial Evans Dave the contains also Park National Warren excellent camping sites for those looking for a longer stay. stay. longer a for looking those for sites camping excellent above the river, are good stopping places along the trail and are are and trail the along places stopping good are river, the above The rapids of Heartbreak Crossing and Warren Lookout, high high Lookout, Warren and Crossing Heartbreak of rapids The including the improvement of visitor facilities and services. and facilities visitor of improvement the including These fees assist in conservation and park management management park and conservation in assist fees These recommended for caravans or buses. buses. or caravans for recommended of the job. Heartbreak Trail can be slippery when wet and is not not is and wet when slippery be can Trail Heartbreak job. the of shop.dbca.wa.gov.au. shop.dbca.wa.gov.au. down to the river for firefighters, its name reflecting the hardship hardship the reflecting name its firefighters, for river the to down outlets and visitor centres in Western Australia or online at at online or Australia Western in centres visitor and outlets high above it. The steep track was built by hand to clear a path path a clear to hand by built was track steep The it. above high available at Parks and Wildlife Service offices, selected tourist tourist selected offices, Service Wildlife and Parks at available follows the river, sometimes level with the water and sometimes sometimes and water the with level sometimes river, the follows Annual Local, Holiday, Annual All Parks, and Gold Star passes are are passes Star Gold and Parks, All Annual Holiday, Local, Annual along the valley of the Warren River. The one-way Heartbreak Trail Trail Heartbreak one-way The River. Warren the of valley the along visitor fees visitor brochure at exploreparks.dbca.wa.gov.au/know/fees exploreparks.dbca.wa.gov.au/know/fees at brochure Warren National Park protects magnificent virgin karri forest forest karri virgin magnificent protects Park National Warren Park Park national parks. For current information on fees please see the the see please fees on information current For parks. national Park entry fees apply in Warren, Gloucester and Greater Beedelup Beedelup Greater and Gloucester Warren, in apply fees entry Park Visitor fees Visitor Warren National Park National Warren Clematis pubescens Clematis ). ( Clematis Explorer Karri Forest Karri Karri Forest Explorer Drive The Karri Forest Explorer Drive was developed and funded by the Gloucester National Park department with support from the Best known for the Gloucester Tree lookout, this park is 3km Big Brook Forest Pemberton tourism industry. It winds south-east of Pemberton and a main attraction on the Karri through some of the south-west’s Forest Explorer Drive. The 60m Gloucester Tree was chosen for a Big Brook is a young forest, regenerated after logging in the fire lookout in 1947, one of a network of lookouts built in the 1920s. In 1930, by which time about 2,000ha of karri had most magnificent karri forest. karri forest between 1937 and 1952. been clear-felled to produce logs for Pemberton Mill, a Visitors can explore the forest at their own pace. Stop for a picnic The Gloucester Tree was named after the then Governor General spark from a steam locomotive started a bushfire. The at Big Brook Dam, climb 60m to the Gloucester Tree lookout, see of Australia, His Royal Highness the Duke of Gloucester, who remaining karri dropped their seed on the ash bed from the Beedelup Falls from the suspension bridge, go bushwalking, or was visiting Pemberton when the lookout was being built. Today, fire and the seed germinated the following winter. fishing, or just sit and take in nature. You’ll find trail-side visitors can climb 60m to see one of the most spectacular views Big Brook was one of the first tourist destinations information to guide you through the forest, including a series of of the karri forest. tourist radio stops (88 FM). developed in the karri forest after the Second World War, At The Cascades, in the southern end of the park, the Lefroy and has grown in popularity ever since. Visitors can stop for a wine tasting, coffee or a gourmet meal; Brook tumbles over a series of rocky shelves. Lookout platforms visit a gallery or craft centre or cast your rod for trout. Choose and a walk trail take visitors to the best viewing points. The forest is centred on the scenic Big Brook Dam, built in from the wide range of places to stay and give yourself longer to 1986 to increase the water supply to Pemberton and the explore the 86km drive. local trout hatchery. Visitors can swim and fish in the dam Greater Beedelup National Park (there’s great trout and marron fishing in season) or picnic The Karri Forest Explorer Drive starts just outside the historic Greater Beedelup National Park surrounds Beedelup Brook, a by the water’s edge. timber town of Pemberton, but you can join it at several points name thought to have come from the Noongar Aboriginal word along the way, depending on which way you’re travelling, or beedja, meaning sleep. A sealed walk trail suitable for strollers and wheelchairs where you’re staying. follows the edge of the dam. Nearby attractions include a The park includes dense karri forest, mixed with marri and boardwalk to a 300-year-old giant karri, Big Brook Karri (Eucalyptus diversicolor) grows up to 90m high, making it the jarrah, with several beautiful stands of pure marri. Its main Arboretum which showcases trees from around the world, tallest tree in Western Australia and one of the tallest in the world. attraction is Beedelup Falls, which drop for 100m over a series and a boardwalk through a stand of Warren River cedar. of steep granite rocks. The falls are in The main belt of karri forest grows south from Nannup to full flow during winter and spring and Manjimup to the Frankland River, then east to Denmark and can be viewed year-round along a walk Torbay, near Albany. trail and from two bridges. Karri has a long, straight trunk with smooth bark that is shed each year. The outer bark changes colour as it matures, so the trunks are multi-coloured in shades of pink, orange, grey and white. Karri Above Gloucester National Park. produces white flowers in spring. Photo – Wendy Eiby Right Big Brook Aboretum. All photos credited to DBCA unless otherwise stated. otherwise unless DBCA to credited photos All RECYCLE 20170382-1217-30M points distribution to brochures unwanted return Please This publication is available in other formats on request. on formats other in available is publication This Right Dave Evans Bicentennial Tree. Bicentennial Evans Dave Information current at December 2017 December at current Information – Wendy Eiby. Wendy – Photo Above Above Warren National Park. Park. National Warren Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Gardens, Botanic Royal now hangs in a gallery at the the at gallery a in hangs now painting of the misshapen karri karri misshapen the of painting the English artist whose 1880 1880 whose artist English the named after Marianne North, North, Marianne after named Another tree in the park is is park the in tree Another pembertonvisitor.com.au 1133 9776 (08) Phone South Western Highway. Highway. Western South Pemberton Visitor Centre Centre Visitor Pemberton Tree, south of Manjimup on the the on Manjimup of south Tree, National Park and the Diamond Diamond the and Park National dbca.wa.gov.au dbca.wa.gov.au Gloucester Tree in Gloucester Gloucester in Tree Gloucester 1207 9776 (08) Phone Visitors can also climb the the climb also can Visitors Kennedy Street, Pemberton Street, Kennedy bicentennial celebrations. celebrations. bicentennial Parks and Wildlife Service Pemberton Office Office Pemberton Service Wildlife and Parks Pemberton area. It was pegged in 1988 as part of Australia’s Australia’s of part as 1988 in pegged was It area.